Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)            in respect of item 6 (School Estate Strategy), to note that officers intended to bring the school estate strategy report back to Committee in September 2019;

(ii)          also in respect of item 6, to instruct a report to be brought to this Committee on 14 March 2019 outlining the precise terms of the scope of work that is being carried out in reviewing the school estate, the findings so far of the audit, the aims, principles and policies of the review process and the timescale of consultation and decision making;  and

(iii)         to otherwise note the planner.

The Committee had before it the committee business planner as prepared by the Chief Officer – Governance.  Members asked a number of questions in respect of items on the planner.

Members were advised that item 6 (School Estate Strategy) would now be reported in September 2019 to allow for further work to be undertaken on the strategy. 

Councillor Greig, seconded by Councillor McLellan, moved as a procedural motion:-

That this Committee agrees to instruct a report to be brought to this Committee on 14 March 2019 outlining the precise terms of the scope of work that is being carried out in reviewing the school estate, the findings so far of the audit, the aims, principles and policies of the review process and the timescale of consultation and decision making.

On a division, there voted:- for the procedural motion (12) – Councillors Greig, Henrickson, Catriona Mackenzie, McLellan, Nicoll and Samarai; and Mrs Stephanie Brock, Mrs Louise Bruce, Mr John Murray, Mr Colm O’Riordan, Miss Pamela Scott and Reverend Hutton Steel; against the procedural motion (7) the Convener; the Vice Convener; and Councillors Duncan, Imrie, Laing and Macdonald; declined to vote (1) – Mr Mike Paul.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)        in respect of item 6 (School Estate Strategy), to note that officers intended to bring the school estate strategy report back to Committee in September 2019;

(ii)       also in respect of item 6, to instruct a report to be brought to this Committee on 14 March 2019 outlining the precise terms of the scope of work that is being carried out in reviewing the school estate, the findings so far of the audit, the aims, principles and policies of the review process and the timescale of consultation and decision making;  and

(iii)      to otherwise note the planner.