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There was submitted a report by the Director of Scotland Excel indicating that North Glasgow Housing Association Limited, trading as ng homes, had submitted an application, on an emergency basis, to become an associate member of Scotland Excel in order to instruct works as a result of issues arising from the Grenfell Tower fire.
The report intimated that paragraph (h) of Scotland Excel’s Scheme of Delegations authorised the Director “to act in an emergency situation with the approval of the Clerk and where possible after consulting the Convener, or in his absence the Vice-Convener of the Joint Committee and the Chair of the Management Group, and thereafter report on the action taken to the first available meeting of the Joint Committee."
The Convener and the Legal and Democratic Services Manager, Renfrewshire Council, acting in the clerk’s absence, had been consulted and agreed on the Director’s course of action to approve immediate associate membership.
DECIDED: That the Director’s decision to approve the application by ng homes to become an associate member of Scotland Excel, at an annual membership fee of £8,160, under delegated authority be noted.