| Description | BUSINESS
1. Sederunt and Declaration of Members’ Interests.
2A. Statement on Equalities. Consider, and if so decided, adopt the following:- “In line with the Council’s legal duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, the Committee, in
making decisions on the attached reports, shall have due regard to the need to:-
(i) eliminate discrimination, harassment and victimisation;
(ii) advance equality of opportunity between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it; and
(iii) foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and persons who do not share it.”
2B. Exempt Information.
Consider, and if so decided, adopt the following resolution:- “That under Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded from the meeting for Items 13, 14 & 15 of the business below, on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the class described in the relevant paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act.”
3. Minute of Meeting of the Business Services Committee of 6 January, 2022. (Pages 5 – 23)
4. Outstanding Business List. (Pages 24 – 25)
5. Business Services’ Directorate Plan 2022/23 (Aberdeenshire Performs). (Pages 26 – 71)
6. Financial Performance as at 31 December 2021. (Pages 72 – 85)
7. Housing Benefit Subsidy Update. (Pages 86 – 88)
8. Consultation Response: Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland. (Pages 89 – 100)
9. Policy Register Annual Reporting. (Pages 101 – 106)
10. Committee Review Process – Stage One Report – Procurement Compliance. (Pages 107 – 111)
11. Aberdeenshire Community Resilience Fund. (Pages 112 – 135)
12. Former Fife Street School, Macduff - Asset Transfer Application. (Pages 136 – 205)
ITEM WHICH THE COMMITTEE MAY WISH TO CONSIDER WITH THE PRESS
AND PUBLIC EXCLUDED
13. Business Services’ Directorate Annual Procurement Plan – 2022/23 – Procurement Approval. (Pages 206 – 225)
(Exempt under Paragraph 8)
ITEM FOR NOTING
A. Minute of Licensing Sub-Committee Meeting of 3 December, 2021. (Pages 226 – 230)
DESCRIPTIONS OF EXEMPT INFORMATION
Paragraph 8 - Estimated Expenditure on Contracts - Expenditure to be incurred by the Council under a contract for acquisition of property or supply of goods or services. |