Notice of Motion Under Standing Order 13
Proposed by Councillor Donald Kelly, seconded by Councillor Douglas Philand.
“That the Area Committee agree to hold a special meeting during the month of January 2012.
The purpose of this meeting would be to discuss the implications of the forthcoming Budget on all local services and departments within the MAKI area.
Further to this, the Committee agree to instruct the Head of Strategic Finance and the appropriate officers to attend the meeting to ensure that full details are disclosed”.
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Minutes:
Members discussed the impact on local services resulting
from proposed service cuts and ongoing service reviews.
Councillor Kelly stated that the motion had been submitted
for discussion, as he felt that the various budget seminars had not addressed
budget implications in any great detail.
Councillor Philand reiterated the need to identify possible
alternatives and alert local communities to impending reductions/loss of
services.
Ken Macdonald
advised that, if the motion was to be approved, any discussion would relate
only to the draft budget as it exists at the time of the special meeting, as it
would not have been approved by the Council. He further advised that the
budget is not constructed in such a way as to make it possible to
readily identify the figures relating to any particular
decentralised area.
Councillor Semple stated that the results of ongoing service
reviews by council Departments could have implications on local jobs and
stressed the need to have a meeting to discuss these issues.
Motion:
Proposed by Councillor Donald Kelly, seconded by Councillor
Douglas Philand.
“That the Area Committee agree to hold a special meeting
during the month of January 2012.
The purpose of this meeting would be to discuss the
implications of the forthcoming Budget on all local services and departments
within the MAKI area.
Further to this the committee agree to instruct the Head of
Strategic Finance and the appropriate officers to attend the meeting to ensure
that full details are disclosed”.
Decision:
1. That the Area Committee agree to hold a
special meeting during the month of January 2012.
The purpose of this meeting would
be to discuss the implications of the forthcoming Budget and Service Reviews on
all local services and departments within the MAKI area.
Further to this, the Committee
agree to instruct the Head of Strategic Finance and the appropriate officers to
attend the meeting to ensure that full details are disclosed.
2. To schedule
a meeting as close to the end of January 2012 as possible”.
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