24 April 2024

Policy and Resources Committee - 24 April 2024

Notice of Meeting

There will be a Meeting of the Committee in Vatersay Hall, Vatersay, on Wednesday 24 April 2024 at 2.00pm

Agenda

*It is recommended that, under the terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following Items on the grounds that exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act would be disclosed:

Item 7 – Paragraphs 8 & 9 – the amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the Comhairle under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services and any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Comhairle in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.

Item 13 - Paragraph 5 - Information relating to the adoption, care, fostering or education of any particular child or relating to the supervision or residence of any particular child in accordance with a supervision requirement made in respect of that child under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

Item 15 – Paragraph 9 - Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Comhairle in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.

Item 16 – Paragraph 1 - Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office holder or former office holder, or applicant to become an officer holder under, the Comhairle.

Minutes

  1. Minute of Meeting of Policy and Resources Committee of:
    1. 7 February 2024
    2. 20 February 2024 at 2.00pm
    3. 20 February 2024 at 3.00pm
  2. Declaration of Interest
  3. Minute of Meeting of Budget and Strategy Board of 16 January 2024

Performance Monitoring

  1. Service Business Plans and Operational Risk Registers 2024/25

    Report by Chief Executive
  2. Business Continuity Plans

    Report by Chief Executive

Strategy

  1. Islands Deal: Islands Centre for Net Zero (Outer Hebrides) and Energy Update

    Report by Depute Chief Executive

Corporate Matters

  1. Cyber Incident Update

    Report by Chief Executive
    *

Finance And Policy

  1. Capital Monitoring Update 2023/24

    Report by Chief Financial Officer
  2. Revenue Monitoring Update 2023/24

    Report by Chief Financial Officer
  3. Crown Estate Revenues – Round 5 Distribution

    Report by Depute Chief Executive
  4. Prudential Borrowing for Education Fleet Replacement

    Report by Chief Officer for Education and Children’s Services
  5. Community Care Services - Fees and Charges 2024-25

    Report by Head of Partnership Services and Community Care
  6. Residential Placements for Children and Young People

    Report by Head of Children’s Services/Chief Social Work Officer
    *

Capital Programme

  1. Barra and Vatersay Community Campus - Update

    Report by Chief Executive 

Economic Development

  1. Spaceport 1 Project Update

    Report by Depute Chief Executive
    *

Human Resources

  1. Review of Organisational Structures

    Report by Chief Executive
    *

Performance Review

  1. Reports Outstanding: Progress

    Report by Chief Executive

Note:  The next scheduled meeting of the Committee will be on Wednesday 19 June 2024