Policy And Resources Committee - 13/05/2002

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 13th May 2002.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

George de GERNIER

Allan PETRIE

Fraser MACPHERSON

Helen WRIGHT

George REGAN

Jim BARRIE

Betty WARD

Bruce D MACKIE

Julia M STURROCK

Jill SHIMI

Roderick A J WALLACE

Neil GLEN

Neil I C POWRIE

Kenneth J N GUILD

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Ian BORTHWICK

Derek J SCOTT

Fiona M GRANT

Robin PRESSWOOD

John CORRIGAN

David BOWES

Andrew DAWSON

Dave BEATTIE

Mervyn J ROLFE

 

C D P FARQUHAR

 

 

Councillor Sturrock, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th April 2002 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I PRESENTATION - DUNDEE PUBLIC HEALTH ANNUAL REPORT 2001

 

Dr Drew Walker, Director of Public Health, gave a presentation relative to the above and after answering questions he was thanked for his attendance and withdrew.

 

Arising therefrom it was noted that the Director of Corporate Planning would be submitting reports on Corporate Health Development and a response to the Dundee Public Health Annual Report 2001 to a future meeting of this Committee.

 

II LOCAL PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT

 

Councillor Presswood declared an interest in this item and took no part in the discussions.

 

There was submitted Report No 318-2002 by the Chief Executive and Director of Social Work seeking approval for a Local Partnership Agreement that would allow the revised Community Care Policy for Scotland as outlined in the Report of the Future Joint Group - Community Care a Joint Future (November 2000) to be taken forward in Dundee.

 

The Committee:-

 

a)approved the Local Partnership Agreement appended to this report and authorised the Chief Executive and Leader of the Council to sign it on the Council's behalf;

 

b)instructed the Director of Social Work and Director of Personnel and Management Services to make arrangements to implement the Local Partnership Agreement in co-operation with other Chief Officers and Managers of the Departments affected;

 

c)instructed the Director of Social Work to report to this Committee any proposed changes or amendment to the Local Partnership Agreement.

 

III LOCAL CODE ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

There was submitted Report No 313-2002 by the Chief Executive providing an update on progress made by the Council towards meeting the requirements of the Best Practice Guidelines recently issued by CIPFA and SOLACE (Corporate Governance in Local Government - A Keystone for a Community Governance).

 

The Committee:-

 

a)endorsed the requirement for a local code and approved the Local Code of Corporate Governance as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

 

b)agreed that steps be taken as identified to ensure the authority's compliance with the Code.

 

IV MARRIAGE (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 - AMENDMENT TO ORDER OF REFERENCE TO LICENSING COMMITTEE

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN63-2002 intimating that the above Act was given Royal Assent on 4th April 2002.

 

It was intended that the process of obtaining approval for places to be used for civil marriage ceremonies should be delegated to the Licensing Committee and it was therefore recommended that it be remitted to the Director of Support Services to amend the Order of Reference to that Committee to include a reference to the Marriage (Scotland) Act 2002.

 

The Committee approved accordingly.

 

V CAPITAL BUDGET 2002/2003 AND FINANCIAL PLAN 2002/2005 (EXLUDING HOUSING HRA)

 

There was submitted Report No 329-2002 providing elected members with background information and details of the Council's 2002/2003 Capital Budget and Financial Plan 2002/2005.

 

The Committee approved the Capital Budget for 2002/2003 and Financial Plan 2002/2005 as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report.

 

VI CONSTRUCTION PRE-APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE

 

There was submitted Report No 330-2002 by the Chief Executive seeking approval for a Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Initiative Pilot Programme.

 

The Committee agreed that the Pilot Programme be set out as detailed in the Report.

 

 

 

 

JULIA STURROCK, Convener.