Agenda and minutes
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Convener's Remarks. Minutes: The Convener welcomed Mr Ron Wilson and his wife Joan to the Chamber. He advised that Mr Wilson was retiring from his role as Secretary of the Border Union Agricultural Show and paid tribute to the service he had given to the Borders over the years. He further commented on the importance of the annual Countryside Day for school children. On behalf of the Council, the Convener presented Mr Wilson with a Border Reiver statue.
The Convener congratulated Toilet attendant Douglas Heatlie who won the Scottish individual cleaner at the UK Loo of the Year Awards earlier this month. Other staff, namely: Brian Mulvey, George Smith, Michael Masterton and Stephanie McLean, were also recognised at the Loo of the Year awards, with Scottish Borders Council winning best Scottish local authority for the maintenance of a number of public toilets across the area
DECISION AGREED that congratulations be passed to those concerned.
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Jo Cox Memorial Exchange Presentation by Sanna Aziz from Galashiels Academy. Minutes: The Convener welcomed Sanna Aziz to the meeting. Sanna was a pupil at Galashiels Academy and she gave Members a short presentation on her recent trip to the USA as part of the Jo Cox Memorial Exchange. The trip had included visits to the Southern Poverty Law Centre in Alabama which dealt with pro-bono death row cases, LGBT rights, mapping hate groups, etc; the Broad Street Ministry Church in Philadelphia which worked with the homeless; the United Nations and Global Kids which worked with young people in New York, involving them in politics/decision making. The trip had concluded with a visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC which had been very moving. Sanna answered Members’ questions and the Convener thanked her for her presentation.
DECISION NOTED.
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NHS Borders Annual Presentation by John Raine, Chairman and Jane Davidson, Chief Executive. Minutes: John Raine - Board Chairman, Jane Davidson - Chief Executive, Claire Pearce - Director of Nursing and Midwifery, and Dr Cliff Sharp - Medical Director of NHS Borders, were at the meeting to give Members their annual presentation on NHS Borders. Mr Raine advised that there had been changes to the Board with the appointment of new Non-Executive Directors including Councillor Parker. The Boards Annual Report to the Cabinet Secretary had been well received with cancer waiting times above the national standard and financial targets being met. He commented on the commitment of both the NHS and the Council on health and social care integration. There were still areas for improvement including delayed discharges which had recently affected as many as 50 people. There was the continuing budget challenge and attendance at A&E had already increased by 6% going into winter. The Chief Executive reported on the progress of joint working and the recent key appointments of Dr Tim Patterson as Director of Public Health and Rob McCulloch-Graham as Chief Officer of Health and Social Care Integration. The Board was currently working on a proposal to collaborate with partners on Type 2 diabetes which accounted for 10% of the budget spend. With rates of diagnosis currently increasing by 6% - which would increase further as the number of older people grew - it was an area where preventative action was needed. The Director of Nursing and Midwifery had only been in post for 7 months but had introduced a “back to basics” campaign focusing on delivering excellence in care. She also commented on the challenges presented by an aging population and was working with Senior Charge Nurses to improve training on a number of areas including falls prevention, pressure damage and food and nutrition. The Medical Director commented on the difficulties in recruiting staff and the need for a more flexible workforce. The introduction of new GP contracts could result in problems in rural areas as the funding formula favoured deprived city areas. The NHS representatives answered Members’ questions on a number of areas including the future of Crumhaugh House in Hawick, rural deprivation, cross border working and waiting times. The need to change how the public interacted with Doctors was also discussed and included more use of Nurse Practitioners and conducting consultations by telephone or Skype. The Convener thanked Mr Raine and the officers for their presentation.
DECISION NOTED.
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Consider Minutes of Scottish Borders Council meetings held on 2 and 30 November 2017 for approval and signing by the Convener. (Copy (a) & (b) attached.)
Additional documents: Minutes: The Minutes of the Meetings held on 2 and 30 November 2017 were considered.
DECISION AGREED that the Minutes be approved and signed by the Convener.
