Strategic Policy and Resources Committee - 17 September 2008

 

Strategic Policy and Resources Committee - 17 September 2008

A Meeting of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee will be held in the Council Chambers, Fourth Floor, Council Building, 2 High Street, Perth on Wednesday 17 September 2008 at 2.00pm.

Members

Councillor I Miller (Convener), Councillor Hayton (Vice Convener), Councillor K Baird, Councillor P Barrett, Councillor A Grant, Councillor E Grant, Provost J Hulbert, Councillor A Jack, Councillor J Kellas, Councillor A MacLellan, Councillor M Roberts, Councillor W Robertson, Councillor A Stewart, Councillor B Vaughan, Councillor W Wilson, Councillor A Wylie.

Agenda

1. Declarations of Interest
   
2. Minutes
   

   (i) Minute of Meeting of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 11 June 2008 for signature.
   (ii) Minute of the Meetings of the Appeals Sub-Committee of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 1 May 2008 and 22 May 2008, 16 July 2008 (copies herewith)
   (iii) Minute of the Meeting of the Executive Director Appointments Sub-Committee of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 6 August 2008 for noting (copy herewith)
   (iv) Minutes of the Meetings of the Executive Sub-Committee of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 25 June 2008 and 13 August 2008 for noting (copies herewith)
   (v) Minute of the Meeting of the Property Sub-Committee of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 13 August 2008 for noting (copy herewith)
   (vi) Minute of the Meeting of the Provost's Sub-Committee of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee of 11 June 2008 and the Special Meeting of 13 August 2008 for noting (copies herewith)
   (vii) Minute of the Meeting of the Corporate Health and Safety Consultative Committee of 2 June 2008 for noting (copy herewith)
   (viii) Minute of the Meeting of the Employees Joint Consultative Committee of 22 May 2008 for noting (copy herewith)

3. Authority to Write Off Bad Debts

   At its meeting on 6 February 2008, the Committee considered Report 08/60 by the Head of Finance seeking approval to write off identified bad debts in respect of sales ledger, commercial rent and car park debt and also to write off stock within The Environment Service and Building Services DLO.  Whilst the report was approved in its entirety, the minute of the meeting records the Committee?s agreement to write off sales ledger debt and obsolete stock, but not the commercial rent or the car parking debt.  As a result of this incomplete minute of the meeting, the sums associated with the commercial rent and car parking debt will require to be shown in the Council's Accounts for 2007/08 as Outstanding rather than as being Written Off During the Year 2007/08.  In order to record the Committee's agreement to the associated sums being written off prior to the year end, the Committee is requested to confirm at this meeting that Report 08/60 was approved in its entirety.

4. Revenue Budget 2008/2009 - Monitoring Report No 1 [PDF: 125Kb] - Report by Head of Finance (copy herewith 08/488)
   
5. Renewal and Repair Fund 2008/2009 [PDF: 104Kb] - Report by Head of Finance (copy herewith 08/472)
   
6. Annual Treasury Report 2007/08 [PDF: 114Kb] - Report by Head of Finance (copy herewith 08/473)
   
7. Treasury Activity and Compliance Report [PDF: 117Kb] - Report by Head of Finance (copy herewith 08/474)
   
8. Composite Capital Budget 2008/13 - Monitoring Report No 1 [PDF:172 Kb] - Report by Head of Finance (copy herewith 08/478)
   
9. Savings Arising from Early Retirement Decisions Taken in 2007/2008 [PDF: 79Kb] - Report by Head of Finance (copy herewith 08/475)
   
10. Equalities Employment Monitoring Statistics [PDF: 104Kb] - Report by Head of Human Resources (copy herewith 08/476)
    
11. Viewfinder Seventeenth Questionnaire [PDF: 468Kb] - Report by Interim Head of Strategic Management and Improvement (copy herewith 08/477)