Decisions

This is to confirm the proposed fee and charges for the Building Control & Public Protection Service for 21/22

To approve the revised charges for 21/22 as shown in the accompanying document

The Council is required to authorise suitably qualified officers to discharge functions and activities on behalf of the organisation.

The Chief Executive (and Head of Paid Service) has overall corporate management and operational responsibility.

Section 4 of the Council Constitution advises that an Officer to whom a power, duty or function is delegated may nominate or authorise another Officer to exercise that power, duty or function, provided that Officer reports to or is responsible to the delegator.

Delegations on behalf of the Chief Executive

I hereby delegate the Chief Operating Officer to act on behalf of the council in matters pertaining to adult and children’s social care, public health, education, place management and business change and customer services.

The Chief Operating Officer is authorised to act on behalf of the organisation in respect of joint arrangements with the Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group.

In his absence, the Chief Operating Officer is authorised to act on behalf of the Chief Executive in matters relating to corporate management and operational matters. In accordance with the governance arrangements contained within the Council constitution.

To investigate future uses of the Abbey Chambers in Bath. This work is necessary to provide a clear feasibility study and longer-term project plan. It is estimated to cost £10k.

To fully approve capital amounting to £10k from the provisional programme item Project Inception Fund of £134k.

This item relates to the commissioning of the following specialist services for adults with complex mental ill health aged 18-64:
• Independence at home services (home / domiciliary care, outreach, floating support)
• Supported living (any scheme where housing, support and sometimes care services are provided as an integrated package)
• Specialist residential care homes.

Our recommendation is to undertake a procurement exercise in order to identify a partner (or more than one partner) to work with us (and each other) to develop a whole system approach to the commissioning of the services in scope. Our goal is to form a consortium.

The recommended procurement is a key action in our draft strategic mental health commissioning intentions and will ensure good alignment with the transformation of community mental health services moving forwards.