Agenda
West Dunbartonshire Council · 5 March 2025
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Agenda West Dunbartonshire Council Date: Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ___________________________________________________________________ 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
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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 William Rooney Councillor David McBride Councillor Gordon Scanlan Councillor Jonathan McColl Councillor Hazel Sorrell Councillor James McElhill Councillor Clare Steel Councillor Michelle McGinty Councillor Sophie Traynor Chief Executive Chief Officers Date of issue: 20 February 2025 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.
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WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL WEDNESDAY, 5 MARCH 2025 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 OPEN FORUM The Council is asked to note that no open forum questions have been submitted by members of the public. 6 GENERAL SERVICES BUDGET SETTING 2025/26 5 – 423 AND 2026/27 TO 2029/30 BUDGET ESTIMATES Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources. (a) summarising the key issues relating to the revenue budget estimates and setting of Council Tax for 2025/26 and the Council’s capital plan, and providing budget estimates for 2026/27 to 2029/30; and (b) seeking approval to set the General Services revenue and capital budgets for 2025/26 through approval of options to close the 2025/26 revenue budget gap. 7/
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7 CAPITAL STRATEGY 2025/26 TO 2034/35 425 – 458 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Resources seeking approval of the Council's Capital Strategy for the period 2025/26 to 2034/35. 8 CHARGING POLICY FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL CARE 459 – 527 SERVICES 2025/2026 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Health & Social Care Partnership providing an overview of the proposed changes to West Dunbartonshire Council’s Charging Policy for Non-Residential Care Services 2025/2026 for consideration and approval. 9 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT (HRA), HOUSING 529 – 548 CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME, REVENUE BUDGET, AND RENT LEVELS FOR 2025/26 Submit report by the Chief Officer – Housing and Employability seeking approval of the proposed HRA capital investment programme and the HRA revenue budget for 2025/26 and agreement of the level of weekly rent increase for 2025/26. 10 NOTICE OF MOTION Note: Council will require to suspend Standing Order 20(a) to allow consideration of the following Motion. (a) Motion by Councillor Jim Bollan – Fire & Rehire Council agrees the Fire & Rehire document recently sent to employees breaches the Scottish Government & our own Council's "Fair Work Statement" and should be abolished immediately. The trades unions advised management they could not support this position. Many Council workers are in fear of losing their job after receiving the recent communication from WDC and the Unions have been inundated with enquiries from worried and concerned employees. Pausing the Fire & Rehire proposal is insufficient, and it should be abolished immediately.