The Committee resolved to:
1. Agree an in-year growth bid for 2025-26 of £133,000 pa to provide two additional full-time staff for the Environmental Health team to deal with Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) and private rented sector work
2. Agree that if offsetting savings cannot be found in the Revenue Budget, that it will be funded as part of 2025-26 outturn from revenue reserves.
This item was not considered at this meeting. It is to be presented to the Community Wellbeing & Housing Committee for them to consider and made a decision on at their next meeting on 03 June 2025.