Draft Minutes of Meeting
West Dunbartonshire Council · 19 August 2026
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CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE At a Hybrid Meeting of the Corporate Services Committee held in the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton on Wednesday, 19 August 2026 at 14.00 p.m. Present: Councillors Kevin Crawford*, Ian Dickson, David McBride, John Millar, Lawrence O’Neill, Lauren Oxley, Chris Pollock, Martin Rooney, William Rooney, Gordon Scanlan and Hazel Sorrell. *Arrived later in the meeting. Attending: Alan Douglas, Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration (Legal Officer); Laurence Slavin, Chief Officer – Resources; Amanda Graham, Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture and Facilities; Victoria Rogers, Chief Officer – People and Technology; Michelle Lynn, Asset Manager; Louise Hastings, Strategic People and Change Manager; Karen Shannon, Section Head – Resources; Arun Menon, Business Support Manager – Resources; Janine Corr, Business Partner – Resources; and Scott Kelly, Committee Officer. Apology: An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Councillor Michelle McGinty. Councillor William Rooney in the Chair STATEMENT BY CHAIR – AUDIO STREAMING Councillor William Rooney, Chair, advised that the meeting was being audio streamed and broadcast live to the internet and would be available for playback. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST It was noted that there were no declarations of interest in any of the items of business on the agenda. RECORDING OF VOTES The Committee agreed that all votes taken during the meeting would be carried out by roll call vote to ensure an accurate record.
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MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING The Minutes of Meeting of the Corporate Services Committee held on 27 May 2026 were submitted and approved as a correct record. MINUTES OF JOINT CONSULTATIVE FORUM The Minutes of Meeting of the Joint Consultative Forum held on 11 June 2026 were submitted and all decisions contained therein were approved. Note: Councillor Crawford entered the meeting at this point. OPEN FORUM The Committee noted that no open forum questions had been submitted by members of the public. UPDATE ON VOLUNTARY GRANTS 2025/26 A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the voluntary grants administered and awarded by West Dunbartonshire Community and Volunteering Services (WDCVS) in 2025/26 in respect of Community Chest and Social Transport Support Funding Grants on behalf of the Council. Having heard the Chief Officer – Resources in answer to a Member’s question, the Committee agreed to note the position of the grants paid out by WDCVS, the Provost’s Fund and the Dumbarton Common Good Fund. CORPORATE SERVICES REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2026 (PERIOD 3) A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources on the revenue financial performance to 30 June 2026 of those services under the auspices of the Corporate Services Committee. It was noted that the incorrect version of Appendix 1 to the report had been provided to Members and there was submitted (tabled) the correct version of the appendix. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Resources and the Chief Officer – People and Technology in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note the contents of the report which showed that the revenue account was currently projected to overspend against budget by £0.459m (0.01% of the total budget) at the year-end; and
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(2) to note the clarification that there was not in fact a current projected use of earmarked reserves of £0.336m, as had been stated in paragraph 2.1 (ii) of the report. CORPORATE SERVICES CAPITAL BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 30 JUNE 2026 (PERIOD 3) A report was submitted by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the Corporate Services capital programme to 30 June 2026. It was noted that the incorrect version of Appendix 3 to the report had been provided to Members and there was submitted (tabled) the correct version of the appendix. After discussion and having heard the Chief Officer – Resources and the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration in further explanation and in answer to Members’ questions, the Committee agreed:- (1) to note the current position of the 2026/27 Corporate Services capital budget; and (2) to note the reprofiling of one project (of £0.120m over the project life), as detailed in Appendix 3 to the report. The meeting closed at 2.17 p.m.