City Governance Committee - 06/01/2025

At a MEETING of the CITY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 6th January. 2025.

 

Present:-

 

Depute Lord Provost Kevin CORDELL

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON	Kevin KEENAN	Fraser MACPERSON
Christina ROBERTS	Helen WRIGHT	Derek SCOTT

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON	Steven ROME	Dorothy McHUGH
Jimmy BLACK	Lynne SHORT	George McIRVINE
Mark FLYNN	Roisin SMITH	Wendy SCULLIN
Stewart HUNTER	Siobhan TOLLAND	Daniel COLEMAN
Ken LYNN	Jax FINNEGAN	Michael CRICHTON
Lee MILLS		Craig DUNCAN

 

Councillor Mark FLYNN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 2nd December, 2024 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II CHIEF EXECUTIVES SERVICE PLAN 2023/2028 MID-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT FOR 2024/2025

 

There was submitted Report No 321-2024 by the Chief Executive on progress made so far during financial year 2024/2025 (Year 2) of the Chief Executives Service Plan for 2023/2028.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the progress summarised in Section 5 of the Report; and

 

(ii) to approve the progress report which was attached to the report as an Appendix.

 

III NEIGHBOURHOOD SERVICES SERVICE PLAN 2023/2027 MID-YEAR PROGRESS REPORT TO 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2024

 

There was submitted Report No 5-2025 by the Executive Director of Neighbourhood Services on progress made for the previous six months up to 30th September, 2024 for the Neighbourhood Services Service Plan.

 

The Committee agreed to note the Service Plan update which was attached to the report as an Appendix.

 

IV LEISURE & CULTURE DUNDEE - PERFORMANCE AND IMPACT REPORT FOR 2023/2024

 

There was submitted Joint Report No 331-2024 by the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Leisure & Culture Dundee providing the annual report for financial year 2023/2024 setting out financial and performance information on Leisure & Culture Dundee to meet the guidance on Following the Public Pound.

 

The Committee agreed to note the attendance performance across the range of services undertaken by Leisure & Culture Dundee as outlined in Section 5 of the report and in more detail in Appendix 1 of the report.

 

V LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE PLAN FOR DUNDEE 2022/2023 - ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023/2024

 

There was submitted Report No 14-2025 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services providing details of the 2025/2026 Local Government Settlement, its implications for Dundee City Council and recommending procedures for settling the Council Tax and Revenue Budget for 2025/2026.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the 2025/2026 Local Government Settlement as outlined and the correspondence attached at Appendix B of the report;

 

(ii) to note the implications of the settlement for the Councils Revenue Budget and Capital Plan as detailed in the report;

 

(iii) to note the financial information included in the report would be updated as necessary and included in the Revenue Budget and Council Tax 2025/2026 Report to be submitted to the City Governance Committee on 27th February 2025; and

 

(iv) to the procedures to be followed for setting the 2025/2026 Revenue Budget and Council Tax, as set out in Section 7 and Appendix B of the report.

 

 

 

 

Mark FLYNN, Convener.