Agenda and draft minutes

Due to their being insufficient members for the meeting to be quorate, the meeting was adjourned.  The meeting recommenced at 2.00 pm.

Consider appointment of Chair.

Councillor Greenwell, seconded by Councillor Moffat, moved that Councillor Moffat be appointed as Chair.  There being no other nominations, Councillor Moffat was unanimously appointed as Chair and took the Chair.

DECISION

AGREED that Councillor Moffat be appointed as Chair.

Consider appointment of Vice Chair.

Councillor Moffat, seconded by Councillor Greenwell, moved that Councillor Greenwell be appointed as Vice Chair.  There being no other nominations, Councillor Greenwell was unanimously appointed as Vice Chair.

DECISION

AGREED that Councillor Greenwell be appointed as Vice Chair.

Consider Minute of the Meeting held on 15 December 2021 for approval and signature by the Chair.  (Copy attached.)

There had been circulated copies of the Minute of the Meeting held on 15 December 2021.

DECISION

AGREED to approve the Minute for signature by the Chair.

Consider Report by Principal Solicitor.  (Copy attached.)

With reference to paragraph two of the Minute of the Meeting held on 15 December 2021, there had been circulated copies of a report by Principal Solicitor that advised on the outcome of the recent consultation under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, and to seek approval of the final Common Good Register for Duns.  The Duns Common Good Fund Sub-Committee approved a draft asset register of Common Good property, required by the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, and agreed to the commencement of the public consultation on the register. The consultation ran from December 2021 to 31 March 2022.  There were 65 responses to the consultation, four of which related to Duns.  The comments received included a response from Duns Community Council and were set out in Appendix 1 of the report.  The proposed final register was presented in Appendix 2 of the report.  The Principal Solicitor summarised the report and answered Members’ questions, explaining that anything that was eligible to be Common Good but was not in Council ownership, could not be eligible to become Common Good.

MEMBER

Councillor Rowley joined the meeting at 2.05 pm.

DECISION

(a)       NOTED the consultation responses and officers’ comments thereon, as set out at Appendix 1 to this report;

(b)       AGREED

(i)        To approve the contents of the final list of heritable and moveable property assets held by the Council within the former Burgh of Duns, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report; and,

(ii)       To recommend to Council the said final asset list for publication as a completed Common Good Register for Duns.