The Inverclyde Council

Monday 26 January 2004 at 4.00 pm

Present:   Provost Rebecchi, Councillors Blair, Forbes, Fyfe, Gallacher, Hill, Hunter, McCabe, McCormick (M), McCormick (P), McKenzie, Nimmo, Roach, Robertson, Snoddy, Stewart and Tucker.

Chair:  Provost Rebecchi presided.

In attendance:  Chief Executive, Depute Chief Executive, Mr G Douglas (for Director of Legal & Support Services), Director of Social Work Services, Head of Financial Services, Head of Housing Services, Head of Personnel Services. 

Apologies:  Councillors Moran and White.

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Minute of the Health Improvement Committee (Special) - 26 January 2004

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(Councillors Blair, Roach and Hunter entered the meeting and Councillors Fyfe and Blair left the meeting during consideration of this item of business).

Approval of the minute as a correct record was moved by Councillor Nimmo seconded by Councillor Snoddy.  Councillor Nimmo seconded by Councillor Snoddy moved with reference to the paragraph entitled “Housing Revenue Account Budget 2004/05” that the decision of the Committee as minuted be approved.  As an amendment, Councillor McCabe seconded by Councillor McCormick (P) moved that the rent increase of £4.87 contained in the above motion be further reduced by £1.25 per week resulting in a rent increase of £3.62 per week, to be achieved by a further reduction in Central Administration Charges of £100,000 and by utilising the estimated £400,000 balance on the Housing Reserve Fund at 31 March 2004.

On a vote, 6 Members voted for the amendment and 9 for the motion which was declared carried.

Councillor Nimmo seconded by Councillor Snoddy moved with reference to the paragraph entitled “Housing Revenue Account Capital Programme 2004/06” that the decision of the Committee as minuted be approved.

As an amendment Councillor McCabe seconded by Councillor McCormick (P) moved that the Capital Programme as detailed above include also: 

Broadfield Phase 7 - £435,000

BISF Phase 1 (South Maukinhill) - £372,000

BISF Phase 2 (Bardrainney) - £470,000

Door Entry Systems - £25,000

On a vote 6 Members voted for the amendment and 7 for the motion which was declared carried.  

Decided:  that the minute be approved.

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Resolution:  The Criminal Justice Grouping of East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire Councils

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Arising from approval of the foregoing minute, RESOLVED on the motion of Councillor Nimmo seconded by Councillor Snoddy that:-

“THE INVERCLYDE COUNCIL incorporated under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, RESOLVE TO MAKE as they HEREBY MAKE a Resolution under Section 56(5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 to constitute the Criminal Justice Grouping of East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire Councils to carry out the functions detailed in the Minute of Agreement”, a copy of which forms a supplement to the principal minute hereof and that the Director of Social Work Services be authorised to take all necessary action in connection therewith.