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Moray Council · 10 June 2025
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Corporate Committee Tuesday, 10 June 2025 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Corporate Committee is to be held at Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX on Tuesday, 10 June 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 Item 16 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. Minute of meeting of 22 April 2025 7 - 10 5. Written Questions ** 6. Best Value Action Plan Review Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 11 - 36 7. Corporate Risk Register April 2025 Update Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 37 - 64
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8. Transformation Strategy Development Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 65 - 84 9. Performance Report (Financial Services) - Period to March 2025 Report by the Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and Finance) 85 - 92 10. Financial Services Service Plan 2025-28 Report by the Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and Finance) 93 - 102 11. Performance Report (Governance Strategy and Performance) - Period to March 2025 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 103 - 110 12. Performance Report (HR ICT OD) - Period to March 2025 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 111 - 120 13. HR ICT and Organisational Development and Governance Strategy and Performance Service Plans 2025-28 Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 121 - 146 14. Succession Planning Report by Depute Chief Executive (Education, Communities and Organisational Development) 147 - 178 15. Information Reports - if called in 16. Amendment to Out of Hours Business Case [Para 1 and 6] • 1. Information relating to staffing matters; • 6. Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person(s);
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Item(s) which the Committee may wish to consider with the Press and Public excluded 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 at least 48 hours before the meeting for which the report is published. The Notice shall be countersigned by one other elected member and shall explain the reason for call in including any action sought. Information Report - Community Asset Transfers Annual Report Report by the Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and Finance) 179 - 194 Information Report - Community Rental Support Annual Review Report Report by the Depute Chief Executive (Economy, Environment and Finance) 195 - 204 Summary of Corporate Services Committee functions: To regulate, manage and monitor the finances of the Council both capital and revenue; to deal with staffing policies and practices other than for teaching staff; to deal with equal opportunities policies and practices; to deal with procurement policies and priorities; to deal with all matters relating to the Council’s duty to initiate, maintain and facilitate Community Planning; to ensure that the organisation, administrative and management processes of the Council are designed to make the most effective contribution to achieving the Council’s objectives; to provide all central support services; to exercise the functions of the Council in connection with the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages; to deal with valuation and electoral registration matters.
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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 12 noon two working days prior to the day of the meeting. A copy of any written answer provided by the Chair will be published on the Council’s committee management system by 4pm the day before the meeting. The Member who has put the question may, after the answer has been published, 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 Corporate Committee SEDERUNT Councillor Bridget Mustard (Chair) Councillor Kathleen Robertson (Depute Chair) Councillor Peter Bloomfield (Member) Councillor Theresa Coull (Member) Councillor John Cowe (Member) Councillor John Divers (Member) Councillor Amber Dunbar (Member) Councillor Jérémie Fernandes (Member) Councillor Sandy Keith (Member) Councillor Scott Lawrence (Member) Councillor Marc Macrae (Member) Councillor Paul McBain (Member) Councillor Shona Morrison (Member) Councillor Derek Ross (Member) Councillor Draeyk van der Horn (Member) Clerk Name: Tracey Sutherland Clerk Telephone: 07971 879268 Clerk Email: committee.services@moray.gov.uk