Kaya Comer-Schwartz
Council: Islington
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
18 meetings · Page 1 of 4
Employment and Appointments Committee - Wednesday, 6th November, 2024 11.00 am, NEW
The Employment and Appointments Committee meeting included the shortlisting of candidates for interview for the post of Corporate Director of Homes and Neighbourhoods.
Employment and Appointments Committee - Tuesday, 5th November, 2024 1.00 pm, NEW
The meeting approved the minutes of the previous meeting and agreed a shortlist of candidates for the post of Corporate Director of Climate and Environment. The rest of the meeting was held in private.
Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm
The Executive of Islington Council met on 24th October 2024 to agree a range of proposals. The Executive agreed funding to deliver Phase 3 of the Resident Experience Programme; agreed the distribution of Islington’s allocation of the Household Support Fund; approved the adoption of a new policy for the future use of vacant school houses and other vacant caretakers’ houses; and agreed to adopt an innovative participatory grant-making approach to a new £500,000 Sanctuary Grant Programme using government asylum dispersal and refugee resettlement grant funding for local projects to support refugees, migrants and residents seeking asylum in the borough.
Council - Thursday, 19th September, 2024 7.15 pm
The meeting included announcements from the Mayor and the Leader of the Council. It then moved on to consider a petition calling for the Council to divest funds from institutions engaged in illegal occupations and crimes against humanity. The Council then approved seven motions that had been submitted by Councillors. It also approved a number of reports, including a report on the Council’s budget, and made a number of appointments.
Executive - Thursday, 5th September, 2024 7.00 pm
The meeting considered and agreed eleven non-exempt items, and noted an additional item for information. Two items on the agenda had exempt appendices that were noted and discussed after the exclusion of the press and public.
Decisions from Meetings
29 decisions · Page 1 of 6
Procurement strategy for communal heating
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to approve the procurement strategy for the maintenance and repair of housing mechanical systems and delegate contract award authority to the Acting Corporate Director of Homes and Neighbourhoods, following consultation with the Executive Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods.
Recommendations Approved
Corporate performance update: Q1 2024/25 (April - June 2024)
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to review the Q1 2024/25 corporate performance report and a letter from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman on complaints, noting performance issues and discussing further actions.
Recommendations Approved
Update on Care UK contract arrangements - exempt appendix
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to approve the recommendations outlined in the exempt appendix regarding the update on Care UK contract arrangements.
Recommendations Approved
Household Support Fund 6 Distribution Strategy
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to approve the distribution strategy for the Household Support Fund 6 as outlined in the report, and to note the previously agreed funding for holiday free school meals from October half term through to Easter 2025.
Recommendations Approved
Report of the Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee: Active Travel Scrutiny Review
From: Executive - Thursday, 24th October, 2024 7.00 pm - October 24, 2024
...to receive the Environment and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee's report on Active Travel Scrutiny Review and note that the Executive's response to the recommendations would follow at a later date.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 18
Average per Month: 1.8
Decisions Recorded: 29 Not all decisions are recorded, so this may significantly underestimate the number of decisions actually made.