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Moray Council · 3 December 2025
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Moray Council Wednesday, 03 December 2025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Moray Council is to be held at Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX on Wednesday, 03 December 2025 at 09:30. BUSINESS 1. Sederunt 2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests * 3. Resolution Consider, and if so decide, adopt the following resolution: "That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded from the meeting for Items 22 - 24 of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the class described in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.” 4. Minutes 4a. Minutes of meeting of 19 September 2025 - Public 7 - 8 4b. Minutes of meeting of 24 September 2025 9 - 18 4c. Minutes of meeting of 6 November 2025 19 - 22 5. Written Questions ** 6. Chief Social Work Officer Annual Report 2024-25 Report by Chief Social Work Officer 23 - 60
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7. Moray Integration Joint Board Chief Officer Update Report by Chief Officer Moray Integrated Joint Board 61 - 90 8. Revenue Budget Monitoring and Estimated Act to 30 September 2025 Report by Chief Executive 91 - 122 9. Capital Plan 2025-2026 Quarter 2 Report by Chief Executive 123 - 138 10. Short to Medium Term Financial Plan Report by Chief Executive 139 - 150 11. Meeting Attendance Protocol Report by Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations 151 - 166 12. Budget Protocol for 2026-27 Budget Setting Process Report by Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations 167 - 178 13. Improving Attendance Project Report by Executive Director Education, Housing and Communities 179 - 212 14. Elected Members Allowances and Expenses Scheme Report by Executive Director Education, Housing and Communities 213 - 216 15. Community Council Administration Grant Report by Executive Director Education, Housing and Communities 217 - 282 16. Grampian Venture Capital Fund Report by Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations 283 - 286 17. Meeting Dates Report by Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations 287 - 290 18. Scheme of Delegation Update Report by Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations 291 - 374 19. Outside Body Appointments Report by Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations 375 - 380
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20. Libraries Learning Centres and Heritage Service Transformation Report by Executive Director Education, Housing and Communities 381 - 406 21. Information Reports - if called in Item(s) which the Committee may wish to consider with the Press and Public excluded 22. Out of hours Project Closure Report [Para 7] • 7. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority). 23. Report on Tender - Bilbohall Elgin Phase 1 [Para 7 and 9] • 7. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the authority). • 9. Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services. 24. Management Structure Update [Para 1] • 1. Information relating to a particular employee, former employee or applicant to become an employee of, or a particular office-holder, former office-holder or applicant to become an office-holder under, the authority. Information Reports - Not for Discussion at this Meeting Any member wishing to call in a noting or information report from one meeting shall give notice to Committee Services by 12 noon 2 clear working days before the meeting for which the report is published. Please see Standing Order 38 for deadlines. The Notice shall be countersigned by one other elected member and shall explain the reason for call in including any action sought. Information Report - Development of Visitor Levy Scheme Timeline Report by Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations 407 - 418
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Information Report - Monitoring Officer Report 2025 Report by Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations 419 - 424 Watching the Meeting You can watch the webcast live by going to: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_43661.html Webcasts are available to view for 1 year following the meeting. You can also attend the meeting in person. If you wish to attend in person, please come to the High Street entrance door and a member of staff will let you into the Chamber.
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GUIDANCE NOTES * Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests - The Chair of the meeting shall seek declarations from any individual or political group at the beginning of a meeting whether any prior decision has been reached on how the individual or members of the group will vote on any item(s) of business on the Agenda, and if so on which item(s). A prior decision shall be one that the individual or the group deems to be mandatory on the individual or the group members such that the individual or the group members will be subject to sanctions should they not vote in accordance with the prior decision. Any such prior decisions will be recorded in the Minute of the meeting. ** Written Questions - Any Member can put one written question about any relevant and competent business within the specified remits not already on the agenda, to the Chair provided it is received by the Proper Officer or Committee Services by 5pm three working days prior to the day of the meeting, please see Standing Order 36 for deadlines. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be published on the Council’s committee management system by 12pm the day before the meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been published, may ask one supplementary question directly related to the subject matter at the meeting, but no discussion will be allowed. No supplementary question can be put or answered more than 10 minutes after the Council has started on the relevant item of business, except with the consent of the Chair. If a Member does not have the opportunity to put a supplementary question because no time remains, then he or she can submit it in writing to the Proper Officer who will arrange for a written answer to be provided within 7 working days.
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MORAY COUNCIL Moray Council SEDERUNT Councillor Kathleen Robertson (Chair) Councillor Amber Dunbar (Depute Chair) Councillor James Allan (Member) Councillor Peter Bloomfield (Member) Councillor Neil Cameron (Member) Councillor Tracy Colyer (Member) Councillor Theresa Coull (Member) Councillor John Cowe (Member) Councillor John Divers (Member) Councillor Jérémie Fernandes (Member) Councillor Donald Gatt (Member) Councillor David Gordon (Member) Councillor Juli Harris (Member) Councillor Sandy Keith (Member) Councillor Elaine Kirby (Member) Councillor Scott Lawrence (Member) Councillor Marc Macrae (Member) Councillor Paul McBain (Member) Councillor Neil McLennan (Member) Councillor Shona Morrison (Member) Councillor Bridget Mustard (Member) Councillor Derek Ross (Member) Councillor John Stuart (Member) Councillor Draeyk van der Horn (Member) Councillor Sonya Warren (Member) Councillor Ben Williams (Member) Clerk Name: Tracey Sutherland Clerk Telephone: 07971 879268 Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk