Policy And Resources Committee - 12/02/2004

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 12th February 2004.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

C D P FARQUHAR

John CORRIGAN

Bruce D MACKIE

Helen WRIGHT

Neil I C POWRIE

Ian BORTHWICK

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Jill SHIMI

Fraser MACPHERSON

Christina ROBERTS

Kevin KEENAN

Helen DICK

Jim BARRIE

George REGAN

Nigel DON

Will DAWSON

Julia M STURROCK

Bob DUNCAN

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Fiona M GRANT

Andrew DAWSON

Roderick A J WALLACE

Christopher HIND

Willie W SAWERS

Charles A WEBSTER

Joe MORROW

Joe FITZPATRICK

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

Councillor Jill SHIMI, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 9th February 2004 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I REVENUE BUDGET 2004/2007

 

At the start of the meeting the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) intimated that on page 2 of the Review of Charges for Education the increase for school meal charges would take effect from 18th August 2004 and not 1st April 2004, therefore reducing the additional income for 2004/2005 to 34,000.

 

Bailie Borthwick declared a non-financial interest in respect of Social Work charges by virtue of his employment.

 

Reference was made to Article II of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 19th January 2004 and to Article I of the minute of meeting of the Education Committee of 12th February 2004

 

The Committee had before them the following:-

 

(i) Provisional Revenue Budget Volume 2004/2007 and Review of Charges 2004/05.

 

(ii) Report No 144-2004 by the Director of Finance.

 

The Committee gave consideration to the recommendations in Report No 144-2004 as far as its interest was concerned and

 

(i) noted the procedures for setting the 2004/05 Revenue Budget and Council Tax as previously agreed by the Special Policy & Resources Committee on 19th January 2004 and as set out in Appendix A to this report.

 

(ii) noted the contents of the Provisional 2004-2007 Revenue Budget Volume that had been issued previously.

 

(iii) approved for their respective interests, the budget adjustments detailed in Appendix B to this report and amended the Provisional 2004-2007 Revenue Budgets accordingly.

The Committee noted the undernoted amendments submitted by the SNP Group in respect of the 2004/05 Review of Charges and growth/savings in the 2004/05 Revenue Budget:-

 

(i) the amendments to the 2004/05 Review of Charges:-

 

 

Page 2 - no increase in Primary School meal charges

20,000

 

Page 3 - restrict Social Work meals charges increase to 5p

10,850

 

Page 3 - freeze maximum weekly charge at 73.50 for those with savings below 18,500

570

 

Pages 5 and 7 - no increase in charges for swimming lessons

4,200

 

Pages 8 to 13 - no increase in charges for Bowling, Football, Hockey, Rugby,. Cricket, Athletics, Cycling and Tennis

 

1,050

 

Total Reduction in 2004/05 Income

36,670

 

(ii) the addition of 8,360 to the Planning & Transportation 2004/05 Revenue Budget to fund the purchase of 44 new Grit Bins

 

(iii) savings in the 2004/05 Revenue Budget:

 

 

Abolish SRA for Depute Convener of Development Quality Committee

5,748

 

Abolish SRA for Depute Convener of Licensing Committee

5,748

 

Abolish SRA for Depute Convener of Environmental Services & Sustainability Committee

 

3,832

 

Reduce SRA for Convener of Licensing Committee by 50%

7,186

 

Reduce SRA for Chairman of Licensing Board by 50%

4,790

 

Remove 1st class rail travel for Elected Members

200

 

Remove business class air travel

7,000

 

Reduce "within Scotland" car mileage rate to flat rate of 25p per mile for all classes of vehicles

 

5,400

 

 

 

Total 2004/05 Revenue Budget Savings

 

39,904

 

The Committee remitted further consideration to the Finance Committee

 

 

 

 

Jill SHIMI, Convener