Policy And Resources Committee - 22/03/2010

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 22nd March, 2010.

Present:-

BAILIES

COUNCILLORS

Councillor Ken GUILD, Convener, in the Chair.

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

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

I RELIEF OF RATES - CHARITY RELIEF

There was submitted Report No 167-2010 by the Director of Finance seeking authorisation to grant charity relief on the undernoted non-domestic properties.

The Committee approved accordingly.

II TREASURY POLICY STATEMENT

After considering Report No 162-2010 by the Director of Finance relative to the above, the Committee approved the revised policies and procedures set out in the Treasury Policy Statement appended to the report.

III TREASURY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY STATEMENT AND ANNUAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY 2010/2011

There was submitted Report No 163-2010 by the Director of Finance relative to the above.

The Committee:-

(i) noted that in terms of the Treasury Policy Statement, the Director of Finance was obliged to present the annual Treasury Management Strategy at the start of each financial year; and

(ii) approved the strategy proposed by the Director of Finance for 2010/2011 as set out in the document "Treasury Management Strategy 2010/2011".

IV COMMON GOOD FUND

There was submitted Report No 92-2010 by the Director of Finance providing details of the Council's Common Good Fund Revenue Budget for 2010/2011.

The Committee approved the Common Good Fund 2010/2011 Revenue Budget as detailed in Appendix A to the report.

V MISUSE OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

On a reference to Article IV of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 14th September, 2009, there was submitted Report No 119-2010 by the Chief Executive providing the Committee with information relative to the above.

The Committee noted accordingly.

The Convener agreed that Article VI be considered as a matter of urgency in terms of Standing Order No 17(b) in view of the timescales involved.

VI APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING RECEIVED BY DUNDEE PARTNERSHIP - JOB BROKERAGE

After considering Report No 194-2010 by the Assistant Chief Executive relative to the above, the Committee endorsed the decision of the Dundee Partnership to award funding to the Dundee Employment and Aftercare Project for the provision of job brokerage services.

The Committee resolved under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 that the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted items of business on the grounds that they involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 1, 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

VII EARLY RETIREMENT

There was submitted Agenda Note AN45-2010.

(a) WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

(i) ER01/10

The Committee approved the retiral of employee ER01/10 within the Waste Management Department in the interests of efficiency of the service with effect from 31st March, 2010, in accordance with the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998. The employee would also receive added years enhanced benefits in accordance with the Local Government (Discretionary Payments and Injury Benefits) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (as amended).

(ii) ER02/10

The Committee approved the retiral of employee ER02/10 within the Waste Management Department in the interests of efficiency of the service with effect from 30th April, 2010, in accordance with the Local Government Pension Scheme (Scotland) Regulations 1998. The employee would also receive added years enhanced benefits in accordance with the Local Government (Discretionary Payments and Injury Benefits) (Scotland) Regulations 1998 (as amended).

(b) EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

The Committee approved the retiral of employee ER04/10 on the grounds of efficiency of the service with effect from 31st March, 2010 in accordance with the Teachers (Compensation for Premature Retirement and Redundancy) (Scotland) Regulations 1996.

VIII TENDERS FOR MOBILE PHONE GATEWAY

After considering Report No 160-2010 by the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) relative to the above, the Committee approved the recommendation detailed therein.

IX DUNDEE ENERGY RECYCLING LTD (DERL) - BALDOVIE WASTE TO ENERGY PLANT

There was submitted Report No 185-2010 by the Director of Finance relative to the above.

The Committee approved the recommendation detailed therein.

Ken GUILD, Convener.