THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 1998 - 4.00 pm

 

Present:-  Provost Allan, Councillors Calvert, Robertson (A), Morrison (D), Clocherty, Morrison (M), O'Rourke, Jackson, Roach, McGhee, Nimmo, Robertson (Y), Mulholland, Sir Simpson Stevenson, Rebecchi, Mitchell, Finnie, Welch, Hunter and Campbell, Provost Allan in the Chair.

 

In attendance:-  The Chief Executive, the Assistant Chief Executive (Economic Development and Urban Regeneration), the Assistant Chief Executive (Social and Community Development), Mr G McGillivray, Mr A Barnes and Mr G Moodie (Contract Services), the Director of Central Services, the Director of Legal Services, the Director of Finance, the Director of Economic Development, the Director of Education Services, Mr I Taylor and Mr D Stoddart (Property and Technical Services Department), Mr F Williamson (for the Director of Planning), the Director of Leisure and Recreation, the Director of Social Work, the Director of Housing and Customer Services, the Director of Transportation and Roads, the Director of Personnel Services and the Chief Consumer Protection and Trading Standards Officer.

 

Prior to the commencement of business, the Provost referred to the appointment of Mr Richard Kenney as Manager with the Scottish Commonwealth Games Team.  The Provost congratulated Mr Kenney on his appointment and, on behalf of the Council, wished him every success at the forthcoming Games in Malaysia.

 

   881      APPOINTMENT OF THREE DIRECTORS WITH EXECUTIVE POWERS AND                               881

APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

 

Provost Allan seconded by Councillor Mulholland moved that the Council consider Agenda Item 2 (Appointment of Three Directors with Executive Powers and Appointment of Depute Chief Executive) at this juncture and this was agreed.

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 27 August 1998 by the Chief Executive recommending the appointment of three Directors with Executive Powers and a Depute Chief Executive following an interview process carried out in accordance with the decision of the Policy and Strategy Committee at its meeting on 1 July 1998 (para 687(c)).  The report advised that the recommendations of the respective interview panels were that Miss E Paterson, Director of Legal Services be appointed as Director with Executive Responsibility, Legal, Information & Support Services; Mrs M McCrossan, Director of Finance be appointed as Director with Executive Responsibility, Resource Services; Mr T Keenan, Director of Housing and Customer Services be appointed as Director with Executive Responsibility, Social Work & Housing Services; and Mr G Malone, Assistant Chief Executive (Economic Development & Urban Regeneration) be appointed as Depute Chief Executive.  The recommendations of the interview panels were approved with the proposal that the Directors' posts carry the title "Executive Director" on the motion of Councillor Mulholland, seconded by Councillor Jackson, following which the Officers were admitted to the meeting, offered the appointments and indicated their acceptance.

DECIDED:

(a)  That Miss E Paterson be appointed as Executive Director Legal, Information & Support Services;

(b)  That Mrs M McCrossan be appointed as Executive Director Resource Services;

(c)  That Mr T Keenan be appointed as Executive Director Social Work & Housing Services; and

(d)  That Mr G Malone be appointed as Depute Chief Executive.

 

MINUTES OF MEETINGS OF

THE INVERCLYDE COUNCIL, COMMITTEES AND SUB-COMMITTEES

 

   882      THE INVERCLYDE COUNCIL - 25 JUNE 1998                                                                                  882

 

APPROVED on the motion of Provost Allan seconded by Councillor Mulholland.

 

   883      THE INVERCLYDE COUNCIL (SPECIAL) - 1 JULY 1998                                                                 883

 

APPROVED on the motion of Provost Allan seconded by Councillor Mulholland.

 

   884      SOCIAL WORK AND HOUSING COMMITTEE - 28 JULY 1998                                                      884

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor O'Rourke seconded by Councillor Clocherty.

 

   885      PLANNING AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE (SPECIAL) -                              885

29 JULY 1998

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor McGhee seconded by Councillor Roach.

 

   886      LEISURE AND CULTURAL SERVICES COMMITTEE - 30 JULY 1998                                            886

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor Morrison (M) seconded by Councillor Roach.

 

   887      LICENSING AND REGISTRATION PANEL - 4 AUGUST 1998                                                         887

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor Morrison (D) seconded by Councillor Roach.

 

   888      PLANNING AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SUB-COMMITTEE - 5 AUGUST 1998                     888

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor McGhee seconded by Councillor Morrison (M).

 

   889      FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE - 6 AUGUST 1998                                                                               889

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor Mulholland seconded by Councillor Jackson.

 

   890      EDUCATION SERVICES COMMITTEE - 11 AUGUST 1998                                                             890

 

Approval of the minute as a correct record was moved by Councillor Robertson (Y) seconded by Councillor Welch subject to the suspension of the relevant Standing Order in respect of paragraph 800 (Proposed New Primary School in Gourock) to allow alteration of the previous decision of The Inverclyde Council at its meeting on 14 May 1998 (paragraph 529).

