Policy And Resources Committee - 11/02/2010

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 11th February, 2010.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Bailie Willie SAWERS, Depute Convener, in the Chair.

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 8th February, 2010 was held as read.

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I CAPITAL PLAN 2010/2013 - GENERAL SERVICES

There was submitted Report No 77-2010 by the Director of Finance relative to the above.

The Committee:-

(i) approved the Council's General Services Capital Plan for 2010/2013;

(ii) noted the position for the 2009/2010 projected capital expenditure programme as at 31st December, 2009; and

(iii) approved the Prudential Indicators for the Capital Plan 2010/2013 as shown in Appendix I and noted that these Indicators demonstrate that the Capital Plan 2010/2013 was affordable, prudent and sustainable.

II REVENUE BUDGET AND COUNCIL TAX 2010/2011

Reference was made to Article VIII of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 7th December, 2009.

The Committee had before them the following:-

(i) Revenue Budget and Council Tax 2010/2011 - Report No 82-2010 by the Director of Finance;

(ii) letter dated 4th February, 2010 by the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) regarding voting instructions in terms of Section 112 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1992; and

(iii) Provisional Revenue Budget 2010/2011 and Review of Charges 2010/2011.

After considering Report No 82-2010 by the Director of Finance, the Committee:-

(i) noted the contents of Report No 82-2010 by the Director of Finance, together with the estimates of revenue expenditure for the year from 1st April, 2010 to 31st March, 2011, as contained in the Provisional 2010/2011 Revenue Budget Volume;

(ii) approved the 2010/2011 Revenue Budget as detailed in the Budget Volume, subject to the adjustment outlined in paragraph (iv) below;

(iii) approved the 2010/2011 Review of Charges as detailed in the Review of Charges document totalling 243,000 which was already included in the Budget Volume;

(iv) approved the budget savings totalling 4,902,000 as shown in Appendix I;

(v) approved the calculation of the Council Tax for 2010/2011, as detailed in Appendix II; and

(vi) agreed that the 2010/2011 Band D Council Tax be frozen at 1,211 and the Council Tax for each band be set as follows:-

2010/11 Council Tax Per Band

(iii) REDUCTION IN TEMPORARY POSTS IN EDUCATION ICT TEAM

There was submitted a report by the Director of Education relative to the above.

The Committee approved the report, and in particular that:-

(a) two temporary Staff Tutor posts be discontinued; and

(b) one temporary Management Information Systems (MIS) support post be discontinued.

(iv) REMOVAL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE ASSISTANTS

There was submitted a report by the Director of Education relative to the above.

The Committee approved the removal of the central provision of all Foreign Language Assistants.

(v) SUPPLIES AND SERVICES

There was submitted a report by the Director of Education relative to the above.

The Committee approved the proposal for a reduction in the devolved per capita allocation to schools.

APPENDIX II

REVENUE BUDGET AND COUNCIL TAX 2010/2011

Council Tax Calculation 2010/2011