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Midlothian Council · 25 February 2025
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Notice of Meeting and Agenda Midlothian Council Venue: Council Chambers/Hybrid, Midlothian House, Dalkeith, EH22 1DN Date: Tuesday, 25 February 2025 Time: 11:00 Executive Director : Place Contact: Clerk Name: Democratic Services Clerk Telephone: Clerk Email: democratic.services@midlothian.gov.uk Further Information: This is a meeting which is open to members of the public. Privacy notice: Please note that this meeting may be recorded. The recording may be publicly available following the meeting. If you would like to know how Midlothian Council collects, uses and shares your personal information, please visit our website: www.Midlothian.gov.uk
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1 Welcome, Introductions and Apologies 2 Order of Business Including notice of new business submitted as urgent for consideration at the end of the meeting. 3 Declaration of Interest Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in the items of business for consideration, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of their interest. 4 Deputations 5 Minutes 5.1 Minute of Council meeting of 17 December 2024 submitted for approval 5 - 27 5.2 Minute Volume Index 28 - 29 5.3 Action Log 30 - 35 6 Questions to the Council Leader No items for discussion 7 Motions 7.1 Labour Group representatives on Committees and Working Groups 36 - 36 7.2 Response to Storm Éowyn 37 - 37 8 Public Reports 8.1 Financial Monitoring 2024/25 – General Fund Revenue - Chief Financial Officer & Section 95 Officer 38 - 48 8.2 Housing Revenue Account Revenue Budget 2024/25 – 2025/26 and Capital Plan 2024/25 – 2027/28 - Chief Financial Officer & Section 95 Officer 49 - 57 8.3 General Services Capital Plan 2024/25 Quarter 3 Monitoring and 2025/26 to 2028/29 Budgets - Chief Financial Officer & Section 95 Officer 58 - 75
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8.4 Treasury Management and Investment Strategy 2025/26 & Prudential Indicators - Chief Financial Officer & Section 95 Officer 76 - 153 8.5 Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee - Recommendations - Chief Officer Corporate Solutions 154 - 157 8.6 Fees and Charges 2025/26 - Chief Officer Corporate Solutions 158 - 185 8.7 Medium Term Financial Strategy - Chief Financial Officer & Section 95 Officer - Paper to follow 8.8 Audit Committee Recruitment of an Independent Member - Chief Internal Auditor 186 - 197 8.9 Standing Orders Working Group update and schedule of meeting dates 2025/2027 - Chief Officer Corporate Solutions 198 - 234 8.10 UK Shared Prosperity Transition Funding 2025/26 - Executive Director - Children, Young People and Partnerships 235 - 259 8.11 Use of Glyphosate Update Report - Chief Officer, Place 260 - 265 8.12 Standards Commission Decision - Legal and Governance Manager/Monitoring Officer 266 - 270 Exclusion of Members of the Public (A) TO CONSIDER RESOLVING TO DEAL WITH THE UNDERNOTED BUSINESS IN PRIVATE IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPHS 8, 9 AND 10 OF PART 1 OF SCHEDULE 7A TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 1973 - THE RELEVANT REPORTS ARE THEREFORE NOT FOR PUBLICATION; AND (B) TO NOTE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING ANY SUCH RESOLUTION, INFORMATION MAY STILL REQUIRE TO BE RELEASED UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (SCOTLAND) ACT 2002 OR THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION REGULATIONS 2004. 9 Private Reports 9.1 Proposed Disposal of Property Asset - Chief Officer – Place • 8. The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services. • 9. Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services. 9.2 Beeslack Replacement High School Contractor Appointment Update - Executive Director Place • 8. The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services. • 10. The identity of the authority (as well as of any other person, by virtue of paragraph 6 above) as the person offering any particular tender for a contract for the supply of goods or services. • 9. Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.
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9.3 Shawfair Education Provision - Executive Director Place - Paper to follow 9.4 Capital Plan Prioritisation - Executive Director Place - Paper to follow 9.5 Developer Contributions Report – Use of Bonnyrigg Town Centre Developer Contributions - Chief Officer - Place • 8. The amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the authority under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services. • 9. Any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the authority in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services. • 10. The identity of the authority (as well as of any other person, by virtue of paragraph 6 above) as the person offering any particular tender for a contract for the supply of goods or services. 10 Date of Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 1 April 2025.