Policy And Resources Committee - 10/06/2002

At a MEETING of the FINANCE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 10th June 2002.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Lord Provost John R LETFORD

Willie W SAWERS

C D P FARQUHAR

Helen WRIGHT

Joe FITZPATRICK

Fraser MACPHERSON

Betty WARD

Allan PETRIE

Jim BARRIE

Jill SHIMI

George REGAN

Julia M STURROCK

Neil I C POWRIE

Bruce D MACKIE

Neil GLEN

Ian BORTHWICK

Kenneth J N GUILD

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Robin PRESSWOOD

Derek J SCOTT

Fiona M GRANT

Richard BEATTIE

John CORRIGAN

David BOWES

Andrew DAWSON

Dave BEATTIE

Mervyn J ROLFE

 

Councillor George REGAN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 13th May 2002 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I SUPERANNUATION INVESTMENT SUB-COMMITTEE

 

The minute of meeting of the Superannuation Investment Sub-Committee of 22nd May 2002, a copy of which is appended hereto, was submitted for information and record purposes.

 

II RELIEF ON RATES - CHARITY RELIEF

 

There was submitted Report No 474-2002 by the Director of Finance seeking authorisation to grant charity relief on the undernoted non-domestic properties:-

 

Applicant

Subjects

 

The Ferry Club

217 Brook Street, Broughty Ferry, Dundee

 

 

Dundee Cyrenians

Hawkhill Court, Unit K, Mid Wynd, Dundee

 

 

MacMillan Cancer Relief

1st Floor, 58/60 Bell Street, Dundee

 

 

Ninewells Cancer Campaign

Unit 35, Forum Centre, Dundee

 

The Committee approved accordingly.

 

III CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC FINANCE AND ACCOUNTANCY

 

There was submitted Agenda Note AN116-2002 intimating that David Dorward, Director of Finance, had been elected Chair of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in Scotland for the year 2002/2003 and the time commitment would comprise no more than eight days in the calendar year.

 

The Committee noted accordingly.

 

The Committee resolved, under Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, that the public be excluded from the meeting for the undernoted item of business on the grounds that it involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraphs 6 and 9 of Part I of Schedule 7(A) of the Act.

 

IV RELIEF OF NON-DOMESTIC RATES ON THE GROUNDS OF HARDSHIP

 

After considering Report No 492-2002 by the Director of Finance relative to the above, the Committee approved the recommendations detailed therein.

 

 

 

 

GEORGE REGAN, Convener.

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