Issue - meetings

to approve the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan appended to the report.

The Committee had before it a report by the Director of Customer Services which provided details of the strategic review of service delivery in relation to the Housing Revenue Account.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee approve the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan appended to the report.

The Convener, seconded by the Vice Convener moved:-

            that the Committee approve the recommendation contained within the report.

Councillor Nicoll, seconded by Councillor Catriona Mackenzie moved as an amendment:-

            that the Committee –

(a)     note with regret the decision of Aberdeen Labour, Conservative and Independent Councillors during the 2017/18 budget process to  depart from the previously agreed financial modelling which underpins the business plan to ensure that the HRA can be sustained over a 30 year period and that setting a rent freeze has had the impact of removing £107M over the 30 years of the business plan as this cannot be built back into future years;

(b)     further note the decision of Aberdeen Labour, Conservative and Independent Councillors during the 2018/19 budget process to restrict the financial model from the recommended 4.6% increase to 2.6% has had the impact of removing £47M over the 30 years of the business plan and this cannot be built back into future years;

(c)     approve the HRA business plan appended to the report; and

(d)     reaffirm its commitment to the financial strategy contained within the Aberdeen City Council Housing Revenue Account Business Plan 2018 -2048.

On a division, there voted:- for the motion (5) – The Convener, the Vice Convener and Councillors Boulton, Donnelly and Laing; for the amendment (4) – Councillors Flynn, Catriona Mackenzie, Nicoll and Yuill.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the motion.