Agendas, reports and minutes

A Special meeting of the Community Services Committee will take place in the Council Chamber, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Wednesday 7 December 2016 at 2.00 pm.

Webcast Notice: This meeting will be filmed and broadcast over the Internet on the Highland Council website and will be archived and available for viewing for 12 months thereafter.

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Michelle Morris
Depute Chief Executive/
Director of Corporate Development 

Business

1. Apologies for Absence
Leisgeulan

2. Declarations of Interest
Foillseachaidhean Com-pàirt

Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting.  Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest.  Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.

3. Role and Appointment of Duty Holder 
Dreuchd agus Cur an Dreuchd Neach-gleidhidh Dleastanais

There is circulated Report No COM/52/16 dated 29 November 2016 by the Director of Community Services advising of the requirement and role of an appointed “Duty Holder” within the meaning of the “Port Marine Safety Code”, how the role was fulfilled in the past and providing options on how the role could be fulfilled in the future in light of the recently reissued Port Marine Safety Code, opinion from Counsel and examples from other Local Authorities.

The Committee is invited to agree to appoint the Director of Community Services as Duty Holder.

4. Exclusion of The Public
Às-dùnadh a’ Phobaill

The Committee is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting during discussion of the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 9 of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

5. Award of Bus Service Contracts and Closing the Savings Gap 
Buileachadh Chùmhnantan Seirbheis Bus agus Dùnadh na Beàirn Shàbhalaidhean 

There is circulated to Members only Report No COM/53/16 dated 30 November 2016 by the Director of Community Services presenting the outcome of tendering for replacement public bus service contracts for the next five years with recommendations for award and non-award of contracts.

The Committee is invited to agree the recommendations as set out in the report.