Issue - meetings
Ethnic Minority Housing Outreach Worker Funding 2014-17
Meeting: 14/01/2014 - Housing and Environment Committee (Item 15)
15 Ethnic Minority Housing Outreach Worker Funding 2014-17 
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Decision:
to agree an HRA contribution of £12,397 towards the funding of this project/post for 2014/15, £12,812 for 2015/16 and £13,117 for 2016/17.
Minutes:
With reference to article 33 of the minute of its meeting of 26 October 2010, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Housing and Environment which provided an update on the project and advised that the Council had been invited to re-join the project. The report contained detailed appendices on the project, the role of the Ethnic Minority Outreach Worker including the budget required for the next three years.
The report recommended:
that the Committee agree a HRA contribution of £12,397 towards the funding of this project/post for 2014/15, £12,812 for 2015/16 and £13,117 for 2016/17.
The Convener moved, seconded by the Vice Convener:-
“to approve the recommendation as contained in the report”
Councillor Delaney moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Jennifer Stewart:-
“to request officers to provide a report to the next meeting of the Committee providing an outline of the costs and possibility of employing an Ethnic Minority Outreach Officer on a part time basis to work solely for Aberdeen City Council”
On a division there voted:- for the motion: (13) – the Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Dickson, Jackie Dunbar, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, McCaig, Milne, Nathan Morrison, Samarai, Thomson, Townson and Young. For the amendment: (2) - Councillors Delaney and Jennifer Stewart.
The Committee resolved:-
to adopt the successful motion.