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Consider Minutes of the following Committees:-
(a) Civic Government Licensing 20 October 2017 (b) William Hill Trust 25 October 2017 (c) Audit & Scrutiny 26 October 2017 (d) Tweeddale Locality 1 November 2017 (e) Planning & Building Standards 6 November 2017 (f) Executive 7 November 2017 (g) Local Review Body 8 November 2017 (h) Hawick Common Good Fund 8 November 2017 (i) Eildon Locality 9 November 2017 (j) Police, Fire & Rescue and Safer Comms 10 November 2017 (k) Audit & Scrutiny 13 November 2017 (l) Hawick Common Good Fund 14 November 2017 (m) Teviot & Liddesdale Locality 14 November 2017 (n) Lauder Common Good Fund 15 November 2017 (o) Civic Government Licensing 17 November 2017 (p) Local Review Body 20 November 2017 (q) Executive 21 November 2017 (r) Community Planning Strategic Board 23 November 2017 (s) Selkirk Common Good Fund 28 November 2017 (t) Audit & Scrutiny 30 November 2017 (u) Planning & Building Standards 4 December 2017 (v) Executive 5 December 2017 (w) Jedburgh Common Good Fund 6 December 2017 (x) Kelso Common Good Fund 6 December 2017 (y) Standards 7 December 2017 (z) Galashiels Common Good Fund 7 December 2017 (aa) Innerleithen Common Good Fund 12 December 2017
(Please see separate Supplement containing the public Committee Minutes.)
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Minutes of the following Committees had been circulated:-
Civic Government Licensing 20 October 2017 William Hill Trust 25 October 2017 Audit & Scrutiny 26 October 2017 Tweeddale Locality 1 November 2017 Planning & Building Standards 6 November 2017 Executive 7 November 2017 Local Review Body 8 November 2017 Hawick Common Good Fund 8 November 2017 Eildon Locality 9 November 2017 Police, Fire & Rescue and Safer Communities Board 10 November 2017 Audit & Scrutiny 13 November 2017 Hawick Common Good Fund 14 November 2017 Teviot & Liddesdale Locality 14 November 2017 Lauder Common Good Fund 15 November 2017 Civic Government Licensing 17 November 2017 Local Review Body 20 November 2017 Executive 21 November 2017 Community Planning Strategic Board 23 November 2017 Selkirk Common Good Fund 28 November 2017 Audit & Scrutiny 30 November 2017 Planning & Building Standards 4 December 2017 Executive 5 December 2017 Jedburgh Common Good Fund 6 December 2017 Kelso Common Good Fund 6 December 2017 Standards 7 December 2017 Galashiels Common Good Fund 7 December 2017 Innerleithen Common Good Fund 12 December 2017
DECISION APPROVED the Minutes listed above subject to paragraph 6 below.
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Committee Minute Recommendations Consider the recommendations made by the following Committees:-
Teviot & Liddesdale Locality Committee – 14 November 2017 Civic Government Licensing Committee – 18 November 2017 Audit & Scrutiny – 30 November 2017
(Copy attached.) Minutes: Teviot and Liddesdale Locality Committee With reference to paragraph 7 of the Minute of the Teviot and Liddesdale Locality Committee held on 14 November 2017, it was recommended that the Convener write to the Chief Officer of the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service expressing concern that the Out of Hours Cardiac Arrest trial had been suspended.
DECISION AGREED to approve the recommendation as detailed above.
Civic Government Licensing Committee With reference to paragraph 3 of the Minute of the Civic Government Licensing Committee held on 18 November 2017, it was recommended that the Council should introduce a policy regarding the medical assessment of all taxi drivers.
DECISION AGREED to approve the introduction of a policy requiring all taxi and private hire drivers licensed by Scottish Borders Council to be medically assessed to DVLA Group 2 standards: (i) From the age of 18 and thereafter reassessed at age 45 (ii) From age 45 onwards reassessed on a five year basis. (iii) From Age 65 to be reassessed on an annual basis. (iv) In the event of a disability or medical condition which may affect an applicant’s ability to drive being disclosed to the Council’s Licensing Team whilst the grant of a licence is in force.
Audit & Scrutiny Committee With reference to paragraph 2 of the Minute of the Audit & Scrutiny Committee held on 30 November 2017, it was recommended that Council approve the future Scrutiny work programme.
DECISION AGREED to approve the Scrutiny Work Programme, as detailed in the Appendix to the Minute of 30 November 2017, for the period from January 2018 to March 2019.
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Minutes: The questions submitted by Councillors Paterson, Moffat, Ramage, Robson and S. Hamilton were answered.
DECISION NOTED the replies as detailed in Appendix I to this Minute.
