Committees

A meeting of the Highland and Western Isles Valuation Joint Board will be held in Committee Room 2, Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness, on Thursday, 23 January 2014, at 10.30 a.m.

Your attendance at the meeting is invited and I append a note of the business to be transacted.

Yours faithfully

M Morris
Clerk to the Board

Business

1. Apologies
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. Minutes of Meeting of 21 November 2013
Geàrr-chunntas Coinneamh 21 Samhain 2013

There are circulated, for confirmation, Minutes of Meeting of 21 November 2013.

4. Revenue Budget Monitoring Statement 2013/14
Aithris Sgrùdaidh a' Bhuidseit Teachd-a-Steach airson 2013/14

There is circulated Report No val-1-14 (22kb pdf) dated 7 January 2014 comprising a statement and commentary by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer on Revenue Expenditure and Income for the period to 30 November 2013.

The Board is asked to note the contents of the report.

5. Revenue Budget 2014/15
Buidseat Teachd-a-Steach 2014/15

There is circulated Report No val-2-14 (34kb pdf) dated 13 January 2014 by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer setting out the draft estimates of expenditure and income for 2014/15.

The Board is asked to agree the revenue budget for 2014/15 as detailed in the report.

6. Departmental Report
Aithisg Roinneil

There is circulated Report No val-3-14 (22kb pdf) dated 13 January 2014 by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer advising on the current position of the main activities of the Department.

The Board is asked to note the contents of the report.

7. Risk Profile Review and Audit Update
Ath-sgrùdadh air Geàrr-thuairisgeul Cunnairt agus Fios as Ùr mu Sgrùdadh

At its meeting held on 21 November 2013, the Board considered the External Auditor’s Annual Report on the 2012/13 Audit and noted that an updated risk profile would be made available at the next meeting of the Board.

There is circulated Report No val-4-14 (46kb pdf) dated 13 January 2014 by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer providing this update.

The Board is asked to note the contents of the report.

8. Corporate Governance - Standing Orders and Scheme of Delegation
Riaghladh Corporra – Gnàth-riaghailtean agus Sgeama Tiomnaidh

There is circulated Report No val-5-14 (141kb pdf) dated 7 January 2014 by the Clerk setting out proposed revisions to the Board’s Standing Orders relating to the Conduct of Meetings and also its Scheme of Delegation.

The Board is asked to:

i.   approve with immediate effect the revisions to the Board’s Standing Orders
    relating to the Conduct of Meetings set out at Appendix 1;
ii.  approve with immediate effect the revisions to the Board’s Scheme of
    Delegation set out at Appendix 2; and
iii. agree that the Scheme of Delegation be updated as from 1 April 2014 to
    reflect the changes in post titles as set out in paragraph 3.5 of the report.

9. Briefing – Role of the Valuation Appeals Committee
Brath-ullachaidh – Dreuchd Comataidh nan Ath-thagraidhean Luachaidh

At the Board’s meeting held on 21 November 2013, the Convener requested that further information in the form of a briefing session on the Valuation Appeals process be included on the agenda for the this meeting.

The Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer will give a briefing to Members on the role and operation of the Valuation Appeals Committee.

10. Exclusion of the Public
Às-dùnadh a’ Phobaill

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

11. Management Structure Review
Ath-sgrùdadh air Structar Stiùiridh

There is circulated to Members only Report No VAL6/14 dated 14 January 2014 by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer setting out proposals for a review of the senior management arrangements within his department.