NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL 5 October 2017 · 2017-12-08 · NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL −5 October 2017 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF THE ETHICAL STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE ETC

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL − 5 October 2017

Motherwell, 5 October 2017 at pm.

A Meeting of the NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

PRESENT

Councillor Jones, Provost; Councillor Castles, Depute Provost; Councillors Anderson, D. Ashraf, J. Ashraf,Baird, Barclay, Beveridge, Bonnar, Burgess, Burrows, Cameron, Campbell, Carragher, Carson, Cochrane,Cullen, Curran, Currie, Di Mascio, Docherty, Doolan, Douglas, Duffy, Encinias, Fannan, Farooq, Feeney,Fisher, Fotheringham, Gaffney, Gallacher, Goidsack, Gourlay, Hogg, Hume, C. Johnston, T. Johnston, Kelly,Kerr, Larson, Lennon, Linden, MacGregor, Magowan, Masterton, McCulloch, McLaren, McManus, McNally,McNeil, McPake, A. McVey, H. McVey, O'Rourke, Pettigrew, Quigley, Reddin, Roarty, Shevlin, Stephen,Stevenson, Stocks, Stubbs, Watson, Weir and Wilson.

CHAIR

Councillor Jones (Provost) presided.

IN ATTENDANCE

The Chief Executive; Assistant Chief Executive (Education, Youth and Communities); Assistant ChiefExecutive (Enterprise and Housing Resources); Assistant Chief Executive (Health and Social Care); AssistantChief Executive (Infrastructure); Head of Business for Legal and Democratic Solutions; Business FinanceManager; Expenditure Manager, and Democratic Services Manager.

APOLOGIES

Councillors M. Coyle, S. Coyle, Goldie, Graham, Logue, McKendrick, Morgan, Shields, Alan Valentine andAnnette Valentine.

PROVOST'S REMARKS

The Provost's Remarks were asfollows:−"Colleagues,

we were saddened to hear of the recent events in Las Vegas, Edmonton in Canada andMarseille in France in which many people have either been killed or injured by attackers. The shooting in LasVegas was the United States' worst mass shooting in recent history.

We were also shocked at the number of fatalities and injuries as a result of the hurricanes which hit areas ofthe United States and the Caribbean.

I would like to offer on behalf of the Council our thoughts and sympathies to the families, friends andcolleagues of those who have been injured or have lost their lives.

I would now ask you to be upstanding to observe one minute's silence.'

Thereafter the Council observed one minute's silence.

"I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Fiona Whittaker to North Lanarkshire Council. Fiona hasrecently been appointed as the new Head of Business for Organisational and People Solutions.

I would also advise that I have agreed to accept an urgent Notice of Motion which will be dealt withimmediately following agenda item number 12."

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN TERMS OF THE ETHICAL STANDARDS IN PUBLIC LIFE ETC.(SCOTLAND) ACT 2000

Provost Jones, Councillors D. Ashraf, J. Ashraf, Barclay, Doolan, Fannan, Masterton and A. McVey,due to a family member's employment with HMRC, declared an interest in respect of paragraph 12 −Notice of Motion by Councillor T. Johnston and Councillor Barclay and left the meeting duringconsideration of that matter.

RESULT OF WARD 13 − FORTISSAT BY−ELECTION

2. There was submitted notification by the Returning Officer giving details of the result of the By−Electionheld on 7 September 2017 for Ward No. 13 (Fortissat) asundernoted:−Candidate

Charlie Cefferty, IndependentKyle Davidson, Scottish Green PartyDaryl Gardner, UK Independence Party (UKIP)John Jo Leckie, A Better Britain − Unionist PartyNorma McNab, Scottish Conservative and UnionistMags Murphy, Scottish National Party (SNP)Glare Quigley, Scottish Labour Party

Total Ballot Papers receivedInvalid votesTotal Valid VotesElectoral QuotaPercentage Poll

No. of FirstPreference Votes

1842418

858424761

1,420

3,73647

3,6891,845

30.7%

At Stage 7 Glare Quigley was elected to serve on North Lanarkshire Council.

The Provost congratulated Councillor Quigley on her election and welcomed her to the Council.

NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL

3. There were submitted the Minutes of the meetings of North Lanarkshire Council held on 22 June 2017and the Special North Lanarkshire Council held on 21 August 2017.

Decided: that the terms of the Minutes be approved.

