Issue - meetings
HRA Development Team and name change for Homes in Sedgemoor
Meeting: 15/01/2025 - Executive (Item 73)
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Decision:
Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion, the Executive resolved to:
- Approve the proposed name change from Homes In Sedgemoor to Homes in Somerset
- Approve the TUPE transfer of the Somerset Council Development Team to Homes In Sedgemoor (Homes In Somerset), with the associated change to the Management Agreement, subject to formal HR consultation.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council, Cllr Bill Revans, invited the Lead Member for Communities, Housing Revenue Account, Culture and Equalities and Diversity, Cllr Federica Smith-Roberts, to introduce the report. Cllr Smith-Roberts explained that the decision would be creating a single housing development team; it would involve changing the name of Homes in Sedgemoor to Homes in Somerset; that they would keep working to build more housing in Somerset; that this proposal had been through the Homes in Somerset Board, the Tenants Strategic Group and Scrutiny Committee – Communities; that there would be no impact on staff or tenants and no financial impact on the Housing Revenue Account; that there would be still be options for different models of delivery.
The Leader of the Council invited comments from Committee Members and other Members present, with officers providing responses as appropriate. Questions and points raised included: whether this was appropriate for Executive to make the decision; the impact on management and oversight.
The Leader of the Council concluded the discussion and proceeded to a vote on the recommendations, which were agreed unanimously.
Following consideration of the officer report, appendices and discussion, the Executive resolved to:
- Approve the proposed name change from Homes In Sedgemoor to Homes in Somerset
- Approve the TUPE transfer of the Somerset Council Development Team to Homes In Sedgemoor (Homes In Somerset), with the associated change to the Management Agreement, subject to formal HR consultation.