Decision details
Home Improvement Agency Contract
Decision Maker: Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved (subject to call-in)
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
To consider the renewal of the Home
Improvement Agency Contract.
Decisions:
The Leader stated that himself and Councillors Enright and Saul were members of Oxfordshire County Council but did not sit on the County Council’s Cabinet or have any pecuniary interest on this item.
The purpose of the item was to seek the Executive’s approval to extend the Home Improvement Agency Funding Agreement with Oxfordshire County Council for a further 2 years and continue to provide the service for residents in our communities from 1st April 2025.
Councillor Rachel Crouch introduced the item the Executive Member for Stronger, Healthy Communities and proposed accepting the recommendations. Councillor Crouch explained that Home Improvement Projects were commissioned in order to enable Oxfordshire Residents in need of support such as repair and mobility aids to maintain their independence, health and well-being at home for the foreseeable future.
Councillor Alaric Smith seconded the recommendations, stating that the funding was very important in allowing people to have the ability to make these accessibility improvements.
The recommendations were taken to a vote and unanimously agreed.
RESOLVED: That the Executive:
1. Agreed to extend the existing Home Improvement Agency Funding; Agreement with Oxfordshire County Council for a further 2 years
2. Agreed to request a 2% increase in funds to cover increased costs.
Report author: Paula Massey
Publication date: 16/01/2025
Date of decision: 15/01/2025
Decided at meeting: 15/01/2025 - Executive
Date comes into force if not called in: 24/01/2025
Call-in deadline date: 23/01/2025
Current call-in Count: 0
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