Agenda item

With reference to the minute of meeting of the Guildry and Mortification Funds Committee of 13 February 2025, the Council had before it, by way of remit, a report by the Lord Dean which appended various proposals for funding from the Guildry and Mortifications Fund, as follows:-

·       Flourish - £10,000 for 2 years

·       Code the City - £4,000

·       Tall Ships Traineeship - £2,000 plus VAT

At the Guildry and Mortification Funds Committee, the Lord Dean summarised the proposals, explained the process that had been followed and confirmed that the funding was required from the 2024/25 budget, although the Flourish proposal was for 2 years, i.e. £20,000 in total. 

The Guildry and Mortification Funds Committee resolved:-

to support the proposals and refer the matter to Council for approval of the funding.

The Council also had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Capital which sought approval of a recommendation for expenditure to be approved from the Rickart (Richard) Mortification Fund.

The report recommended:-

that the Guildry and Mortification Funds Committee consider the report and recommend that Council -

(a)           approve expenditure of up to £30,000 on repair and renovation works to the Rickart’s Tomb from the Rickart (Richard) Mortification Fund; and

(b)           instruct the Chief Officer - Capital to undertake the necessary procurement and to approve the entering into of any contract(s) necessary for the repair and renovation works.

The Guildry and Mortification Funds Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.

The Depute Provost moved, seconded by Councillor Allard:-

That the Council -

(i)         approve the requests for funding from the Guildry and Mortification Fund;

(ii)        approve expenditure of up to £30,000 on repair and renovation works to the Rickart’s Tomb from the Rickart (Richard) Mortification Fund; and

(iii)      instruct the Chief Officer - Capital to undertake the necessary procurement and to approve the entering into of any contract(s) necessary for the repair and renovation works.

Councillor Nicoll moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Malik:-

          That the Council -

(1)       approve the requests for funding from the Guildry and Mortification Fund; and

(2)       defer consideration of the request regarding the Rickart (Richard) Mortification Fund and instruct officers to report back to a future Council meeting with further information.

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Alphonse, Bouse, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Davidson, Fairfull, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLellan, McLeod, Mennie, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

For the amendment   (18)  -  Councillors Ali, Blake, Boulton, Bonsell, Brooks, Crockett, Cross, Graham, Grant, Kusznir, Lawrence, Macdonald, Malik, Nicoll, Mrs Stewart, Thomson, Tissera and Watson. 

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion.