Policy And Resources Committee - 22/01/2001

At a MEETING of the POLICY AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 22nd January, 2001.

 

Present:-

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Lord Provost Helen WRIGHT

Willie W SAWERS

Iain M LUKE

George de GERNIER

Joe FITZPATRICK

Jim BARRIE

John R LETFORD

Allan PETRIE

Julia M STURROCK

Betty WARD

George REGAN

Neil GLEN

Jill SHIMI

Bruce D MACKIE

Elizabeth F FORDYCE

Ian BORTHWICK

Roderick A J WALLACE

Fiona M GRANT

Robin PRESSWOOD

Kenneth J N GUILD

David BOWES

Andrew DAWSON

Derek J SCOTT

Mervyn J ROLFE

 

C D P FARQUHAR

 

 

Councillor Julia STURROCK, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 15th January, 2001 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I REVENUE BUDGET 2001/2001 - HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT

 

There was submitted Report No. 48-2001 by the Director of Finance seeking approval of the 2001/2001 Revenue Budget for the Housing Revenue Account.

 

The Committee:-

 

(i) agreed the 2001/2002 Revenue Budget for the Housing Revenue Account appended to the report; and

 

(ii) remitted consideration of the approved 2001/2002 Housing Revenue Budget to a special meeting of the Housing Committee in order that it may set the 2001/2002 rent levels.

 

II MODERNISING GOVERNMENT FUND - THE DEVELOPMENT OF DUNDEE.COM

 

On a reference to Article III of the minute of meeting of this Committee of 25th September 2000, there was submitted Report No. 50-2001 by the Director of Arts and Heritage and Director of Personnel and Management Services reporting on Dundee City Council's successful bid to the Scottish Executive's Modernising Government Fund to develop dundee.com - an internet portal for Dundee.

 

The Committee approved the undernoted:-

 

(i) Noted the successful Modernising Government Fund Bid for dundee.com.

 

(ii) Agreed to the development of partnering arrangements with Scotland On Line, following the partner selection process outlined in this report, and remitted to the Director of Arts and Heritage and Director of Support Services to negotiate a detailed partnership agreement.

 

In addition it was recommended to the Personnel and Management Services Committee that the undernoted post be established:-

 

dundee.com Project Manager Post (2 years fixed term) graded PO1-4 (22,749 - 24,735) funded from within the Modernising Government Bid.

 

 

 

 

JULIA STURROCK, Convener.