Minutes
Argyll and Bute Council · 15 September 2025
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MINUTES of MEETING of SHORT LIFE WORKING GROUP ON ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL VISITOR LEVY held BY MICROSOFT TEAMS on WEDNESDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2024 Present: Councillor Ross Moreland (Chair) Councillor Anne Horn Councillor Ross Moreland Kirsty Flanagan, Executive Director Councillor Gary Mulvaney Councillor Peter Wallace Attending: Ishabel Bremner, Economic Growth Manager Fergus Walker, Revenues and Benefits Manager Stuart McLean, Committee Manager 1. APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Jim Lynch, Councillor Julie McKenzie, Pippa Milne, Chief Executive and Douglas Hendry, Executive Director. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST There were no declarations of interest intimated. 3. MINUTES The Minutes of the meeting of the Short Life Working Group on Argyll and Bute Council Visitor Levy held on 1 October 2024 were approved as a correct record. 4. ARGYLL AND BUTE COUNCIL VISITOR LEVY The Short Life Working Group gave consideration to a report providing an update on the preparatory work for the draft Argyll and Bute Council Visitor Levy Scheme. Decision The Short Life Working Group – 1. noted the content of the report; 2. noted the activity and timescales outlined in Table 1 of the report; 3. endorsed the requirement for a short paper to go to the full Argyll and Bute Council meeting on 21st November 2024 seeking more time to conclude the pre-consultation activity and preparatory work, with the draft Argyll and Bute Council Visitor Levy Scheme and associated papers being considered at a Special Council meeting in December 2024 (date to be confirmed); and 4. noted the latest draft Argyll and Bute Council Visitor Levy Scheme and initial impact assessment work outlined in Appendices 1 and 2.
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(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth dated 25 October 2024, submitted)