Venue: Council Chamber, Kilmory, Lochgilphead
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The Provost announced that Dunoon Grammar had won the prestigious European Entrepreneurial School of the Year, Dunoon pupils and staff have excelled on a range of enterprise activities over the last couple of years, and have scooped a variety of national awards in recognition of their creative flair and enterprising spirits from a number of national bodies. The Provost on behalf of the Council extended congratulations to all of the pupils and staff, in particular to David Mitchell, Head Teacher and Paul Gallanagh, Principal Teacher of Business and Computing at Dunoon Grammar School for all of their hard work. The Provost on
behalf of the Council acknowledged the achievements of Scotland Rugby Union
star Magnus Bradbury a former pupil of Oban High School who started playing
rugby with Oban Lorne RFC. Magnus had
represented Scotland U17 and Scotland U18 and made his U18 international debut
against England in March 2013 and his Scotland U20 debut came in January 2014.
On the 19th November 2016 Magnus earned his first cap at full Scotland
international level. On Sunday Magnus played his part in an epic Rugby World
Cup match which unfortunately ended in a 28 – 21 defeat to an exciting Japanese
pack. The whole of Argyll
and Bute can be proud of what Magnus has achieved and the Council wished him
well for the future. Congratulations also to the Mid Argyll “Gerry Hattricks” on winning an international walking football tournament in Portugal. |
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APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Minutes: Apologies for absence were intimated from Councillors Anderson, Devon, Forrest, McCuish, McGrigor, McKenzie, Morgan and Paterson. |
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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Minutes: There were no declarations of interest intimated. |
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BUDGET 2020/21 SAVINGS OPTIONS PDF 168 KB Report by Head of Financial Services to the P&R Committee and recommendation by P&R Committee (will be provided to the meeting) Minutes: The Council considered a recommendation by the Policy and Resources Committee with regard to savings options identified by officers for consideration for financial year 2020-21 and beyond. Motion The Council:- 1.
Agree as
part of the 2020-21 budget process, to endorse the management/operations
savings identified. 2.
Note
the policy options that had been identified with further information on the
options to be brought forward to Council as part of the 2020-21 budget papers. 3.
Note
that officers would continue to identify further savings over the coming months
to bridge the gap. 4.
Note
that the Head of Customer and Support Services would take forward a statutory
consultation process with the Trade Unions for those savings options that could
have a direct impact on jobs. 5.
Note
that the Policy and Resources Committee and Council meeting in February 2020
have been postponed by one week to allow officers time to finalise the budget
pack assuming that there are similar delays to knowing the final funding
settlement as has been the case over the last three years. 6.
Agree to endorse COSLA’s ask of the Scottish
Government, that present budgets have a minimum uplift of inflation plus 3% and
additionally all new commitments and duties are fully funded by the Scottish
Government; noting that even this doesn’t necessarily address the challenges we
face delivering services across such a geographically diverse area. Moved by Councillor A Morton, seconded by
Councillor Mulvaney Amendment Agree the recommendations from the Policy
and Resources Committee with the deletion of the word “endorse” in paragraph 1 of
the recommendations and the substitution of “note” in recommendation 1. Moved by Councillor Taylor, seconded by
Councillor Douglas. Councillor Freeman moved a further Amendment
which failed to find a seconder. The requisite number of members required the
vote to be taken by calling the roll and members voted as follows:-
Decision The Motion was carried by 15 votes to 11 and
the Council resolved accordingly. (Ref: Report by Head of Financial Services dated 17 September 2019, submitted) |
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BUDGET CONSULTATION PDF 949 KB Report by Executive Director with responsibility for
Customer Support Services to the P&R Committee and recommendation by
P&R Committee (will be provided to the meeting) Minutes: The Council considered a recommendation by the Policy and Resources Committee with regard to proposing a budget consultation exercise. Decision The Council agreed
to carry out the consultation exercise proposed within the report, noting that
the presentation of the consultation would be developed prior to publication. (Ref: Report by Executive Director of Development and Infrastructure dated 17 October 2019, submitted) |
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NOTICE OF MOTION UNDER STANDING ORDER 13 Moved by Councillor Aileen Morton, seconded by Councillor Gary Mulvaney. Argyll and Bute Council has been working with public and
private sector partners for over three years now to develop our Rural Growth
Deal proposals. On Wednesday 2nd October we received confirmation that
a total of £50million will be available from the UK and Scottish Governments to
support transformational projects across Argyll and Bute, delivering economic
growth over the next ten years. The Council: ·
Welcomes
the commitment to our area, our communities and our businesses which will allow
us to make the most of our outstanding natural resources. ·
Agrees
that reaching the Heads of Terms stage is an absolute priority to bring clarity
on how our growth deal will move forward. ·
Thanks
all of our public and private sector partners for their support. ·
Acknowledges
the efforts of officers across the Council who worked to pull our proposals
together, with particular thanks to the Economic Growth officers who had direct
responsibility: Fergus Murray, Moya Ingram, Jonathan Welch. ·
Notes
that we will continue to work with partners and both governments to identify
additional opportunities to address the key challenges we face such as
connectivity and depopulation. Minutes: Councillor A Morton, seconded by Councillor Mulvaney had given notice of the following motion:- Motion Argyll and Bute Council has been working with public and
private sector partners for over three years now to develop our Rural Growth
Deal proposals. On Wednesday 2nd October we received confirmation that
a total of £50million will be available from the UK and Scottish Governments to
support transformational projects across Argyll and Bute, delivering economic
growth over the next ten years. The Council: ·
Welcomes
the commitment to our area, our communities and our businesses which will allow
us to make the most of our outstanding natural resources ·
Agrees
that reaching the Heads of Terms stage is an absolute priority to bring clarity
on how our growth deal will move forward ·
Thanks
all of our public and private sector partners for their support ·
Acknowledges
the efforts of officers across the Council who worked to pull our proposals
together, with particular thanks to the Economic Growth officers who had direct responsibility: Fergus
Murray, Moya Ingram, Jonathan Welch ·
Notes
that we will continue to work with partners and both governments to identify
additional opportunities to address the key challenges we face such as
connectivity and depopulation Decision The Council agreed the terms of the Motion. |