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South Lanarkshire Council · 18 February 2026
Back to Finance and Corporate Resources Committee — 18 February 2026 and its agenda

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Council Offices, Almada Street        
Hamilton, ML3 0AA 
Tuesday, 10 February 2026 
Dear Councillor 
Finance and Corporate Resources Committee 
The Members listed below are requested to attend a meeting of the above Committee to be
held as follows:- 
Date:  Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Time:  14:00
Venue: Hybrid - Committee Room 1, Council Offices, Almada Street, Hamilton,
ML3 0AA 
The business to be considered at the meeting is listed overleaf. 
Yours sincerely 
Paul Manning
Chief Executive 
Members 
Lesley McDonald (Chair), Walter Brogan (Depute Chair), Celine Handibode (Depute Chair), Joe
Fagan (ex officio), Alex Allison, Mathew Buchanan, Andy Carmichael, Maureen Chalmers, Margaret
Cooper, Andrea Cowan, Maureen Devlin, Mary Donnelly, Grant Ferguson, Gladys Ferguson-Miller,
Graeme Horne, Martin Hose, Ross Lambie, Katy Loudon, Hugh Macdonald, Catherine McClymont,
Elaine McDougall, Mark McGeever, Mo Razzaq, John Ross, Graham Scott, Kirsty Williams 
Substitutes
Archie Buchanan, Poppy Corbett, Colin Dewar, Ross Gowland, Gavin Keatt, Susan Kerr, Martin
Lennon, Richard Lockhart, Richard Nelson, Carol Nugent, Norman Rae, Helen Toner, David
Watson

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BUSINESS 
1 Declaration of Interests 
2 Minutes of Previous Meeting
Minutes of the meeting of the Finance and Corporate Resources Committee
held on 19 November 2025 submitted for approval as a correct record.  (Copy
attached) 
5 - 18 
3 Minutes of the Recruitment Committee
Minutes of the meetings of the Recruitment Committee held on 11 and 17
November 2025 and 20 January 2026 submitted for approval as a correct
record.  (Copies attached) 
19 - 24 
Monitoring Item(s) 
4 Finance and Corporate Resources - Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/2026
and Probable Outturn
Report dated 21 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
25 - 36 
5 Finance and Corporate Resources - Capital Budget Monitoring 2025/2026
Report dated 21 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
37 - 40 
6 Finance and Corporate Resources – Workforce Monitoring – 1 October to
31 December 2025
Report dated 15 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
41 - 48 
7 Council-wide Workforce Monitoring – 1 October to 31 December 2025
Report dated 15 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
49 - 68 
8 Treasury Management Activity – 2025/2026 Third Quarter Review
Report dated 31 December 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
69 - 76 
Item(s) for Decision 
9 Revenue Collection and Approval for Write-Offs
Report dated 28 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
77 - 84 
10  Community Can Do Fund Applications
Report dated 29 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
85 - 90 
11  Council Standards
Report dated 14 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
91 - 114 
12  Flexible Retirement Policy Update
Report dated 28 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
115 - 120

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13  Common Good – Disposal of Land at Back Row/Cadzow Park, Hamilton
Report dated 22 January 2026 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
121 - 124 
Item(s) for Noting 
14  Early Retirement Voluntary Severance and Switch 2 - 1 April to 30
September 2025
Report dated 15 November 2025 by the Executive Director (Finance and
Corporate Resources).  (Copy attached) 
125 - 130 
Urgent Business 
15  Urgent Business
Any other items of business which the Chair decides are urgent. 
For further information, please contact:-
Clerk Name: Carol Lyon
Clerk Telephone: 07385370065
Clerk Email: carol.lyon@southlanarkshire.gov.uk