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THE INVERCLYDE COUNCIL

CONTRACT SERVICES COMMITTEE

TUESDAY 8 APRIL 1997 - 3.00 Dm

Present:- Councillors Robertson (A), Morrison (D), O’Rourke, Jackson, McGhee, Rebecchi and Campbell, Councillor Robertson (A), Convener, in the Chair.

In attendance:- The Assistant Chief Executive (Contract Services), Mr A S Grant (for the

Director of Central Services), Mr A Puckrin (for the Director of Finance), the Director of

Legal Services, Mr S Allan (for the Director of Leisure and Recreation) and the Director of

Personnel Services.

An apology for absence was intimated on behalf of Councillor Robertson (Y).

The following paragraphs are submitted for information only. having been dealt with under the powers delegated to the Committee.

416 CONTRACT SERVICES DIVISION: PROGRESS REPORT 416

SUBMITTED: Report dated 24 March 1997 by the Assistant Chief Executive (Contract

Services) advising the Committee of the progress made by the Contract Services Division

since January 1997.

NOTED

417 APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING 1997/98 417

SUBMITTED: Report by the Assistant Chief Executive (Contract Services) advising the Committee that the Contract Services Division intends to reintroduce apprenticeship training within the Division in the 1997/98 financial year, subject to the necessary funding being available.

DECIDED:

(a) That the report be noted; and

(b) That the Assistant Chief Executive (Contract Services) submit a further report detailing costs and the availability of external funding for the scheme.

418 PURCHASE OF LEASED VEHICLES 418

SUBMITTED: Report dated 27 March 1997 by the Director of Finance advising the

Committee of the action taken in respect of the purchase of leased vehicles in terms of the

procedure under Standing Order 66.

NOTED
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419 RESOLUTION: EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS 419

On the motion of the Convener, it was agreed unanimously that, in terms of Section 50(AX4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public and press be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the undernoted item of business on the grounds that consideration of the item involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 8 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

420 REVENUE BUDGET 1996/97 - MONITORING REPORT 420

SUBMITTED: Report dated 25 March 1997 by the Director of Finance on the position of the

Revenue Budget 1996/97 as at 28 February 1997.

DECIDED:

(a) That the current position of the Revenue Budget be noted; and

(b) That the Director of Finance report back to the Committee on the actual performance of

the individual DLO/DSO’s during 1996/97, following completion of the year end accounts.