Agenda item

The Council had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided details of the draft Common Good budget for 2018/19 for consideration.

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)          approve the Common Good budget for 2018/19 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(b)          consider and make a decision on each of the new requests for funding detailed in Appendix 3 to the report;

(c)          note the provisional Common Good budget for 2019/20 to 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(d)          note that an initial asset register has been prepared and that work will continue to be undertaken to comprehensively review Common Good assets; and

(e)          note the intention to review the process for dealing with applications to the Common Good Fund from 2019/20.

Councillor Boulton moved, seconded by Councillor Lumsden:-

            That the Council -

(1)      approve the Common Good budget for 2018/19 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report amended to reflect Appendix 1 of this motion;

(2)      note the provisional Common Good budget for 2019/20 to 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(3)      note that an initial asset register has been prepared and that work will continue to be undertaken to comprehensively review Common Good assets; and

(4)      note the intention to review the process for dealing with applications to the Common Good Fund from 2019/20.

Councillor Flynn moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Jackie Dunbar:-

            That the Council -

(1)      approve the Common Good budget for 2018/19 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report amended to reflect Appendix 1 of the amendment;

(2)      note the provisional Common Good budget for 2019/20 to 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(3)      note that an initial asset register has been prepared and that work will continue to be undertaken to comprehensively review Common Good assets; and

(4)      note the intention to review the process for dealing with applications to the Common Good Fund from 2019/20.

Councillor Yuill moved as a further amendment, seconded by Councillor Greig:-

            That the Council -

(1)      approve the Common Good budget for 2018/19 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report amended to reflect Appendix 1 of the amendment;

(2)      note the provisional Common Good budget for 2019/20 to 2022/23 as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(3)      note that an initial asset register has been prepared and that work will continue to be undertaken to comprehensively review Common Good assets; and

(4)      note the intention to review the process for dealing with applications to the Common Good Fund from 2019/20.

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

On a division, there voted:-

For the amendment by Councillor Flynn  (19)  -  Councillors Allard, Alphonse, Cameron, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Jackie Dunbar, Flynn, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, Catriona MacKenzie, McLellan, McRae, Nicoll, Noble, Samarai, Sandy Stuart and Townson.

For the amendment by Councillor Yuill  (3)  -  Councillors Delaney, Greig and Yuill.

Declined to vote  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Bell, Boulton, Lesley Dunbar, Duncan, Graham, Grant, Houghton, Hunt, Imrie, John, Laing, Lumsden, Macdonald, Avril MacKenzie, Malik, Mason MSP, Reynolds, Sellar, Jennifer Stewart and Wheeler.

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

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Bell, Boulton, Lesley Dunbar, Duncan, Graham, Grant, Houghton, Hunt, Imrie, John, Laing, Lumsden, Macdonald, Avril MacKenzie, Malik, Mason MSP, Reynolds, Sellar, Jennifer Stewart and Wheeler.

For the amendment by Councillor Flynn  (19)  -  Councillors Allard, Alphonse, Cameron, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Jackie Dunbar, Flynn, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, Catriona MacKenzie, McLellan, McRae, Nicoll, Noble, Samarai, Sandy Stuart and Townson.

Declined to vote  (3)  -  Councillors Delaney, Greig and Yuill.

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion.