Notes from DMC meetings through the years :
NB the DMC's where at one time until around 2001, sub-committees of the councils then Housing Committee. They had council tenant reps as chairs and registered members.
When the new statutory governance arrangements came in re The Local Government Act 2000- Part 2 s HERE the dmc's where no longer council bodies, but the council allowed them to carry on - with the same name but as tenant bodies mainly as consultative groups, who like to claim they are advisory bodies to the council, which is debatable.
The council also allowed the tenant groups to allocate 2 pots of money from the Housing Revenue Account - to themselves to spend on good, works and services on behalf of the council.
This set up continues today without their ever being any proper review of the dmc's.
9 JANUARY 2001
NB the DMC's where at one time until around 2001, sub-committees of the councils then Housing Committee. They had council tenant reps as chairs and registered members.
When the new statutory governance arrangements came in re The Local Government Act 2000- Part 2 s HERE the dmc's where no longer council bodies, but the council allowed them to carry on - with the same name but as tenant bodies mainly as consultative groups, who like to claim they are advisory bodies to the council, which is debatable.
The council also allowed the tenant groups to allocate 2 pots of money from the Housing Revenue Account - to themselves to spend on good, works and services on behalf of the council.
This set up continues today without their ever being any proper review of the dmc's.
" 6. DMC COMMENTS
It was noted that all five DMCs considered the motion from the Camden Federation of Tenants and Residents Associations concerning the withdrawal of budget from the Community Involvement Team. The motion was passed by Hampstead, Holborn, Kentish Town and Gospel Oak DMCs, but had not been supported by Camden Town DMC.
11. DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES BUDGETS
Consideration was given to a report of
the Director of Housing as attached at
APPENDIX E
The proposal to devolve budgets to DMCs was considered a good idea. Members felt that the local community often had a better idea about where money could and should be spent
27 FEBRUARY 2001
13. CAMDEN TOWN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE BUDGET
Sharon Calvey (District Manager) tabled an updated Budget Report, together with an information pack asking TA Representatives to fill out the request form with their bids. This would then be submitted to the DMC on 12 September 2001 for ratification.
18. ORAL REPORT FROM THE CHAIR OF THE HOUSING COMMITTEE
The DMC received and welcomed an oral report from the Chair of the Housing Committee
1. Councillor Brian Weekes (Chair of the Housing Committee) stated that a special meeting would be held on 14 June 2001 to discuss
“ How to improve the recruitment of TA’s”.
2. Reorganisation of Camden Council in September
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Councillor Weekes stated that Camden was behind schedule with regard to Democratic Renewal because they had resisted the change for a long time. However, he said that when the changeover came into effect September, the law has required that decisions taken by the Executive Committee, should be made in public, which would give people the opportunity to comment and participate in the decision making process.
3 DMC’s
- would continue but in a different format.
More duties would be delegated to the districts. Consultation would be taking place on how the DMC’s would best operate.
Councillor Weekes stated that the changeover would be a whole new process, and would therefore not be entirely adequate at first. However, there would be plenty of opportunity to review and change what was necessary.
30 May 2001
