Agenda item - Housing Revenue Account Budget 2014/15

Extract from the proceedings of the Policy & Resources Committee meeting held on the 13^th February 2014, together with a joint report of the Executive Director for Environment, Development & Housing and the Executive Director for Finance & Resources (copies attached).

89.1         The Mayor then asked for the electronic voting system to be activated and put the recommendations affecting the Housing Revenue Account Budget 2014/15 to the vote.

89.2          The Mayor confirmed that the motion had been carried by 33 votes to 15 with one abstention.

89.3         RESOLVED:

(1)       That the budget for 2014/15 as shown in Appendix 1 to the report according to the final year of rent convergence to be confirmed by the government in its rent restructuring guidance for 2014/15 be approved;

(2)       That individual rent increases and decreases in line with rent restructuring principles as determined by the Government and detailed in paragraphs 3.12 to 3.16 in the report and according to the final year of rent convergence to be confirmed by government in its rent restructuring guidance for 2014/15 be approved;

(3)       That the changes to fees and charges as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, subject to the mobility scooter storage charge being set at £3.00 per week rather than £4.00 be approved; and

(4)               That the new service charges outlined in Appendix 2 to the report, subject to the revision in (3) above, including the phased implementation of the new Intensive Housing Management charge be approved; and

(5)               That the Equalities Impact Assessment shown in appendix 3 to the report be noted.