Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Head of Housing Services.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting on 6 November and their comments will be reported.

(Report circulated)

The report of the Head of Housing Services was submitted seeking approval to make the post of Temporary Accommodation Manager (CE06216) within the Housing Services Unit permanent.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered their report at their meeting of 6 November and their comments and support were noted. Executive members were pleased to note the success of the postholder and congratulated the team on their hard work and success on the Extralet scheme.

RESOLVED that the post of Temporary Accommodation Manager (CE06216) be made permanent from 8 September 2007.

(Report circulated)

To consider the report of the Head of Housing Services - report circulated. 

The Head of Housing Services presented the report seeking approval to make the post of Temporary Accommodation Manager (C306216) within the Housing Services Unit permanent.

Since the post has been established there has been a reduction in the time temporary accommodation remained empty before being re-occupied (from an average of almost 20 days in August 2005 to an average of 10 days in the first quarter of 2007/08), greater control over expenditure on repairs and maintenance of properties, improved relations with external contractors and landlords and improved tenancy management and sustainment for the homeless households accommodated in temporary accommodation. 

In addition to supervising the staff in the temporary accommodation team, the Temporary Accommodation Manager’s post was responsible for delivery of the Council’s temporary accommodation reduction plan and would be responsible for overseeing the management of the Council’s first local authority hostel at Glencoe.

The work undertaken by the postholder had resulted in significant efficiency savings to the Council. For example, the reduction in average void times had saved an average of £21,000 per annum.

The post had initially been made on a temporary basis for a period of one year ending on 8 September 2006 and extended for a further 12 months until 8 September 2007. It had then been further extended for the proposal for a permanent appointment to be considered at this Committee.

Scrutiny Committee - Community supported the report and requested Executive to make the post of Temporary Accommodation Manger (CE06216) permanent from 8 September 2007.

(Report circulated)