Dundee City Council - 28/06/2010

At a MEETING of the DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL held at Dundee on 28th June, 2010.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

 

 

 

Depute Lord Provost Ian BORTHWICK

 

 

 

BAILIES

 

Willie SAWERS

Helen WRIGHT

Derek J SCOTT

 

Roderick A J WALLACE

 

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Ken GUILD

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Mohammed ASIF

Jim BARRIE

Stewart HUNTER

Laurie BIDWELL

Jimmy BLACK

Ken LYNN

Tom FERGUSON

David BOWES

Craig MELVILLE

Brian GORDON

Andrew DAWSON

Christina ROBERTS

Richard McCREADY

Will DAWSON

Alan G ROSS

Donald HAY

Bob DUNCAN

 

Fraser MACPHERSON

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener, in the Chair.

 

I REVIEW OF SCRUTINY ARRANGEMENTS FOR COUNCIL SERVICES

 

On a reference to Article II of the minute of meeting of the City Council of 11th May, 2009, there was submitted Report No 370-2010 by the Chief Executive reviewing scrutiny arrangements within the Council.

 

The Council:-

 

(i) noted the current scrutiny arrangements within the Council;

 

(ii) approved the revised Terms of Reference for the Scrutiny Committee and operating arrangements for the Scrutiny Committee and Scrutiny Panels subject to the undernoted amendments:-

 

Paragraph 2.4 be amended to read "remit to the Chief Executive and Convener to determine which reports from HMIE on individual schools and from the Care Commission on individual establishments would benefit from scrutiny and submit individual reports to the Scrutiny Committee as appropriate."

 

Paragraph 5.4(c) be amended to read "Meetings will be held during the day every eight weeks or more frequent as determined by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Convener."

 

Appendix II, paragraph 21 (new) insert "to consider any item submitted by any member, such item having first been submitted to and agreed by the Chief Executive in consultation with the Convener."

 

(iii) remitted to the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to amend the Terms of Reference of the Committee concerned and make any further consequential amendments;

 

(iv) remitted to the Depute Chief Executive (Support Services) to amend the timetable of meetings; and

 

(v) agreed to review the operating arrangements for the Scrutiny Committee and Scrutiny Panels on an annual basis.

 

II BEST VALUE 2 PATHFINDER AUDIT

 

There was submitted Report No 337-2010 by the Chief Executive reporting on the findings of the Audit Scotland Best Value Pathfinder Audit Report on Dundee City Council.

The Council:-

 

(i) noted the contents and findings of the Best Value 2 Pathfinder Audit Report on Dundee City Council prepared for the Accounts Commission in March 2010; and

 

(ii) approved the Improvement Plan set out in Appendix 1 to this report.

 

 

 

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD, Convener.