Agenda item - Items referred for Full Council/Thanks to Interim Head of Housing

To consider items to be submitted to the 22 October 2015 Council meeting for information.

In accordance with Procedure Rule 24.3a, the Committee may determine that any item is to be included in its report to Council. In addition, any Group may specify one further item to be included by notifying the Chief Executive no later than 10am on the eighth working day before the Council meeting at which the report is to be made, or if the Committee meeting take place after this deadline, immediately at the conclusion of the Committee meeting

31.1           RESOLVED:-

31.2           That the following items be referred to the next Council meeting on 22 October 2015. 

Item 27 – Housing Related Support Budget & Commissioning (referred by Councillor Mears).

Item 29 – Living Rent (referred by Councillor MacCafferty).

Thanks to the Interim Head of Housing

31.3           Councillor Mears thanked Patrick Odling-Smee, Interim Head of Housing for his help and support.  She wished him all the best for the future following his departure.  Councillor Barnett also thanked the Interim Head of Housing for his help.  Councillor Gibson stated that he really appreciated the information provided by the Interim Head of Housing and wished him all the best for the future.  The Chair thanked the Interim Head of Housing for his support and wished him well.

31.4     The Interim Head of Housing replied that it had been a great pleasure to work in Brighton & Hove. The new Head of Housing, Tracy John, would be a real asset and would start work on Monday 28 September.