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Jedburgh Intergenerational Leaning Campus Consider report by Service Director Children and Young People. (Copy attached.) Additional documents: Minutes: With reference to paragraph 6 of the Minute of the Executive Committee, there had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director Children and Young People, following the completion of a public consultation process as set out in the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (as amended), requesting that the Council approve the proposals to build an Intergenerational Learning Campus in Jedburgh, and thereafter formally close the Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Specialist Provision in Jedburgh. The report explained that following agreement to proceed with Phase 1 of the School Estate Review, including focused pre-consultations on the Education provision in several Borders towns including Jedburgh initial Ward Member and Community Council engagement and feasibility design work had been undertaken in the town since September 2016 to provide sufficient detail to allow pre-consultation engagement with the wider community. Pre-consultation events were held in Jedburgh on 25 and 26 April 2017 where a very positive response was received from over 500 people who attended over the two days. A statutory consultation was then undertaken in terms of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 from 8 May 2017 to 18 June 2017. Once the statutory consultation was completed a Consultation Report in respect of the proposals was prepared and published on 16 October 2017, a copy of which was appended to the report. The Consultation Report had been advertised in the press, with all interested parties given until 6 November 2017 to raise concerns or pose alternative solutions through written or electronic submissions. The Service Director advised that the Council had been commended on the success of the consultation process and Members were now asked to approve the proposals which would allow the Campus to proceed. Members expressed their support for the proposal and thanked the Service Director and her team for their work on this project.
DECISION AGREED that:-
(a) an Intergenerational Learning Campus be built in Jedburgh;
(b) once the Intergenerational Learning Campus was completed (expected date of new build completion March 2020) the following schools were permanently closed and pupils transferred to the Learning Campus in a planned move:- (i) Howdenburn Primary School; (ii) Howdenburn Nursery; (iii) Parkside Primary School; (iv) Parkside Nursery; (v) Jedburgh Grammar School;
(c) Howdenburn Schoolhouse be permanently closed with the educational support for secondary aged pupils with Additional Support Needs being transferred to the Intergenerational Learning Campus;
(d) the policy regarding pupils from Ancrum Primary School transitioning to Parkside Primary School for Primary 6 and Primary 7 be amended to facilitate transition to the Intergenerational Learning Campus;
(e) the primary school catchment zones were rezoned from Howdenburn Primary School and Parkside Primary School to the Intergenerational Learning Campus; and
(f) the secondary school catchment zone was rezoned from Jedburgh Grammar School to the Intergenerational Learning Campus.
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Hawick Flood Protection Scheme Consider report by Service Director Assets and Infrastructure. (Copy attached.) Additional documents: Minutes: With reference to paragraph 9 of the Minute of 2 November 2017, there had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director Assets and Infrastructure requesting that a final decision be made to confirm the proposed Hawick Flood Protection Scheme 2017 (the Scheme) with no modifications, under the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 (the FRM) and the Flood Risk Management (Flood Protection Schemes, Potentially Vulnerable Areas and Local Plan Districts) (Scotland) Regulations 2010. It was also proposed that delegation of further authority to continue the Scheme’s Detailed Design, the Advanced Works and procurement of a Main Works Contractor be granted. In November the Council made a preliminary decision to confirm the Scheme without modifications, while confirming full consideration of the Environmental information in making that decision. This was in accordance with paragraph 5 (1) of Schedule 2 of the FRM. Forty eight objections were received to the Scheme. All objections were deemed to be a ‘valid objection’ as defined within the FRM. The project team and the objectors engaged constructively to enable the eight objections from individuals and businesses within the flood zone and area affected by the works to remove their objections. The confirmation of the proposed Scheme without modification on 2 November 2017 triggered the notification to the 34 remaining objectors of the decision. Letters were issued to objectors on 8th and 9th November 2017. Following these notifications another 1 of the remaining objections was removed and therefore 33 now remained. As there were no objections from those with an interest in the land affected by flooding, or land affected by the works, there was no need to refer the matter to Scottish Ministers following the preliminary decision. While there were a number of extant objections it was not considered appropriate or necessary for the Council to hold a hearing to consider the proposed scheme. Rather it was proposed that the Council now proceed to make a final decision in accordance with paragraph 9 (1) of schedule 2 of the FRM. The parallel processes of Deemed Planning Permission and the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011 (i.e. CAR licence) had progressed well with the CAR licence being issued on 18th September 2017. The Scheme also received its Habitats Regulation Appraisal on 19 September 2017, which concluded that Scottish Borders Council (in their capacity as competent authority under the Habitat Regulations) considered that the proposal would not adversely affect the integrity of the site (River Tweed SAC (i.e. Special Area of Conservation). Before making a final decision on a flood protection scheme with an Environmental Statement the Council must consider the environmental information to comply with Regulation 10 (3) of the FRM’s 2010 Regulations. They must also state in their decision that they had done so. All local Members spoke in support of the project, paying tribute to the work of the Project Team and Councillor Marshall for his role with the Flood Group.
