Minute of Meeting of Finance and Resources Committee of 25 June 2025 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 1 October 2025
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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 25 June 2025 at 1.00pm. Present: Councillors S Donaldson and G Laing; Bailies C Ahern, Bailie A Bailey (substituting for Provost X McDade) and Bailie C McLaren; Depute Provost A Parrott; and Councillors P Barrett, D Cuthbert, E Drysdale, J Duff, D Illingworth, T McEwan, J Rebbeck, C Shiers, F Smith (substituting for Councillor A Chan) and C Stewart. In Attendance: T Glen, Chief Executive; C Mailer, Depute Chief Executive; J Pepper; Chief Officer, HSCP; S Walker, Strategic Lead - Finance and Business Support; S Coyle, A Craig and A O’Brien (Finance and Business Support), S Crawford, Strategic Lead – Property Services; S Merone, Strategic Lead – Economy, Development and Planning; S MacDonald (Economy, Development and Planning); E Ritchie, Strategic Lead - Housing and Communities; F Crofts, Strategic Lead - Environment and Infrastructure; P Leonard (Environment and Infrastructure), A Singh, Strategic Lead – Children, Families and Justice; G Boland, Strategic Lead – Planning, People and Performance; P Johnstone and F Thomson (Planning, People and Performance), L Brady and N Sutherland (Customer and Digital Services); C Guild, Strategic Lead – Projects and Programmes; L Stewart, V Robertson, S Hendry K Molley, A Brown and R Ramsay (all Legal and Governance). Apologies: Provost X McDade and Councillor A Chan Councillor S Donaldson, Convener, Presiding. The Convener Led on items 1-5 and 7-9. The Vice-Convener led on item 6. 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. Minute of Meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee of 30 April 2025 The minute of meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee of 30 April 2025 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Minute of Meeting of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee of 26 March 2025 The minute of meeting of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee of 26 March 2025 was noted.
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5. Outstanding Business Statement Resolved: The status of action in the Outstanding Business Statement (25/171) be noted and completed actions removed accordingly. 6. 2024/25 Financial Position There was submitted a report by the Chief Finance Officer (25/172) (1) providing an update on the Council’s financial position at the conclusion of financial year 2024/25. Resolved: (i) The contents of Report 25/172, be noted. (ii) The transfer of £270,000 from the earmarked Reserve for Transformation and Workforce Management to Legal and Governance to increase capacity for two years, be approved. (iii) The payment of £15,000 to Birnam Arts by accelerating the existing service level agreement, funded from the earmarked Reserve for Communities, subject to the conditions set out in paragraph 5.13 of Report 25/172, be approved. (iv) Following the instruction of Council on 18 June 2025, the immediate release of £250,000 from the Communities earmarked Reserve to support the Council’s response to and recovery from the fire of Saturday 14 June 2025, be approved. 7. Authority to Write Off Debts and Obsolete Stock There was submitted a report by the Chief Finance Officer (25/173) (1) seeking approval to write off identified debts in respect of Sales Ledger; Council Tax (including Water & Wastewater charges); Non-Domestic Rates; Irrecoverable Rents; Housing Benefit Overpayments and Car Park Trading Account Income; (2) seeking approval to write off obsolete stock and other miscellaneous balances. Resolved: (i) It be approved that the amounts detailed in Section 4 and included in Appendices 1 to 5 in Report 25/173 are written off for accounting purposes. (ii) The permanent waiving of charges for adult care and support services for people seeking asylum with no resource to public funds and all refugees within Perth and Kinross, be approved. (iii) It be noted that whilst these amounts are written off, the files are not closed, and every effort will be made to collect outstanding debt where recovery is cost effective. . (There followed a 10-minute recess and the Committee reconvened at 2.40pm) 8. People and Culture Strategy 2024 – 2028, Annual Update There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Planning, People and Performance (25/174) providing an update on the progress made on the implementation of the People and Culture Strategy 2024 – 2028 as agreed by Committee on 12 June 2024.
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Resolved: (i) The progress made to date on the implementation of the Strategy, be noted. (ii) The proposed recommended actions planned for the coming year to further support the implementation of the People and Culture Strategy, be agreed. 9. Procurement Update – Contract Delivery Plan There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Legal and Governance (25/175) providing information on the planned procurement activity for future years. Resolved: The planned procurement activity, as far as is known, for future years, be noted.