Transcript Arms Length Proposals B (Part 1)

CITY OF SALFORD: LONG-TERM (Yr.3) ALMO BOARD STRUCTURE
CITY-WIDE ALMO BOARD
ELECTED MEMBERS (5):
Lead Member for Housing?
EM A, EM B, EM C, EM D, EM E
LOCAL BOARD A
(Salford Central South)
ELECTED MEMBERS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (EM A) +4
local ward members
TENANT REPRESENTATIVES (5):
1 from each Area Board
TR A, TR B, TR C, TR D, TR E
TENANT REPRESENTATIVES (5):
1 City-wide Board member (TR A) + 4
INDEPENDENTS (5):
IN A, IN B, IN C, IN D, IN E
INDEPENDENTS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (IN A) + 4
SPECIALSUB
CITY-WIDE BOARD MEMBERS (3):
1 each EM, TR, IN
LOCAL BOARD MEMBERS (5):
1 (any type) nominee from each
SPECIALIST CO-OPTEES (up to 3)
URGENCY SUB
Chair of City-wide Board + specialists
(any type):
* Finance
* HR
* Building contracts
* Customer service
LOCAL BOARD B
(Salford Central North)
ELECTED MEMBERS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (EM B) +4
local ward members
TENANT REPRESENTATIVES (5):
1 City-wide Board member (TR B) + 4
INDEPENDENTS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (IN B) + 4
LOCAL BOARD C
(Eccles / Irlam)
ELECTED MEMBERS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (EM C) +4
local ward members
TENANT REPRESENTATIVES (5):
1 City-wide Board member (TR C) + 4
INDEPENDENTS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (IN C) + 4
LOCAL BOARD E
(Worsley / L. Hulton)
ELECTED MEMBERS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (EM E) +4
local ward members
LOCAL BOARD D
(Swinton)
ELECTED MEMBERS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (EM D) +4
local ward members
TENANT REPRESENTATIVES (5):
1 City-wide Board member (TR E) + 4
TENANT REPRESENTATIVES (5):
1 City-wide Board member (TR D) + 4
INDEPENDENTS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (IN E) + 4
INDEPENDENTS (5):
1 City-wide Board member (IN D) + 4
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CITY OF SALFORD: ALMO GOVERNANCE (Yr. 0 2001/02)
CENTRAL
PHASE 1: up to DETR provisional
allocation (Nov. 2001)
PEOPLE’S FORUM
Composition:
LOCAL
10 x AREA HOUSING COMMITTEES
Composition (total 10-16 each):
Each one = equal numbers elected ward
members and tenant representatives
Activities:
Activities:
Debate & agree component
elements of Council bid to DETR
(Jun-Sept 2001)
Advise on tenant consultation
process
Select 5 tenants to be members of
shadow board
PHASE 2: (Dec.2001 to Mar.2002)
SHADOW CITY-WIDE BOARD
Composition:
Housing Lead Member
4 x elected members
5 x tenant members
2 x independent
Activities:
Founder members for company reg.
purposes
Develop ALMO business plan
Finalise agreement with Council
Participate in tenant consultation
Recruit Year 1 Board members,
including tenant representatives and
elected members (methods of
selection to be agreed) and
Independent members.
Combine meetings in pairs to relate to 5 x
Regional Housing teams
Design mechanism for selection of tenant
representatives on Year 1 Board
Select 1 tenant representative each to sit
on City-wide Board from 1 April 2002 (to
remain in position for 2 years)
Advise on methods of tenant consultation
and take on role in this process
Work with regional housing staff to
develop Year 1 operational methods (form
of business plan, reports, etc.)
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CITY OF SALFORD: ALMO GOVERNANCE (Yr. 1 2002/03)
CITY-WIDE ALMO
CITY-WIDE BOARD from 1/4/02
Composition:
5 Elected members
5 Tenant representatives (s)elected by
Area Housing Committees in Year 0
5 Independent members selected by
Shadow Board in Year 0
Activities:
Take responsibility for service delivery
under agreement with Council
Appoint staff
Oversee ALMO Business Plan
Appoint Special & Urgency subcommittee members
Work with Area Housing Committees to
design & implement Year 2 option(s)
LOCAL
5 x COMBINED AREA HOUSING
COMMITTEES
Composition (total 20-32 each):
Each one = equal numbers elected ward
members and tenant representatives,
including 1 tenant representative on Citywide ALMO Board
Activities:
Oversee performance of regional housing
team
Work with City-wide Board to design:
* mechanism to select Special subcommittee members;
* Year 2 option for local ALMO
management;
* Delegation agreement with City-wide
ALMO for Year 2;
* Local ALMO business plan;
* Ongoing roles of Tenants’ Associations,
Tenants’ Board, Community Committees,
People’s Forum, etc. in relation to ALMO
central & local structures and people.
POTENTIAL TRANSITION TO LOCAL BOARD
All Tenant Representatives on Area Housing Committee stand down
Tenants’ Assoc’s invited to propose 1 candidate each for election to their Local Board
Existing tenant members of Area Housing Committee may also stand (if not TA proposed)
Either all tenants in local area, or nominated representatives of each local Tenants’
Association vote in 5 of the candidates
Elected tenant representatives retire in rotation annually 1/2/2 (usual term 3 years)
Council elected members (local ward members) select 5 of their number to serve on Local
ALMO Board, to be re-selected annually, remainder stand down.
Area Housing Committee invites 5 prospective independent members to join Local Board,
once set up (one of whom should be current City-wide Board member).
CITY-WIDE ALMO BOARD in transition
from top-down to bottom-up during Yr. 2
LOCAL ALMO BOARD in place from
1/4/03 (Yr. 2)
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CITY OF SALFORD: ALMO GOVERNANCE (Yr. 2 2003/04)
CITY-WIDE ALMO
CITY-WIDE BOARD
Composition:
5 Elected members appointed in Year 0
5 Tenant representatives (s)elected by
Area Housing Committees in Year 0
5 Independent members selected by
Shadow Board in Year 0
Activities:
Extend delegations of responsibility for
service delivery to Local Boards
Update and achieve City-wide ALMO
Business Plan
LOCAL
LOCAL ALMO BOARDS FROM 1/4/03
Composition:
5 local ward members
5 locally-elected tenant representatives
5 independent members selected by Area
Housing Committee in Yr.1
Activities:
Take responsibility for service delivery by local
housing offices
Oversee local business plan
Negotiate extensions of delegation in future
year(s) with City-wide ALMO
Nominate 1 each of elected member, tenant
representative and independent Local Board
members to serve on City-wide Board
POTENTIAL TRANSITION from centrally-appointed City-wide Board to locallyrepresentative one
Local Boards select 1 representative of each type from their number to sit on City-wide
Board, at least one of whom must be an existing City-wide Board member
Whole City-wide Board retires (this year only), to be replaced by Local Boards’ nominees.
Subsequently City-wide Board members retire and offer themselves for re-selection (or not)
by their Local Board in rotation 5/5/5 (usual term 3 years)
CITY-WIDE ALMO BOARD
completes transition from topdown to bottom-up during Yr. 2
DESIRED CITY-WIDE / LOCAL BOARD STRUCTURE ACHIEVED from 1/4/04 (Yr. 3)
IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS:
Local Boards may become fully-fledged subsidiary companies?
In that case, staff may transfer to their employment?
Local Boards may take on greater responsibilities (consistent with their constitutional status)
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