Issue - meetings

A report by Graham Brown, Operations Manager.

Members considered a report detailing the process undertaken to identify the  Roads Reconstruction Capital Programme for Mid Argyll, Kintyre and the Islands for the financial year 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 with a draft programme for consideration.

Discussion continued in regards the methodology in prioritising the budget and the surveying process.  Members enquired on the variation in the proposed budget distribution for 2012/2013. 

Motion

To instruct the Head of Roads and Amenity Services to produce a paper for the January full Council detaiing strengths and weaknesses of applying an asset-management based approach to the distribution of funding for capital roads projects.

Moved by Councillor John Semple, seconded by Councillor Anne Horn.

Amendment

To note the report as per the recommendation.

Moved by Councillor Donald MacMillan, seconded by Councillor Rory Colville.

The requisite number of Members required the vote to be taken by calling the roll, and Members voted as follows:-

Motion                                    Amendment

Councillor Anne Horn              Councillor Rory Colville  

Councillor Donald Kelly           Councillor Robin Currie

Councillor John McAlpine        Councillor Donald MacMillan

Councillor Douglas Philand

Councillor John Semple         

Decision:

The Motion was carried by 5 votes to 3 and the Committee resolved accordingly.

(Ref: A report by Graham Brown,  Operation Manager dated 7 December 2011, submitted).