Item 3 - Draft Minutes - ACCB Committee 01 09 25
West Dunbartonshire Council · 10 June 2026
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ALEXANDER CROSS CAMERON BEQUEST COMMITTEE At a Special Meeting of the Alexander Cross Cameron Bequest Committee held in the Council Chambers, Clydebank Town Hall, 5 Hall Street, Clydebank on Monday, 1 September 2025 at 2.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Kevin Crawford* Diane Docherty, Fiona Hennebry, Daniel Lennie, June McKay, Lawrence O’Neill, Lauren Oxley, William Rooney, and Sophie Traynor. *Arrived later in the meeting. Attending: Adrian Gray, Business Unit Finance Partner - Corporate Functions; Christopher Anderson, Legal Officer; and Nicola Moorcroft, Committee Officer. Apologies: Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Councillors Gordon Scanlan and Clare Steel. ELECTION OF CHAIR The Legal officer invited the Committee to consider the election of the Chair of the Alexander Cross Cameron Bequest Committee. Councillor McKay, seconded by Councillor Oxley, moved that Councillor Traynor be elected to the post. Councillor Hennebry, seconded by Councillor Rooney, moved that Councillor O’Neill be elected to the post. On vote being taken, 5 Members voted for the nomination of Councillor Traynor and 3 Members voted for the nomination of Councillor O’Neill. The election of Councillor Traynor, as Chair, was accordingly declared carried. Councillor Sophie Traynor in the Chair DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. ITEM 3
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Special Meeting of the Alexander Cross Cameron Bequest Committee held on 26 June 2024 were submitted and approved as a correct record. GRANT APPLICATION A report was submitted by the Chief Officer - Resources providing information on a Grant Application to the Alexander Cross Cameron Trust Fund and to make an Officer recommendation for Members consideration. After discussion and having heard the Business Partner - Corporate Functions, in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed the Officer recommendation to award £600 requested in the grant application from Clydebank Scouts for the reasons provided within Appendix 1of the report. Note: Councillor Crawford entered the meeting at this point. INVESTMENT OPTIONS FOR ACC TRUST FUND BALANCE A report was submitted by the Chief Officer - Resources providing an update on Alexander Cross Cameron Trust Fund investments and recommend an approach for continuing investment. After discussion and having heard the Business Partner - Corporate Functions in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee approved that £0.020m is invested with West Dunbartonshire Council in a variable rate account with the remainder of the Fund balance (currently £0.099m) to be invested with the Council in a 2-year fixed deposit account. The meeting closed at 2.06 p.m.