Decision details

Establishment of Trading Partnership with OPSL

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Further to the Cabinet decision taken on 18th September 2017, to consider an update and take further decisions on the establishment, business case and indicative programme of a trading partnership with Osborne Property Services Ltd.

Decision:

(a)  That the business case set out in Appendix A, and indicative programme for the first 12 months be approved.

 

(b)  That the Service Lead Governance, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Finance and Housing and Leader of the Council, be authorised to seek the incorporation of the Trading Partnership and to complete all necessary procedures for this purpose.

 

(c)  That authority be delegated to the Service Lead Governance and Service Lead Neighbourhoods, following consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Corporate Finance & Housing, to confirm the governance arrangements and complete and agree the Articles of Association and Shareholder Agreement.

 

(d)  That the TP continuously report back to RMI Strategic Management Board which consists of Contract Administrator (Neighbourhood Service Lead), Strategic Director, Place & Development, Cabinet Member for Corporate Finance & Housing and OPSL.

 

(e)  That the Section 151 officer sanction any financial support including the use of retained 1-4-1 RTB receipts or pump priming investment by HRA or GF to facilitate Trading Partnership start up so as to deliver work programmes.

 

(f)  That the Cabinet receive an update on the progress of establishing the Trading Partnership at the meeting to be held on 18th June 2018.

Publication date: 26/01/2018

Date of decision: 05/02/2018

Decided at meeting: 05/02/2018 - Cabinet

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