Issue - meetings

(a)      Approves the Lord Provost (or one other Elected Member) plus one officer to attend High Wind 2026 in Stavanger, Norway between 9 - 11 March 2026, as an addition to the travel agreed for 2025/26 at Finance and Resources Committee on 12 February 2025 and within existing budget;

(b)      Approves international travel to support City Development and Regeneration activity in 2026/27 as set out in Appendix 1, including event and conference attendance to support international partnerships, hydrogen activity, city events and Art Gallery and Museums;

(c)      Delegates authority to the Chief Officer – City Development and Regeneration to:-

(1)    approve necessary travel documentation and arrangements and associated expenditure for the travel noted in recommendations 2.1 - 2.2 above, provided costs to the Council do not exceed the budgets referred to in Section 4 of this report and provided all necessary external funding is obtained and that all arrangements are made in line with applicable Council travel policies;

(2)    determine which officers should undertake such travel; and

(3)    following consultation with the Co-Leaders and Lord Provost, determine which Elected Members should undertake such travel; and

(d)      Agrees that the outcomes of overseas activity undertaken in 2026/27 will be provided to this Committee by way of an annual Service Update.

With reference to article 15 of the minute of meeting of the Finance and Resources Committee of 12 February 2025, the Committee had before it a report by the Executive Director for City Regeneration and Environment, which sought approval (1) for travel to Stavanger in March 2026; and (2) of proposed international travel by officers and elected members in order to support relevant City Development and Regeneration activities throughout 2026/27.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the Lord Provost (or one other Elected Member) plus one officer to attend High Wind 2026 in Stavanger, Norway between 9 - 11 March 2026, as an addition to the travel agreed for 2025/26 at Finance and Resources Committee on 12 February 2025 and within existing budget;

(b)      approve international travel to support City Development and Regeneration activity in 2026/27 as set out in Appendix 1, including event and conference attendance to support international partnerships, hydrogen activity, city events and Art Gallery and Museums;

(c)      delegate authority to the Chief Officer – City Development and Regeneration to:-

(1)    approve necessary travel documentation and arrangements and associated expenditure for the travel noted in recommendations 2.1 - 2.2 above, provided costs to the Council do not exceed the budgets referred to in Section 4 of this report and provided all necessary external funding is obtained and that all arrangements are made in line with applicable Council travel policies;

(2)    determine which officers should undertake such travel; and

(3)    following consultation with the Co-Leaders and Lord Provost, determine which Elected Members should undertake such travel; and

(d)      agree that the outcomes of overseas activity undertaken in 2026/27 will be provided to this Committee by way of an annual Service Update.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.