Education Committee - 09/02/2006

At a MEETING of the EDUCATION COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 9th February, 2006.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor KEENAN, Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 16th January, 2006 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I REVENUE BUDGET 2006/2009

Reference was made to Article I of the minute of meeting of the Policy and Resources Committee of 16th January, 2006.

The Committee had before them the following:-

(i) Provisional Revenue Budget Volume 2006-2009 (Report No 90-2006).

(ii) Review of Charges 2006-2007 (Report No 91-2006).

The Committee:-

(i) noted the contents of the Education Departments Provisional 2006-2009 Revenue Budget as set out in pages 3 - 14 of the Budget Volume;

(ii) noted the Review of Charges relating to the Education Department as detailed on page 2 of the Review of Charges document;

(iii) noted the amendments from the SNP Group and Bailie Borthwick to reduce school music fees and instrument hire charges by 5%; and

(iv) remitted further consideration to the Policy and Resources Committee.

KEVIN KEENAN, Convener.