Agenda and draft minutes

Agenda and draft minutes

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Speaking at a Council or Committee meeting

Venue: Town Hall, St Aldate's

Contact: William Reed, Democratic Services Manager 

Items
No. Item

1.

Declarations of Interest

Guidance on personal and prejudicial interests is attached to these agenda pages.

Minutes:

None

2.

Public Addresses

Members of the public may, if the Board Member agrees, ask a question of the Board Member on any item for decision on this agenda (other than on the minutes). The full text of any question must be notified to the Head of Law and Governance by no later than 9.30 am two clear working days before the meeting. Questions by the public will be taken as read and, at the Board

Member’s discretion, responded to either orally or in writing at the meeting. No supplementary question or questioning will be permitted.

 

The total time permitted for this item will be 15 minutes.

Minutes:

None

3.

Councillor Addresses

City Councillors may, at the Board Member’s discretion, ask a question or address the Board Member on an item for decision on the agenda (other than on the minutes). The full text of any question and the nature of any address must be notified to the Head of Law and Governance by no later than 9.30 am two clear working days before the meeting. Questions by councillors will be taken as read and, at the Board Member’s discretion, responded to either orally or in writing at the meeting. No supplementary question or questioning will be permitted. If an address is made, the Board member will either respond or have regard to the points raised in reaching her or his decision. If the address is by the Chair of a Scrutiny Committee or her or his nominee then the Board member will be required to say as part of their decision whether they accept the Scrutiny recommendations made.

Minutes:

None

4.

Right to Buy - Retention of receipts pdf icon PDF 123 KB

Report of the Executive Director, City Regeneration, attached.

 

The report seeks permission to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government which will allow the authority to retain a proportion of receipts from Right to Buy sales of council properties for re-investment in new affordable housing.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Executive Director, City Regeneration submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended).

 

Resolved that delegated authority be given to the Head of Finance to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government under Section 11(6) of the Local Government Act 2003 to enable the Council to retain a proportion of receipts from Right to Buy sales of council properties for re-investment in new affordable housing.