Minute of meeting of 5 February 2025
Perth and Kinross Council · 30 April 2025
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DRAFT Finance and Resources Committee Minute of hybrid meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee held in the Council Chamber, 2 Hight Street, Perth on Wednesday 5 February 2025 at 1.30pm. Present: Councillors S Donaldson and G Laing; Bailies C Ahern and Bailie C McLaren; Provost X McDade, Depute Provost A Parrott; and Councillors P Barrett, A Chan, D Cuthbert, E Drysdale, J Duff, D Illingworth, T McEwan, J Rebbeck, C Shiers and C Stewart. In Attendance: T Glen, Chief Executive; C Mailer, Depute Chief Executive; J Pepper, Chief Officer – Health and Social Care Partnership, S Walker, Strategic Lead - Finance and Business Support; A O’Brien, S Coyle, C France, J Jennings, C Palmer, C Robertson and J Salisbury (all Finance and Business Support); S Crawford, Strategic Lead – Property Services; J Janes (Property Services); S Merone, Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning; E Ritchie – Strategic Lead - Housing and Communities; A Clegg and H Hope (Housing and Communities); F Crofts, Strategic Lead - Environment and Infrastructure; C Daly, D Davidson, N Taylor (Environment and Infrastructure); A Taylor, Strategic Lead – Customer and Digital Services; L Brady, K Fraser, G Plunkett, G Stewart and N Sutherland (Customer and Digital Services); D Macluskey, Strategic Lead – Education and Learning; C Guild, Strategic Lead - Projects & Programmes; N Ballentine (Projects & Programmes); L Simpson, Strategic Lead – Legal and Governance; K Molley, A Brown and S Dockerill (all Legal and Governance). Councillor S Donaldson, Convener, Presiding. 1. Welcome and Apologies The Convener welcomed all those present to the meeting. 2. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations made in terms of the Councillors’ Code of Conduct. 3. Minutes (i) Minute of Meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee of 20 November 2024 The minute of meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee of 20 November 2024 was submitted and approved as a correct record. (ii) Minute of Meeting of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee of 17 June 2024 The minute of meeting of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee of 17 June 2024 was noted.
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DRAFT (iii) Minute of Meeting of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee of 16 September 2024 The minute of meeting of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee of 16 September 2024 was noted. 4. Outstanding Business Statement Resolved: The status of action in the Outstanding Business Statement (25/23) be noted and completed actions removed accordingly. 5. Revenue Budget 2024/25 - Update No. 3 There was submitted a report by the Chief Finance Officer (25/24) providing an update on progress with the 2024/25 General Fund Revenue Budget based upon the November 2024 ledger, updated for any subsequent known material movements, and the projected financial position of the Housing Revenue Account. Resolved: (i) The contents of Report 25/24, be noted. (ii) The projected outturn for General Fund Services, as set out in Section 5 of Report 25/24 and Appendices 1 and 2, be noted. (iii) The projected outturn for Corporate Budgets, as set out in Section 6 of Report 25/24, be noted. (iv) The funding update, provided in Section 7 of Report 25/24, be noted. (v) The projected outturn for the Housing Revenue Account, as summarised in Section 8 of Report 25/24 and Appendix 4, be noted. (vi) The adjustments to the 2024/25 Management Revenue Budget, as detailed in Sections 9,10 & 11 of Report 25/24 and Appendices 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7, be approved. (vii) The financial risks, as set out in Section 12 of Report 25/24 and Appendix 8, be noted. 6. Composite Capital Budget 2024/30 & Housing Investment Programme 2024/29 - Monitoring Report No. 3 There was submitted a report by the Chief Finance Officer (25/25) (1) providing a summary position to date for the 6-year Composite Capital Budget for 2024/25 to 2029/30 and the 5-year Housing Investment Programme for 2024/25 to 2028/29; and (2) seeking approval for adjustments to the programmes. Resolved: (i) The contents of Report 25/25, be noted. (ii) The proposed adjustments to the six-year Composite Capital Budget 2024/25 to 2029/30, as set out in Sections 5 and 6 of Report 25/25 and summarised in Appendices I and II, be approved. (iii) The proposed adjustments to the Housing Investment Programme Budget 2024/25 to 2028/29, as set out in Section 7 of Report 25/25 and summarised in Appendix III, be approved. (iv) Progress with the delivery of major Capital projects, as summarised in Appendix IV to Report 25/25, be noted.