CORPORATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE

 

THURSDAY 27 AUGUST 1998 - 2.00 pm

 

Present:-  Councillors Clocherty, O'Rourke, Jackson, Nimmo, Mulholland, Sir Simpson Stevenson, Welch and Hunter, Councillor Sir Simpson Stevenson, Convener, in the Chair.

 

In attendance:-  The Chief Executive, the Director of Central Services, Mr A Barnes, Mr G Moodie and Mr G McGillivray (Contract Services), the Director of Finance, the Director of Legal Services and the Director of Personnel Services.

 

Apologies for absence were intimated on behalf of Provost Allan and Councillor Rebecchi.

 

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

 

   879      RESOLUTION:  EXCLUSION OF PUBLIC AND PRESS                                                                    879

 

On the motion of the Convener 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 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 paragraphs 6 & 8 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

 

   880      CONTRACT SERVICES                                                                                                                        880

 

SUBMITTED:  Report by the Chief Executive advising the Committee on the latest position in respect of Contract Services.

DECIDED:  That the Committee note:-

(i)  That the external review of Building and Works DLO has been completed at a cost of £14,500 and that a supplementary estimate for this expenditure will be required;

(ii)  The overall financial position of DLO's and DSO's;  and

(iii)  That action has been taken by Contract Services management to improve the position in the current financial year.