DECISION AGREED to:-
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Budget update on the Local Government Finance Settlement Consider report by Chief Financial Officer. (Copy to follow.) Additional documents: Minutes: There had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Financial Officer providing an update on the contents of the draft local Government settlement for 2018/19 published on 14 December 2017. The report provided confirmation of the level of grant that the Scottish Government proposed to allocate to Scottish Borders Council in 2018/19. It provided details on the main components of the grant settlement, updated funding assumptions made over grant levels, highlights significant movements from the previous grant settlement and provided Members with a revised resource total to allow political groups to plan for budget allocations in 2018/19. It was highlighted that the headline reduction in grant to local government next year would be 1.5%, compared to the 3% grant reduction assumed to date in budget planning totals. The draft settlement reduced the savings required in the budget from £13.46m to £9.663m. The variance was £3.797m when the updated funding position was compared with the 2018/19 draft plan shared with political groups. The Council’s Corporate Management Team would continue to work with political groups to deliver budget proposals that ensured the Council was planning for longer term sustainability. It was noted in this regard that any headroom that could be created in the budget through the early delivery of savings would help to meet future projected funding gaps and fund spend to save initiatives particularly in respect to care services for both adults and children where significant future pressures were likely. The settlement required Councils to fund various items. These included, new burdens (including the expansion of early years child care), the ongoing process of health and social care integration and a range of pressures, the most significant of which were pay awards and older peoples demographics. Details of known pressures and required adjustments were detailed in the report. The report also explained that the capital settlement indicated a reduction in capital resources of £2.4m next year which would have to be funded.
DECISION AGREED:- (a) to note the updated information on the revenue and capital budgets for 2018/19 following publication of the draft local government finance settlement and that the figures contained in section 3 of the report be used by political groups in preparing their budgets for 2018/19 pending further information;
(b) that Members would continue to work with Corporate Management Team to consider those savings measures proposed in budget packs and assess them for inclusion in the budget with a particular focus on the earliest possible realisation of benefits and a focus on spend to save initiatives; and
(c) that Members would give due consideration to their political service priorities, for both revenue and capital, recognising the overall need to set a balanced budget for 2018/19 that is sustainable in the longer term.
MEMBER Councillor Marshall left the meeting.
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Commercial & Commissioned Services Strategy Consider report by Chief Financial Officer. (Copy attached.) Additional documents: Minutes: There had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Financial Officer seeking approval of the Commercial & Commissioned Services Strategy 2018 - 2023 in order that it could be published to meet the legal deadline of 31st December 2017. The report explained that the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 set out specific duties for contracting bodies (including Local Authorities). These duties included the publishing of a procurement strategy and, in due course during 2018, an annual report on delivery of the strategy. The introduction of this legislation, the challenging financial climate, and the opportunities presented by the Corporate Plan and Transformation Programme, all combined to create a set of circumstances to positively refresh the Council’s approach to procurement, commissioned and payment services through this new strategy. A copy of the Strategy was appended to the report. In response to a question it was noted that legislation did not allow the Council to require companies to pay the living wage but they did encourage it.
