Decision details

The Committee resolved:

(a)          to note the Financial Resilience Plan at Appendix 1;

(b)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Customer Experience to implement the relief / grant schemes announced for businesses in line with Scottish Government guidance;

(c)           to instruct the Chief Officer – Customer Experience as appropriate to suspend new recovery activity for unpaid debts across all Council accounts i.e. Council Tax, rents, sundry debts, for businesses and individuals until 1 May 2020, and delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Finance to extend this suspension, following consultation with the Convener of the City Growth and Resources Committee, should circumstances require it;

(d)          to instruct the Chief Officer – Customer Experience to delay Non-Domestic Rates annual billing as appropriate, following consultation with Convener of the City Growth and Resources Committee;

(e)          to instruct the Chief Officer – Customer Experience to provide businesses with flexible payment terms on Non-Domestic Rates and sundry debts as appropriate, following consultation with Convener of the City Growth and Resources Committee;

(f)            to delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Finance to, following consultation with the Convener of the City Growth and Resources Committee, take any necessary steps to support the Council Group entities and Tier 1 ALEOs;

(g)           to instruct the Chief Officer – Finance to prepare a report for the Urgent Business Committee on proposals for use of the additional funding expected to be received by the Council, as part of the Scottish Government support to Communities announcement; and

(h)           to instruct the Chief Executive, through the CMT Strategic Group, to monitor the development of, and the actions arising out of the financial resilience plan at Appendix 1, and for the Chief Officer – Finance to report as appropriate to the Urgent Business Committee.