Agenda - 30 October 2024
West Dunbartonshire Council · 30 October 2024
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Agenda West Dunbartonshire Council Date: Wednesday, 30 October 2024 ___________________________________________________________________ Time: 16:00 ___________________________________________________________________ Format: Hybrid meeting ___________________________________________________________________ Contact: Carol-Ann Burns, Senior Democratic Services Officer Email: carol-ann.burns@west-dunbarton.gov.uk committee.admin@west-dunbarton.gov.uk Dear Member Please attend a meeting of West Dunbartonshire Council as detailed above. Members will have the option to attend the meeting remotely or in person at the Civic Space, 16 Church Street, Dumbarton. The business is shown on the attached agenda. Yours faithfully PETER HESSETT Chief Executive Page 1
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Distribution:- Provost Karen Murray Conaghan Councillor June McKay Councillor James Bollan Councillor John Millar Councillor Ian Dickson Councillor Lawrence O’Neill Councillor Diane Docherty Councillor Lauren Oxley Councillor Fiona Hennebry Councillor Chris Pollock Councillor Gurpreet Singh Johal Councillor Martin Rooney Councillor Daniel Lennie Councillor Gordon Scanlan Councillor David McBride Councillor Hazel Sorrell Councillor Jonathan McColl Councillor Clare Steel Councillor James McElhill Councillor Sophie Traynor Councillor Michelle McGinty Chief Executive Chief Officers Date of issue: 17 October 2024 Audio Streaming Audio recordings of the meeting (including the attendance or contribution of any party participating or making a contribution) will be published on the Council’s website and the Council’s host’s webcast/audio stream platform. You should be aware that the Council is a Data Controller under the General Data Protection Regulation. Data collected during this audio stream will be retained in accordance with the Council’s Privacy Notice* and Retention Schedules including, but not limited to, for the purpose of keeping historical records and making those records available via the Council’s internet site. Page 2
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2024 AGENDA 1 STATEMENT BY CHAIR – AUDIO STREAMING 2 APOLOGIES 3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Members are invited to declare if they have an interest in any of the items of business on the agenda and the reasons for such declarations. 4 RECORDING OF VOTES The Council is asked to agree that all votes taken during the meeting will be carried out by roll call vote to ensure an accurate record. 5 MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS Submit, for approval as correct records, the undernoted Minutes of Meetings of West Dunbartonshire Council:- (a) 28 August 2024 (Ordinary); and 7 – 14 (b) 25 September 2024 (Requisitioned). 15 – 18 6 MINUTES OF MEETING OF AUDIT COMMITTEE 19 – 21 Submit for information, and where necessary ratification, the Minutes of Meeting of the Audit Committee held on 12 June 2024. 7 OPEN FORUM The Council is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public. Page 3
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8 COMMUNITY ALARM UPGRADE 23 – 27 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Health & Social Care Partnership seeking approval to progress the Community Alarm Upgrade through a procurement exercise using the Scotland Excel Digital Telecare Goods framework and approval for the award of a contract following the completion of the procurement exercise. 9 EXXON INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT UPDATE To follow Submit report by the Chief Officer – Regulatory and Regeneration in relation to the above. 10 WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL 29 – 168 PERFORMANCE REPORT 2023/24 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture & Facilities presenting West Dunbartonshire Council’s Annual Performance Report 2023/24 and supporting performance information. 11 FINANCIAL UPDATE 169 – 178 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the financial challenges facing the Council and the estimated 2025/26 – 2029/30 revenue budget gaps. 12 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUDGETARY CONTROL 179 – 185 REPORT TO 31 AUGUST 2024 (PERIOD 5) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of the 2024/2025 HRA revenue budget position on 31 August 2024 and the forecast position of the HRA reserves as of 31 March 2025. 13 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA) CAPITAL 187 – 193 BUDGETARY CONTROL REPORT TO 31 AUGUST 2024 (PERIOD 5) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the HRA capital programme to 31 August 2024. 14/ Page 4
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14 GENERAL SERVICES REVENUE BUDGETARY CONTROL 195 – 227 REPORT TO 31 AUGUST 2024 (PERIOD 5) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources advising of the 2024/25 Revenue Budget position at 31 August 2024 and the forecast position of the General Fund Reserve as at 31 March 2025. 15 GENERAL SERVICES CAPITAL BUDGETARY CONTROL 229 – 239 REPORT 2024/25 TO PERIOD 5 (31 AUGUST 2024) Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources providing an update on the General Services capital financial performance to 31 August 2024. 16 BUDGET CONVERSATION 2025/26 – ENGAGEMENT 241 – 264 RESULTS Submit report by the Chief Officer – Citizen, Culture & Facilities providing an overview of the key results and feedback from the recent Budget Conversation 2025/26 engagement. 17 NOTICE OF MOTION (a) Motion by Councillor Jim Bollan – IT Procurement With the HP contract entering its final possible extension with the Scottish Government we should be looking at options, therefore Council agrees to explore alternative procurement options/platforms open to the Council when we purchase our IT hardware/software. HP currently provide all the hardware/software for the Israeli Defence Force in Palestine, where to date 40,000 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF. Officers should report back to the Council on the feasibility of this move with any potential costs/savings included. Page 5