Agenda item

The Council had before it a report by the Interim Director of Corporate Governance which provided the draft Common Good budget for 2016/17.

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)       approve the Common Good budget for 2016/17 as detailed in appendix 1 to the report;

(b)       request the Interim Director of Corporate Governance to undertake a review of the investment strategy for the Common Good Fund; and

(c)       consider the new requests for funding in appendix 4 to the report.

Councillor Boulton moved, seconded by Councillor Young:-

          That the Council -

(1)             approve the Common Good budget for 2016/17 as detailed in appendix 1 to the report, subject to the changes detailed in the spreadsheet below;

(2)             request the Interim Director of Corporate Governance to undertake a review of the investment strategy for the Common Good Fund; and

(3)             instruct the Interim Director of Corporate Governance to undertake a full review of the Common Good spend in conjunction with the investment strategy in (2) above.

Councillor Yuill moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Jennifer Stewart:-

That the Council -

(1)             approve the Common Good budget for 2016/17 as detailed in appendix 1 to the report, subject to changes detailed in the spreadsheet below;

(2)             instruct the Interim Director of Corporate Governance to undertake a review of the investment strategy for the Common Good Fund; and

(3)             instruct the Interim Director of Corporate Governance to report to a future meeting of the Council on what changes to future expenditure will be required to ensure the long-term maintenance of the Common Good Fund’s real-term value.

Councillor Jackie Dunbar moved as a further amendment, seconded by Councillor Cameron:-

That the Council -

(1)             approve the Common Good budget for 2016/17 as detailed in appendix 1 to the report, subject to the changes detailed in the spreadsheet below;

(2)             request the Interim Director of Corporate Governance to undertake a review of the investment strategy for the Common Good Fund; and

(3)             instruct the Interim Director of Corporate Governance to undertake a full review of the Common Good in conjunction with the investment strategy mentioned in (2) above to determine the medium term funding strategy that should be provided through the Common Good for new and existing projects.

There being a motion and two amendments, the Council first divided between the amendment by Councillor Yuill and the amendment by Councillor Jackie Dunbar.

On a division, there voted:-

For the amendment by Councillor Yuill  (4)  -  Councillors Greig, Malone, Jennifer Stewart and Yuill.

For the amendment by Councillor Jackie Dunbar  (13)  -  Councillors Cameron, Copland, Dickson, Jackie Dunbar, Flynn, Hutchison, Jaffrey, MacGregor, Nicoll, Noble, Samarai, Sandy Stuart and Townson.

Declined to vote  (22)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Donnelly, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Graham, Grant, Ironside, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison, Nathan Morrison, Taylor, Thomson and Young.

Absent from the division  (1)  -  Councillor Kiddie.

The Council then divided between the motion and the amendment by Councillor Jackie Dunbar.

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (22)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Donnelly, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Graham, Grant, Ironside, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison, Nathan Morrison, Taylor, Thomson and Young.

For the amendment by Councillor Jackie Dunbar  (13)  -  Councillors Cameron, Copland, Dickson, Jackie Dunbar, Flynn, Hutchison, Jaffrey, MacGregor, Nicoll, Noble, Samarai, Sandy Stuart and Townson.

Declined to vote  (4)  -  Councillors Greig, Malone, Jennifer Stewart and Yuill.

Absent from the division  (1)  -  Councillor Kiddie.

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion.