Policy And Resources Committee - 09/01/2006

At a MEETING of the FINANCE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 9th January 2006.

 

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

Nigel DON

Christina ROBERTS

Kevin KEENAN

Bob DUNCAN

Jim BARRIE

George REGAN

Andrew DAWSON

Will DAWSON

Julia M STURROCK

Willie W SAWERS

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Christopher HIND

Joe FITZPATRICK

Roderick A J WALLACE

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Charles A WEBSTER

Helen DICK

 

Derek J SCOTT

 

 

 

 

Councillor Fraser MACPHERSON, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 12th December, 2005 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I RELIEF OF RATES - CHARITY RELIEF

 

There was submitted Report No 14-2006 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) seeking authorisation to grant charity relief on the undernoted non-domestic properties.

 

APPLICANT

 

SUBJECTS

Drumvale Sports Athletic & Leisure Clubs

 

Football Ground

Happyhillock

DUNDEE

 

 

 

Pure Media (UK) Ltd

Shop

205/207 Hilltown

DUNDEE

 

 

 

The Attic Youth Project

Office

4 Jamaica Square

DUNDEE

 

 

The Committee approved accordingly.

 

II REVENUE MONITORING

 

There was submitted Report No 11-2006 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) providing the Committee with analysis of the 2005/2006 Projected Revenue Outturn as at 30 November 2005 monitored against the adjusted 2005/2006 Revenue Budget.

 

The Committee:

 

(i) noted that the overall General Fund 2005/2006 Projected Revenue Outturn as at 30 November 2005 showed an overspend of 66,000 against the adjusted 2005/2006 Revenue Budget.

 

(ii) noted that the Housing Revenue Account Projected Outturn was projecting an overspend of 416,000 against the adjusted 2005/2006 Revenue Budget.

 

(iii) instructed the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) to take every reasonable action to ensure that the 2005/2006 Revenue expenditure was below or in line with the adjusted Revenue Budget.

 

(iv) instructed the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) in conjunction with all Chief Officers of the Council to continue to monitor the Council's 2005/2006 Projected Revenue Outturn.

 

III CAPITAL MONITORING

 

After considering Report No 15-2006 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) appraising members of the latest position regarding the Council's Capital Expenditure Programme for 2005/2006 the Committee noted the contents of the report.

 

IV COUNTER-FRAUD REPORT JULY-SEPTEMBER 2005

 

There was submitted Report No 6-2006 by the Depute Chief Executive (Finance) detailing the Council's Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit Counter Fraud activity for the period July-September 2005.

 

The Committee noted accordingly.

 

 

 

 

 

Fraser MACPHERSON, Convener.