DECISION AGREED to approve the Commercial & Commissioned Service Strategy as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
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Charity Reorganisation Update Consider report by Chief Financial Officer. (Copy attached.) Additional documents: Minutes: With reference to paragraph 9 of the Minute of 30 March 2017, there had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Financial Officer providing an update on the progress of the reorganisation of the Council’s registered and unregistered Trust Fund Charities and proposes the amalgamation of some Trusts. The report explained that Scottish Borders Council currently administered a number of Trust Funds and Bequests for a range of purposes, which it inherited from previous Scottish Borders Town, County, District and Regional Councils. There was a mixture of Charities registered with HMRC, and subsequently OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator) and some unregistered. Through the passage of time, the purpose or low value of the funds had resulted in many no longer being able to be disbursed. Following a report to Council on 30 January 2014, work had commenced on the establishment of 3 OSCR registered new Trusts and the reorganisation of Trusts into the new Trusts. On 21 May 2015, Council agreed to reorganise some of the registered Trusts into the 3 new Trusts and also amended the Scheme of Administration to establish Charitable Sub Committees and approve amendments to the Scheme of Delegation for grants to be disbursed from the SBC Education Trust and SBC Welfare Trust. A further report was approved on 30 March 2017 which agreed the dispersal of ten trusts to other organisations and agreed a process and timetable for the review of the remaining trusts. The aim of the review was to, where possible, reorganise the trusts into the 3 new OSCR registered Trusts, whilst preserving the ethos and locality of the original trusts. Two consultation meetings had been held in each locality area with invitations to all Members and Community Councils. Additional meetings had also been held with interested groups and members of the public. OSCR had also been consulted on the process and recommendations contained within the report. The various appendices to the report contained details of the proposed criteria to be used in the disbursement of grants from the Trusts, recommended amalgamations of individual into the 3 new Trusts, those which had been fully disbursed during the consultation, Trusts where work was currently ongoing with the Community to finalise either one-off projects or further recommended amalgamations and the remaining 50 Trusts where there was currently no recommended outcome. Members supported the proposals. Councillor Bell proposed that the fund for the re-painting of the Walter Scott Monument in front of the Clovenfords Hotel should be transferred to Neighbourhood Services as they always carried out the work. This was unanimously approved.
DECISION AGREED to:-
(a) note the consultation undertaken on the re-organisation of the Council’s Charitable Trust Funds;
(b) approve the criteria detailed in Appendix 2 to the report for the SBC Community Enhancement Trust;
(c) approve the criteria detailed in Appendix 3 to the report for the SBC Welfare Trust;
(d) the amalgamation of the 70 individual Trusts detailed in Appendix 4 to the report into the SBC Welfare ... view the full minutes text for item 12. |
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Treasury Management Mid-Year Report 2017/2018 Consider report by Chief Financial Officer. (Copy attached.) Additional documents: Minutes: There had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Financial Officer presenting the mid-year report of treasury management activities for 2017/18, in line with the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Code of Practice, including Prudential and Treasury Management Indicators, and seeking approval for the revised Prudential and Treasury Management indicators. It was explained that the report was required as part of the Council’s treasury management control regime. It provided a mid-year report on the Council’s treasury activity during the six month period to 30 September 2017 and demonstrated that Treasury activity in the first six months of 2017/18 had been undertaken in full compliance with the approved Treasury Strategy and Policy for the year. Appendix 1 to the report contained an analysis of the performance against the targets set in relation to Prudential and Treasury Management Indicators, and proposed revised estimates of these indicators in light of the 2016/17 out-turn and experience in 2017/18 to date for Council approval.
DECISION (a) NOTED that:- (i) treasury management activity in the six months to 30 September 2017 was carried out in compliance with the approved Treasury Management Strategy and Policy; and
(ii) the Audit & Scrutiny Committee had scrutinised this report on 25 September 2017.
(b) AGREED the revised Prudential and Treasury Management indicators as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report.
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Arrangements for By-Election in the Selkirkshire Ward Consider report by Chief Executive. (Copy attached.) Minutes: There had been circulated copies of a report by the Chief Executive providing information on the arrangements for the by-election to be held in the Selkirkshire Ward, following the resignation of Councillor Ballantyne. The report explained that Councillor Ballantyne resigned from the Council with effect from 30 November 2017. The Chief Executive, as Returning Officer, had fixed the date of the by-election for the subsequent vacancy in the Selkirkshire Ward as Thursday 22 February 2018, with the count taking place – by electronic means – on Friday 23 February 2018, starting at 10.00 a.m. There would be 13 polling stations located at St Mary’s Hall, Cappercleuch; Boston Hall, Ettrick; Yarrow Village Hall; Kirkhope Village Hall; Philiphaugh Community Centre; Selkirk Parish Church Hall; Victoria Hall, Selkirk x 2; Ashkirk Village Hall; Lilliesleaf Village Hall; Midlem Village Hall; Bowden Village Hall; and Newtown Community Wing. Early indications were that the cost for the by-election was likely to be between £25k and £28k.
DECISION NOTED the following arrangements for the by-election for the Selkirkshire Ward:-
(a) Polling Day was fixed as Thursday, 22 February 2018; and
(b) the costs associated with the staffing, printing, supplies, venue hire, electronic equipment hire, and other expenses incurred by the Returning Officer, would be met from existing budget.
