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(a) To receive and note the minutes
(b) To consider any recommendations contained within the minutes
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Minutes:
The minutes of the meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Board held on 31st October 2016 and 28th November 2016 were submitted.
It was noted that at Minute 59/16 there were additional recommendations arising from the Preventing Homelessness Task Group report. The recommendations from the Finance and Budget Working Group were considered under the relevant agenda item.
RESOLVED:
(a) that the minutes of the Overview and Scrutiny Board held on 31st October 2016 be noted;
(b) that the recommendations of the Overview and Scrutiny Board on 28th November 2016 in Minute 59/16 as set out below be approved:
(i) that the £15,000 referred to in the preventing Homelessness Task Group’s fourth recommendation be allocated to St Basil’s to support their ability to continue to provide services in the District in 2017/18;
(ii) that support for housing services for young people at risk of homelessness should be added as an unavoidable pressure for the Council; and
(iii) that the Leader of the Council write to Worcestershire County Council to express concerns about the impact of the County Council’s funding decisions at a local level, including on Bromsgrove District Council.
(c) that the remainder of the minutes of the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Board held on 28th November 2016 be noted.