Issue - meetings

Report by Director of Operational Services

A report summarising the key messages and recommendations contained within the recently published Audit Scotland report on Asset Management in Local Government and, in broad terms, outlining the areas for improvement identified for action by the Council’s Asset Management Board was considered.  This report had previously been before the Organisational Development Policy and Performance Group in June 2009 who are currently looking at Asset Management as part of their work programme.

Decision

1.             Noted the contents of the report; and

2.             Noted Councillor Nisbet’s concern that the Audit Scotland report only covered property and not roads and infrastructure.

(Reference: Report by Director of Development Services dated 27 May 2009, submitted)

Report by Head of Facility Services

The PPG considered a report by the Strategic Asset Manager summarising the key messages and recommendations contained within the recently published Audit Scotland report on Asset Management in Local Government and, in broad terms, outlining the areas for improvement identified for action by the Council’s Asset Management Board.

Decision:

The PPG noted:

1. The contents of the report and, in particular, the high level action plan that will address the areas for improvement identified by Audit Scotland in respect of Argyll and Bute Council; and

2.      That a further report will be submitted to the meeting on 9^th September setting out the planned actions in greater detail.

(Ref: Report by Strategic Asset Manager dated 27^th May 2009, submitted)