Agenda and minutes
Venue: Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Newtown St. Boswells
Contact: Louise McGeoch Tel 01835 825005 email lmcgeoch@scotborders.gov.uk
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Convener's Remarks. Minutes: There were no Convener’s remarks this month.
DECISION NOTED.
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Consider Minute of Scottish Borders Council held on 25 September 2018 for approval and signing by the Convener. (Copy attached.)
Minutes: The Minute of the Meeting held on 25 September 2018 was considered.
DECISION AGREED that the Minute be approved and signed by the Convener.
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Consider Minutes of the following Committees:-
(a) Hawick Common Good Fund 21 August 2018 (b) Police, Fire & Rescue & Safer Communities Board 31 August 2018 (c) Pension Fund Committee 13 September 2018 (d) Pension Fund Board 13 September 2018 (e) Local Review Body 17 September 2018 (f) Major Contracts Governance 18 September 2018 (g) Civic Government Licensing 21 September 2018 (h) Audit & Scrutiny 24 September 2018 (i) Peebles Common Good Fund 25 September 2018 (j) Planning and Building Standards 1 October 2018 (k) Executive 2 October 2018
(Please see separate Supplement containing the public Committee Minutes.)
Additional documents:
Minutes: The Minutes of the following Committees had been circulated:- Hawick Common Good Fund 21 August 2018 Police, Fire & Rescue & Safer Communities Board 31 August 2018 Pension Fund Committee 13 September 2018 Pension Fund Board 13 September 2018 Local Review Body 17 September 2018 Major Contracts Governance 18 September 2018 Civic Government Licensing 21 September 2018 Audit & Scrutiny 24 September 2018 Peebles Common Good Fund 25 September 2018 Planning and Building Standards 1 October 2018 Executive 2 October 2018
DECISION APPROVED the Minutes listed above. |
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Committee Minute Recommendations PDF 106 KB Consider the recommendations made by the following Committees:-
(a) Audit & Scrutiny Committee 23 September 2018 (b) Executive Committee 2 October 2018
(Copy attached.) Additional documents: Minutes: 4.1 Audit & Scrutiny Committee With reference to paragraph 3 of the Minute of 24 September 2018, it was recommended that items for the Scrutiny Work programme for 2018/19 be approved.
DECISION AGREED to approve the Scrutiny Work Programmefor 2018/19, as contained in the appendix to the Minute of 24 September 2018.
4.2 Executive Committee With reference to paragraph 2 of the Minute of 2 October 2018, it was recommended that the new Dyslexia Policy 2018 be approved.
DECISION AGREED to approve the new Dyslexia Policy 2018.
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Scottish Borders Council BSL Plan 2018-2024 PDF 103 KB Consider report by Service Director Customer and Communities. (Copy attached.) Additional documents: Minutes: There had been circulated copies of a report by the Service Director Customer and Communities seeking approval for the Scottish Borders Council British Sign Language (BSL) Plan 2018-2024, complying with the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015. A signer was at the meeting to assist with the presentation of this item. The report explained that the British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 now required public bodies in Scotland to publish plans every six years showing how they would promote and support BSL. The overall aim of the Act was to make Scotland the best place in the world for BSL users to live, learn, work and visit. The Council had taken a holistic approach to developing its BSL plan, with a focus on embedding BSL within its approach to customer services, communication, and training, and working with relevant Community Planning Partners including the local See Hear Group and the local BSL community and online consultation. Two videos showing both the engagement process and the resulting action plan were shown. Both Councillor Mountford and Councillor Thornton-Nicol spoke in support of the plan, with Councillor Thornton-Nicol signing part of her support, and thanked the officers for their work on this policy. The Plan received unanimous support. . DECISION AGREED to approve the Scottish Borders Council British Sign Language (BSL) Plan 2018-2024, as contained in Appendix 1 to the report. |
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Motion by Councillor Anderson Consider Motion by Councillor Anderson in the following terms:-
“Given the significant role farmers and food producers play within our rural economy and the current uncertainty they are facing, we ask SBC to convene an early meeting with key stakeholders in farming and rural civic society to explore both the important contribution they can make towards improving local prosperity and to identify potential barriers they may face. It would be hoped that such a meeting would also strengthen the Council’s understanding of the key contribution these stakeholders can make towards the success of the South of Scotland Economic Agency and the potential Borderland Initiative.”
Minutes: Councillor H. Anderson, seconded by Councillor Miers, moved the Motion as detailed on the agenda in the following terms:- “Given the significant role farmers and food producers play within our rural economy and the current uncertainty they are facing, we ask SBC to convene an early meeting with key stakeholders in farming and rural civic society to explore both the important contribution they can make towards improving local prosperity and to identify potential barriers they may face. It would be hoped that such a meeting would also strengthen the Council’s understanding of the key contribution these stakeholders can make towards the success of the South of Scotland Economic Agency and the potential Borderland Initiative.”
Councillor Anderson spoke in support of her motion which was unanimously approved.
DECISION AGREED the Motion as detailed above. |
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Cheviot Area Partnership Consider appointment of Chairman for the Cheviot Area Partnership to replace Councillor Mountford. Minutes: It was reported that Councillor Mountford wished to stand down from being the Chairman of the Cheviot Area Partnership. Councillor Mountford, seconded by Councillor S. Scott, moved that Councillor S. Hamilton be appointed and this was unanimously approved.
DECISION AGREED to appoint Councillor S. Hamilton as the Chairman of the Cheviot Area Partnership
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Minutes: The questions submitted by Councillors C. Hamilton, Richards, S. Hamilton, Ramage, Paterson, Thornton-Nicol, H. Anderson, Bell, Laing, Moffat, A. Anderson and H. Scott were answered. The Convener also allowed Councillor Ramage to ask a question at the meeting.
DECISION NOTED the replies as detailed in Appendix I to this Minute.
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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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Minute Consider private Section of Minute of Scottish Borders Council held on 25 September 2018. (Copy attached.) Minutes: The private section of the Council Minute of 25 September 2018 was approved. |
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Committee Minutes Consider private Sections of the Minutes of the following Committees:-
(a) Hawick Common Good Fund 21 August 2018 (b) Pension Fund Committee 13 September 2018 (c) Major Contracts Governance 18 September 2018 (d) Civic Government Licensing 21 September 2018 (e) Executive 2 October 2018
(Please see separate Supplement containing private Committee Minutes.) Minutes: |