Agendas, reports and minutes

A special meeting of the Caithness Committee will take place remotely on Friday 1 July 2022 at 10.30am.

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

Yours faithfully

Stewart Fraser

Head of Corporate Governance 

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. Appointment of Chair of Caithness Committee

Cur Cathraiche Chomataidh Ghallaibh an Dreuchd

Nominations are invited for the position of Chair of the Caithness Committee.

4. Appointment of Vice-Chair and Provost of Thurso 

Nominations are invited for the post of Vice-Chair of the Caithness Committee and Provost of Thurso.

5. Appointment of Vice-Chair and Provost of Wick

Nominations are invited for the position of Vice-Chair of the Caithness Committee and Provost of Wick.

6. Member Appointments

Cur Bhall an Dreuchd

i. Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership – Advisory Board

Com-pàirteachas Ath-bheothachaidh Ghallaibh agus Chataibh a Tuath – Bòrd Comhairleachaidh

The Committee is asked to appoint 2 members to serve on the Caithness and North Sutherland Regeneration Partnership Advisory Board. 

ii. Dounreay Stakeholders Group

Buidheann Luchd-ùidh Dhùnrath

The primary purpose of the Dounreay Stakeholder Group is to be the main interface between the community, the site operator at Dounreay and the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in areas such as programme delivery, safety, environment and security and to play an important role in the economic regeneration of the area. It is part of a network of site stakeholder groups across the United Kingdom with each site group represented at meetings of a national stakeholder group set up by the NDA.

The Council is required to appoint 4 Members to the Dounreay Stakeholders Group comprising 3 Members from the Caithness area and 1 Member from the Sutherland area.

The Committee is therefore asked to appoint 3 Members as detailed.

iii. Caithness & North Sutherland Fund 

Maoin Ghallaibh & Chataibh a Tuath

The Caithness & North Sutherland Fund was established by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority and Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd to distribute funding to community organisations for projects that will increase the attractiveness of Caithness and North Sutherland as a place to live, work and invest with particular emphasis on achieving environment, social, culture and infrastructure improvements.

The Fund requires 3 Council Members to be appointed – 2 Members from the Caithness Wards and 1 Member from the North West & Central Sutherland Ward.

The Committee is therefore asked to appoint 2 Members as detailed.

iv. Caithness Citizen’s Advice Bureau – Board

Biùro Comhairleachaidh Pobaill Ghallaibh – Bòrd

The Committee is asked to appoint 1 Member to serve as a Director of Caithness Citizens’ Advice Bureau. 

v. Caithness Local Access Forum

Fòram Cothrom Ionadail Ghallaibh

The Council has a statutory duty under Section 25 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 to establish Local Access Forums for its area. There are currently six Local Access Forums in the Highland area which advise on matters in relation to the exercise of access rights, the existence of delineation of rights of way or the drawing up and adoption of the Core Path Plan. In addition, they also offer and give assistance to parties in terms of the resolution of any disputes in this respect.

The Committee is asked to appoint 2 Members to the Caithness Local Access Forum.

v. Chair of Caithness Poverty Action Group

The Committee is asked to appoint 1 Member as Chair of    Caithness Poverty Action Group

vi. Your Police, You Decide Steering Group (Caithness)

The Committee is asked to appoint 1 Member to the Steering Group.