Education Committee - 14/02/2002

At a MEETING of the EDUCATION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 14th February, 2002.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

Allan PETRIE

Dave BEATTIE

George de GERNIER

Willie W SAWERS

C D P FARQUHAR

Helen WRIGHT

Joe FITZPATRICK

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Betty WARD

George REGAN

Fiona M GRANT

Jill SHIMI

Bruce D MACKIE

Mervyn J ROLFE

Neil I C POWRIE

Roderick A J WALLACE

Mr K ANDERSON

Ian BORTHWICK

Derek J SCOTT

Monsignor J CREEGAN

Robin PRESSWOOD

John CORRIGAN

Dr Ayyub Patel

Richard BEATTIE

Fraser MACPHERSON

Mr E BAILLIE

Andrew DAWSON

Julia M STURROCK

Ms J SMITH

 

Neil GLEN

 

 

Councillor de GERNIER, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 11th February, 2002 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I REVENUE BUDGET 2002/03 AND 2003/04

 

Councillors Sturrock, Glen and Rolfe declared an interest.

 

Reference was made to Article I of this Committee of 11th February, 2002.

 

The Committee had before them

 

(i) Provisional Revenue Budget Volume 2002/03 and 2003/04.

 

(ii) Report No. 136-2002 by the Director of Finance.

 

The Committee gave consideration to the recommendation in Report No. 136-2002 and agreed to note the adjustments detailed in Appendix B to the report.

 

Thereafter the Majority Group, Major Opposition Group and the Minority Group submitted their Review of Charges and Savings proposals relevant to the Education Department's budget.

 

The proposals were accepted by the Chief Executive and Director of Finance, and remitted to the Policy and Resources Committee subject to the undernoted amendment.

 

(i) Major Opposition Review of Charges Proposals - Pre-School Education.

 

Figure of 36 should read 38, for charge for full time place per week.

 

 

 

 

GEORGE DE GERNIER, Convener.