Labour Group Amendment
That the relevant changes are made to the recommendations as shown below in strikethrough and bold italics:
Notice of Motion
– Conservative Group
Housing Repairs Task Force
1)
Notes that since the
housing repairs service was insourced in March 2020, a backlog of
over 9,608 repairs has accumulated due to primarily
the Covid crisis;
2) Notes that tenant and leaseholder representatives were advised in August that the council is now looking to establish a housing repairs task force and will employ 11 separate contractors to try and address the backlog;
3) Requests that a report be presented to this committee that:
a. Clarifies the council’s current housing repairs policies regarding insourcing and the use of contractors; and
b. Outlines how a proposed housing repairs task force will address the current backlog, including how much this will cost and how it will be funded;
c. Provides statistics on the progress on addressing the backlog.
Proposed by:
Cllr
Williams
Seconded by: Cllr Fowler
Motion, as amended:
This Committee:
1) Notes that since the housing repairs service was insourced in March 2020, a backlog of repairs has accumulated due to primarily the Covid crisis;
2) Notes that tenant and leaseholder representatives were advised in August that the council is now looking to establish a housing repairs task force and will employ 11 separate contractors to try and address the backlog;
3) Requests that a report be presented to this committee that:
a. Clarifies the council’s current housing repairs policies regarding insourcing and the use of contractors; and
b. Outlines how a proposed housing repairs task force will address the current backlog, including how much this will cost and how it will be funded;
c. Provides statistics on the progress on addressing the backlog.