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Committee Appointments/Representatives on Outside Bodies Consider appointments to the following to replace Councillor Harry Scott:-
(a) JCG Teachers
(b) Armed Forces and Veterans Champion
(c) Outside Bodies:- (i) EDF Energy Torness Power Station Liaison Committee (ii) Scottish Councils Committee on Radioactive Substances (iii) Edinburgh Airport Consultative Committee (iv) Lowland reserves Group
Minutes: It was noted that some appointments needed to be made following the resignation of Councillor Harry Scott from the Administration and Councillor Ballantyne from the Council.
15.1 JCG Teachers Councillor Mountford, seconded by Councillor Edgar, nominated Councillor Haslam and this appointment was unanimously approved.
15.2 Armed Forces and Veterans Champion Councillor Haslam, seconded by Councillor S Hamilton, nominated Councillor Greenwell and this appointment was unanimously approved.
15.3 EDF Energy Torness Power Station Liaison Committee (2 places) Councillor Haslam, seconded by Councillor Brown, nominated Councillor S. Scott. Councillor Bell, seconded by Councillor Fullarton, nominated Councillor Laing. Both appointments were unanimously approved.
15.4 Scottish Councils Committee on Radioactive Substances Councillor Haslam, seconded by Councillor Miers, nominated Councillor Mountford and this appointment was unanimously approved.
15.5 Edinburgh Airport Consultative Committee Councillor Haslam, seconded by Councillor Greenwell nominated Councillor C Hamilton. Councillor Bell, seconded by Councillor Paterson, nominated Councillor Moffat. There being two nominations in terms of Standing Order 43(a) the vote was taken by secret ballot. The counted votes were as follows:-
Councillor C Hamilton – 18 votes Councillor Moffat – 9 votes
Councillor C Hamilton was accordingly appointed.
15.6 Lowland Reserves Group Councillor Haslam, seconded by Councillor Edgar, nominated Councillor Greenwell and this appointment was unanimously approved.
15.7 Live Borders Councillor Haslam, seconded by Councillor Weatherston, nominated Councillor Richards and this appointment was unanimously approved.
15.8 Newtown Community Centre Wing Councillor Bell, seconded by Councillor Rowley, nominated Councillor Edgar and this appointment was unanimously approved.
DECISION AGREED to approve the appointments as detailed above.
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Urgent Business Minutes: Under Section 50B(4)(b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the Convener was of the opinion that the item dealt with in the following paragraph should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency, in view of the need to make an early decision.
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Calendar of Meetings Minutes: The Convener advised that changes were required to the calendar of meetings as follows:-
(a) Additional Council meeting on 25 January 2018. It was also proposed to have a Council meeting on the last Thursday of every month and further details would be provided in due course;
(b) Move the Executive Committee meeting from 13 February to 14 February 2018 to avoid a school holiday;
(c) Move the Council meeting on 22 February 2018 to 1 March 2018 to avoid the Selkirkshire By-election; and
(d) Move the Community Planning Strategic Board from 1 March to 8 March 2018 due to the change at (c) above.
DECISION AGREED the changes detailed above.
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Private Business Before proceeding with the private business, the following motion should be approved:-
“That under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business on the grounds that they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the aforementioned Act.” Minutes: DECISION AGREED under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the business detailed in Appendix II to this Minute on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 1, 6, 8 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7A to the Act.
SUMMARY OF PRIVATE BUSINESS
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Minutes Consider private Sections of Minutes of Scottish Borders Council held on 2 and 30 November 2017. (Copy (a) & (b) attached.) Minutes: The private sections of the Council Minutes of 2 and 30 November 2017 were approved. |
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Committee Minutes Consider private Sections of the Minutes of the following Committees:-
(a) Civic Government Licencing 20 October 2017 (b) Executive 7 November 2017 (c) Hawick Common Good Fund 8 November 2017 (d) Hawick Common Good Fund 14 November 2017 (e) Civic Government Licensing 17 November 2017 (f) Executive 21 November 2017 (g) Planning & Building Standards 4 December 2017
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Common Good and Trust Fund Investments Consider report by Chief Financial Officer. (Copy attached.) Minutes: Member approved a report by the Chief Financial Officer on the appointment of a new Fund Manager.
Adjournment The Convener adjourned the meeting at 1 p.m. for lunch and reconvened the meeting at 2 p.m. |
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Tweedbank Future Development Opportunities Consider joint report by Executive Director and Service Director Assets and Infrastructure. (Copy to follow.) Minutes: Members approved a joint report by the Executive Director (R. Dickson) and Service Director Assets and Infrastructure on future development opportunities at Tweedbank.
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