Councillor Robertson (Y) seconded by Councillor Welch moved with reference to paragraph 798 (Schemes for Appointment of Teacher Representative and Parent Representative to Education Services Committee) that the decision of the Committee as minuted be approved.  As an amendment, Councillor Campbell seconded by Councillor Mitchell moved (a) That the scheme for the election of a teacher representative to the Education Services Committee be approved and that the election of a teacher representative proceed on the basis detailed in the scheme; and (b) That the scheme for the election of a parent representative to the Education Services Committee be not approved and that it be remitted to the Director of Education Services to produce a new democratically accountable scheme for consideration by the Committee.  On a vote, 7 Members voted for the amendment and 13 for the motion which was declared carried.

DECIDED:  That the minute be approved.

 

   891      ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - 13 AUGUST 1998                                                    891

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor McGhee seconded by Councillor Roach subject to correction at paragraph 807(a) by the deletion of the word "noted" and the substitution therefor of the word "commended".

 

   892      THE INVERCLYDE COUNCIL (SPECIAL) - 17 AUGUST 1998                                                         892

 

APPROVED on the motion of Provost Allan seconded by Councillor Mulholland.

 

   893      CORPORATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE - 18 AUGUST 1998                                                             893

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor Sir Simpson Stevenson seconded by Councillor Clocherty.

 

   894      POLICY AND STRATEGY COMMITTEE - 20 AUGUST 1998                                                           894

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor Mulholland seconded by Councillor Jackson.

 

   895      SOCIAL WORK AND HOUSING COMMITTEE (SPECIAL) - 25 AUGUST 1998                            895

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor O'Rourke seconded by Councillor Morrison (D).

 

   896      CORPORATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE (SPECIAL) - 27 AUGUST 1998                                         896

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor Sir Simpson Stevenson seconded by Councillor Clocherty.

 

   897      RESOLUTION:  TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER - CUSTOM HOUSE WAY/                                897

BRYMNER STREET, GREENOCK

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 14 August 1998 by the Director of Central Services on a recommendation from the Economic Development Committee on 13 August 1998 that the Council make a Traffic Regulation Order - Custom House Way/Brymner Street, Greenock.

RESOLVED:  On the motion of Councillor McGhee seconded by Councillor Roach that:

"The Inverclyde Council, incorporated under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, RESOLVE TO MAKE as they HEREBY MAKE a Resolution under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3) and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to allow it to prohibit waiting and loading in Custom House Way and Brymner Street, Greenock, all as detailed in a copy of the Order forming a supplement to the principal minute hereof"; and that the Directors of Transportation and Roads and Central Services be authorised to take all necessary action in connection therewith.

 

   898      RESOLUTION:  TRAFFIC REGULATION ORDER - FINNOCKBOG ROAD, INVERKIP               898

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 30 July 1998 by the Director of Central Services on a recommendation from the Planning and Traffic Management Sub-Committee on 29 July 1998 that the Council make a Traffic Regulation Order - Finnockbog Road, Inverkip.

RESOLVED:  On the motion of Councillor McGhee seconded by Councillor Roach that:

"The Inverclyde Council, incorporated under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, RESOLVE TO MAKE as they HEREBY MAKE a Resolution under Sections 1(1), 2(1) to (3) and Part III of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 to prohibit driving in Finnockbog Road, Inverkip, all as detailed in a copy of the Order forming a supplement to the principal minute hereof"; and that the Directors of Transportation and Roads and Central Services be authorised to take all necessary action in connection therewith.

 

   899      BOARD OF INVERCLYDE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST:  APPOINTMENT                899

OF REPRESENTATIVE

 

SUBMITTED:  Report dated 11 August 1998 by the Director of Central Services on an invitation received from Inverclyde Community Development Trust to appoint a representative to serve on the Board of the Trust.

DECIDED:  That consideration be continued to allow the Council to seek increased representation on the Board of the Trust.

 

   900      THE INVERCLYDE COUNCIL DRAFT ANNUAL REPORT AND ABSTRACT OF                         900

ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 1998

 

SUBMITTED:  Draft Annual Report and Abstract of Accounts for the year ended 31 March 1998, copies of which were available for inspection by Members.

NOTED

 

   901      RESOLUTION:  EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS                                                                    901

 

On the motion of the Provost it was agreed unanimously that, in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended, the public and press be excluded from the remainder of the meeting on the grounds that consideration of the remaining items involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the respective paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act, the nature of which is set out in the Minute of the Committee which considered each respective item in the Appendix to the Minute.

 

APPENDICES TO MINUTES

 

   902      SOCIAL WORK AND HOUSING COMMITTEE - 28 JULY 1998                                                      902

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor O'Rourke seconded by Councillor Clocherty.

 

   903      ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - 13 AUGUST 1998                                                    903

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor McGhee seconded by Councillor Roach.

 

   904      CORPORATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE - 18 AUGUST 1998                                                             904

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor Sir Simpson Stevenson seconded by Councillor Clocherty subject to correction at paragraph 855 (Rankin Park, Greenock) by the addition of the words "compliance with the Development Brief and" after the words "subject to" at line 2 of the decision.

 

   905      POLICY AND STRATEGY COMMITTEE - 20 AUGUST 1998                                                           905

 

APPROVED on the motion of Councillor Mulholland seconded by Councillor Jackson.