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West Dunbartonshire Council · 8 November 2023
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Agenda 
Requisitioned Meeting of 
West Dunbartonshire Council 
Date:  Wednesday, 8 November 2023 
Time:  18:00 
Format:  Hybrid meeting 
Contact:    Carol-Ann Burns  
Email: carol-ann.burns@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 
Dear Member 
Please attend a requisitioned 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 Douglas McAllister Councillor Michelle McGinty
Councillor James Bollan Councillor June McKay
Councillor Karen Murray Conaghan Councillor John Millar
Councillor Ian Dickson Councillor Lawrence O’Neill
Councillor Diane Docherty Councillor Lauren Oxley
Councillor Craig Edward 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       
Chief Executive
Chief Officers 
Date of issue: 31 October 2023 
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, 8 NOVEMBER 2023 
AGENDA 
1 STATEMENT BY CHAIR – AUDIO STREAMING 
2 APOLOGIES 
3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST 
Members are invited to declare if they have an interest in the item 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 
done by roll call vote to ensure an accurate record. 
5 OPPOSITION TO RELOCATION OF BALLOCH LIBRARY
In terms of Standing Order No.3(b) Councilors James Bollan, Karen Murray  
Conaghan, Ian Dickson, Jonathan McColl, Lauren Oxley, Chris Pollock, Gordon
Scanlan and Sophie Traynor have submitted the following:-
We, the undersigned Councilors, request a Special Meeting of West
Dunbartonshire Council under Standing Order 3(a) to discuss the following:-
Opposition to relocation of Balloch Library.
Council agrees that savings option CCF02 will not be progressed, excepting the
already underway adaptation of Dalmuir CE Centre to house Dalmuir Library, as
per savings option CCF01. 
All remaining libraries that would have been impacted will continue to operate in
their present locations with no reduction in hours, capacity, facilities, or service
provision. 
The £50k revenue benefit targeted for 2023/24 from taking this savings option
will be met from reserves. 
Any future proposals to change these services must be subjected to public
consultation before being presented to elected members. 
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