City Governance Committee - 16/02/2026

At a MEETING of the CITY GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE held at Dundee on 16th February, 2026.

 

Present:-

 

Lord Provost Bill CAMPBELL

Depute Lord Provost Nadia EL-NAKLA

 

BAILIES

 

Will DAWSON	Kevin KEENAN	Christina ROBERTS
Willie SAWERS	Helen WRIGHT	Derek SCOTT
	Fraser MACPHERSON

 

COUNCILLORS

 

Heather ANDERSON	Lee MILLS	Dorothy McHUGH
Jimmy BLACK	Steven ROME	George McIRVINE
Kevin CORDELL	Lynne SHORT	Pete SHEARS
Mark FLYNN	Roisin SMITH	Daniel COLEMAN
Stewart HUNTER	Georgia CRUICKSHANK	Michael CRICHTON
Ken LYNN	Jax FINNEGAN	Craig DUNCAN

 

Councillor Mark FLYNN, Convener, in the Chair.

 

The minute of meeting of this Committee of 19th January, 2026 was held as read.

 

Unless marked thus * all items stand delegated.

 

I DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

There were no declarations of interest.

 

II CAPITAL EXPENDITURE MONITORING 2025/2026

 

There was submitted Report No 19-2026 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, appraising of the latest position regarding the Council's Capital Plan 2025/2030.

 

The Committee agreed to note the latest position regarding the Council's Capital Plan 2025/2030.

 

III REVENUE MONITORING 2025/2026

 

There was submitted Report No 20-2026 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, providing an analysis of the 2025/2026 projected revenue outturn as at 30th November, 2025 and the impact on the Councils overall revenue budget position.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note that as at 30th November, 2025, the General Fund was projecting an overall overspend for the year of 4.570m against the adjusted 2025/2026 Revenue Budget, the impact this had on the Councils General Fund Balances and the actions being taken to address the forecast budget shortfall;

 

(ii) to note the budget adjustments totalling 5.654m and detailed in the second column of Appendix A and (summarised in Appendix B) as adjustments to the previously approved Revenue Budget;

 

(iii) to note that as at 30th November, 2025, the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) was projecting an overspend of 2.552m against the adjusted HRA 2025/2026 Revenue Budget and the impact this had on the projected Renewal and Repair Fund balance earmarked to HRA;

 

(iv) to note the information included in Section 3.7 to the report in relation to financial recovery and authorised the Executive Director of Corporate Services to continue to take actions to address forecast overspends with the objective of achieving a balanced budget; and

 

(v) to note that as outlined in Section 3.3, the report reflected anticipated costs associated with the Voluntary Severance and Early Retirement (VSER) scheme.

 

IV CAPITAL PLAN 2026/2031

 

There was submitted Report No 24-2026 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, enabling the Committee to consider proposed changes to the 2025/2030 Capital Plan (as agreed by the Council on 17th February, 2025 - Report No 44-2025, Article V refers) to prioritise projects within the available resources and to recommend the allocations for 2030/2031.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the impact of the current financial environment on the Capital Plan 2026/2031;

 

(ii) to agree the revised Capital Plan for 2026/2031, as detailed in Appendix A to the report; and

 

(iii) to note that the additional general capital grant in relation to the Scottish Government Climate Emergency Fund and Active Travel Tier One had yet to be distributed and that further details of these would be provided to members in a future capital monitoring report.

 

V LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT 2026/2027 AND FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR THECOUNCIL

 

There was submitted Report No 36-2026 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, providing details of the 2026/2027 Local Government Settlement, its implications for Dundee City Council and to recommend procedures for setting the Council Tax and Revenue Budget for 2026/2027.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the 2026/2027 Local Government Settlement and correspondence attached at Appendix B to the report;

 

(ii) to note the implications of the settlement for the Councils Revenue Budget and Capital Plan as detailed in the report;

 

(iii) to note that the financial information included in the report would be updated as necessary and included in the Revenue Budget and Council Tax 2026/2027 report to be submitted to the City Governance Committee on 5th March, 2026; and

 

(iv) to the procedures to be followed for setting the 2026/2027 Revenue Budget and Council Tax, as set out in Section 7 and Appendix A to the report.

 

VI COMMUNITY WISHES UPDATE

 

There was submitted Report No 12-2026 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, providing an update on the progress with the implementation of the Community Wishes approach for Dundee City Council, which was delivered as an expansion to the Community Benefits programme and as part of the Councils Community Wealth Building (CWB) approach.

 

The Committee agreed to note the information within the report.

 

VII PROVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES

 

There was submitted Report No 14-2026 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, providing a summary of the sourcing strategy for the provision of Occupational Health Services and seeking approval to award the successful supplier.

 

The Committee agreed:-

 

(i) to note the information in the report; and

 

(ii) to approve the award of a Framework call-off contract to the successful supplier, as outlined in Section 5 of the report, in compliance with the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations of 2015.

 

VIII FLEXIBLE RETIREMENT POLICY

 

There was submitted Report No 22-2026 by the Executive Director of Corporate Services, seeking approval to changes to the Flexible Retirement Policy.

 

The Committee agreed to approve the policy as outlined in Appendix 1 to the report.

 

 

 

 

Mark FLYNN, Convener.