Education Committee - 15/02/2001

At a MEETING of the EDUCATION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 15th February 2001.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Lord Provost Helen WRIGHT	Joe FITZPATRICK	Neil GLEN
George de GERNIER	George REGAN	Dave BEATTIE
John R LETFORD	Bruce D MACKIE	C D P FARQUHAR
Betty WARD	Roderick A J WALLACE	Elizabeth F FORDYCE
Jill SHIMI	Kenneth J N GUILD	Fiona M GRANT
Robin PRESSWOOD	Derek J SCOTT	David BOWES
Richard BEATTIE	John CORRIGAN	Mervyn J ROLFE
Andrew DAWSON	Iain M LUKE	Mr K ANDERSON
Allan PETRIE	Jim BARRIE	Mr E BAILLIE
Willie W SAWERS	Julia M STURROCK	Ms J SMITH

 

Councillor de GERNIER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th January 2001 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I REVENUE BUDGET 2001/2002

 

There was submitted -

 

(i) Provisional Revenue Budget Volume 2000/2001 (Report No. 171-2001)

(ii) Extract from the Review of Charges (Report No. 172-2001)

(iii) Report No. 92-2001 by the Director of Finance

 

The Convener, seconded by Councillor Grant, moved that the Committee -

 

(i)notes paragraph 8 of the Director of Finance's report, wherein the additional funding in 2001/02 for the McCrone teachers' pay settlement is estimated to be 1.205m;

 

(ii)notes the budget amendments relating to the Education Department, as detailed in Appendix A to the Director of Finance's report;

 

(iii)recommends to the Special Policy and Resources Committee hereafter that the Education Department's 2001/02 Provisional Revenue Budget be approved at 70.969m after the inclusion of the additional funding of 1.205m for the McCrone settlement;

 

(iv)notes that the Scottish Executive has yet to announce the final element of funding for the McCrone teachers' pay settlement in 2001/02 and, when announced, this will be included in the Education Department's 2001/02 Revenue Budget; and

 

(v)agrees that the Review of Charges, as detailed below, totalling 109,000, be recommended to the Special Policy and Resources Committee hereafter for approval and inclusion in the Education Department's 2001/02 Revenue Budget.

 

Services for which Charges are/could be levied	Present Charge	Proposed Charge	Additional Income 2001/2002	Additional Income in Full Financial Year
Letting of Educational Premises
Increase School Lets charges by 5%	Various	Various	3,000	3,000
Music Fees
Increase in Music Tuition Fees	87.00	90.00
Hire of Instrument	45.00	48.00
			2,000	2,000
School Meal Charges
A 5p increase in the price of school meals from 16 April 2001 with a further increase of 5p per meal from 14 August 2001 would result in approximate savings of 104,000 in financial year 2001/02. The last increase in school meal charges was effected in August 1999.
Primary from 16 April 2001	1.30	1.35
from 14 August 2001		1.40
Secondary from 16 April 2001	1.35	1.40
from 14 August 2001		1.45
Adult Meals from 16 April 2001	1.90	1.95
from 14 August 2001		2.00
			104,000	117,000
Total Additional Income			109,000
Total Additional Income in Full Financial Year				122,000

 

 

 

As an amendment, Councillor Dave Beattie, seconded by Councillor Fordyce, whilst agreeing Items (i) and (iv) of the motion moved that the Review of Charges, as detailed in Item (v) of the motion, be amended to total 64,000, as outlined below.

 

Services for which Charges are/could be levied	Present Charge	Proposed Charge	Additional Income 2001/2002	Additional Income in Full Financial Year