Policy And Resources Committee - 13/11/2000

At a MEETING of the FINANCE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 13th November 2000.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Lord Provost Helen WRIGHT

Joe FITZPATRICK

C D P FARQUHAR

George de GERNIER

Allan PETRIE

Iain M LUKE

John R LETFORD

George REGAN

Jim BARRIE

Betty WARD

Bruce D MACKIE

Julia M STURROCK

Jill SHIMI

Roderick A J WALLACE

Neil GLEN

Ian BORTHWICK

Kenneth J N GUILD

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Robin PRESSWOOD

Derek J SCOTT

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

John CORRIGAN

David BOWES

Andrew DAWSON

Dave BEATTIE

Mervyn J ROLFE

 

Councillor George Regan, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 16th October, 2000 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I CAPITAL EXPENDITURE MONITORING 2000/2001

 

After considering Report No 672-2000 by the Director of Finance appraising members of the latest position regarding the Council's Capital Expenditure Programme for 2000/2001 the Committee noted the contents of the report.

 

II REVENUE MONITORING 2000/2001

 

There was submitted Report No 687-2000 by the Director of Finance providing members with an analysis of the 2000/20001 projected revenue out-turn as at 30th September 2000 monitored against the adjusted 2000/2001 Revenue Budget.

 

The Committee noted that the overall general fund 2000/2001 projected revenue out-turn as at 30th September 2000 showed an overspend of 27,000 against the adjusted 2000/2001 Revenue Budget and the Housing Revenue Account projected a 2000/20001 spend in line with budget.

 

The Committee instructed the Director of Finance, in conjunction with all Chief Officers of the Council to continue to monitor the Council's 2000/2001 projected revenue out-turn and to use his best endeavours to ensure the final out-turn for the financial year was as close to the approved revenue budget as possible.

 

III RELIEF OF RATES - CHARITY RELIEF

 

There was submitted Report No 677-2000 by the Director of Finance seeking authorisation to grant charity relief on the undernoted non-domestic property.

 

The Committee approved accordingly.

 

Applicant

Subjects

 

Community Service Volunteers

Office, 3rd Floor, 11 Castle Street, Dundee

 

Cornerstone Community Care Limited

Office, 1st Floor, 9 South Tay Street, Dundee

 

Dundee United Sports Club

Club, 1/3 Huntly Square, Dundee

 

 

Tayside Council on Alcohol

Office, 13A King Street, Dundee

 

Angus Housing Association Limited

Office, 6 Cleveland Circle, Dundee

 

Who Cares? Scotland

Office, 9 Castle Street, Dundee

 

Signpost International

Shop, 229 Blackness Road, Dundee

 

IV COST OF EARLY RETIREMENT - REIMBURSEMENT TO SUPERANNUATION FUND

 

There was submitted Report No 708-2000 by the Director of Finance seeking approval for the method of reimbursing the Tayside Superannuation Fund in respect of additional costs of the early retirement of members of the fund.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) that all employing authorities and bodies within the Tayside Superannuation Fund who had approved early retirals effective from 1st April 1999 be required to pay the appropriate lump sum calculated by the Fund's Actuary for each such early retiral; and

 

(ii) that the employing authorities and bodies be allowed, at the discretion of the Director of Finance, up to normal retiral age or five years from the date of the early retiral to pay the lump sum and interest to the Tayside Superannuation Fund.

 

V DUNDEE CITY COUNCIL - ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 1999/2000

 

(a) Audited Abstract of Accounts

 

The above accounts were submitted and noted. (Report No 778-2000)

 

(b) DSOs' Annual Reports and Accounts

 

The above reports were submitted and noted. (Report No 779-2000)

 

(c) DLO Annual Report and Accounts

 

The above accounts were submitted and noted. (Report No 780-2000)

 

(e) External Auditors' Report

 

The above report was submitted and noted. (Report No 781-2000)

 

(e) External Auditors' Report - Response by Dundee City Council

 

There was submitted Report No 727-2000 by the Director of Finance in response to the report prepared by the Council's External Auditors, Henderson Loggie, on the audit of the City Council's Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2000.

 

The Committee endorsed the report as its formal response to the external auditors' report and instructed the Director of Finance to arrange for the completion of the action plan appended to the external auditors' report.

 

 

 

 

Councillor REGAN, Convener.