MINUTES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL

4. There were submitted the Minutes of the following meetings which were approved by the Council on22 June2017:−Planning

SubPolicy and Resources

1 June 201721 June 2017

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SUB−COMMITTEE AND PANEL MINUTES FOR INFORMATION

5. There were submitted for information the Minutes of the meetings of the undernoted Sub−Committeesand Panels held on the datesspecified:−Social

Work (Complaints Review) SubSocial Work (Complaints Review) Sub

7 February 201728 February 2017

Approved by the Social Work Sub−Committee at its meeting on 6 August 2017

Audit and Governance PanelSpecial Audit and Scrutiny PanelAudit and Scrutiny PanelTransformation SubFinance and Organisational Business SubSocial Work SubCommunity Safety and Partnership Governance Sub

15 February 201728 June 201720 July 201726 July 20172 August 20178 August 201731 August 2017

Approved by the Policy and Resources Committee at its meeting on 21 September 2017

Policy and Resources (Human Resources Early Retirement) Sub 3 April 2017Policy and Resources (Human Resources Early Retirement) Sub 27 April 2017Planning Sub 22 June 2017Human Resources (Appeals, Early Retirement and Sounding Board) Sub 29 June 2017Human Resources (Appeals, Early Retirement and Sounding Board) Sub 10 July 2017

Approved by the Enterprise and Housing Resources Committee at its meeting on 10 August2017

ALEOs and External Bodies Monitoring Sub 19 July 2017

Approved by the Infrastructure Committee at its meeting on 16 August 2017

MINUTES FOR APPROVAL

6. There were submitted the Minutes of the undernoted Committees held on the datesspecified:−Regulatory

Special RegulatoryLocal Review BodyRegulatorySpecial RegulatoryPublic ProcessionsCivic Functions GroupSpecial RegulatoryRegulatorySpecial RegulatoryEnterprise and HousingPublic ProcessionsEducationSpecial RegulatoryInfrastructureRegulatoryRegulatory

21 June 201727 June 20174 July 20176 July 201717 July 201717 July 201720 July 201724 July 201727 July 201731 July 201710 August 201711 August 201715 August 201716 August 201716 August 201724 August 201730 August 2017

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Public ProcessionsPolicy and ResourcesRegulatory

Decided:

(1) that the terms of the Minutes be approved;

14 September 201721 September 201728 September 2017

(2) that in respect of item 6(o) being the Infrastructure Committee Minute of 16 August 2017 itwas noted that Councillor O'Rourke had declared an interest in respect of item 16 "FloorCoverings Repair and Replacement 2017119 'and the Minute be updated accordingly, and

(3) that in respect of item 6(s) being the Policy and Resources Committee Minute ol21 September 2017 it was noted that, in respect of paragraph 9 "Excellence and Equity inEducation" the Minute would be updated at the third listed decision to reflect the following"that it be noted that final arrangements for Scottish Education will be decided by the ScottishParliament in the forthcoming Education Bill".

Councillor Stocks, seconded by Councillor Johnston, moved in terms of Standing Order No. 49 that StandingOrders be suspended to allow discussion regarding a number of issues with regard to waste collection inNorth Lanarkshire.

On a vote being taken, the motion for suspension of Standing Orders was supported by 37 votes and thusfailed to obtain the necessary support of two thirds of the 66 Members present and voting.

NOTICE OF MOTION BY COUNCILLOR GALLACHER AND COUNCILLOR CAMERON

7. There was submitted the following motion in the names of Councillor Gallacher and CouncillorCameron, notice of which appeared on the agenda,viz:−"The

Council is concerned about the planning application for an incinerator in Hamilton, SouthLanarkshire, notes North Lanarkshire Council has not been included in the consultation process;further notes that areas within North Lanarkshire will be directly affected by its emissions, considerslocal residents in North Lanarkshire should be made aware of this application and instructs theCouncil to make representation to that effect to South Lanarkshire Council."

Councillor Gallacher, seconded by Councillor Cameron, then moved the terms of the motion.

Following discussion, it was proposed that the Notice of Motion be amended to reflect that NorthLanarkshire Council wished to formally object to the planning application, which was agreed.

Decided:

(1) that representation be made to South Lanarkshire Council in respect of the PlanningApplication for the erection of a Waste Processing Facility, Whistleberry Road, Hamilton toensure that North Lanarkshire residents directly affected by the emissions are made aware ofthe Planning Application, and

(2) that the Council formally objects to the Planning Application for the Erection of a WasteProcessing Facility in Whistleberry Road, Hamilton.

NOTICE OF MOTION BY COUNCILLOR WILSON AND COUNCILLOR DOUGLAS

8. There was submitted the following motion in the names of Councillor Wilson and Councillor Douglas,notice of which appeared on the agenda, viz:−248


"The Council welcomes the collaborative Vision Schools Scotland project from the University of theWest of Scotland and Holocaust Educational Trust to accredit schools who have demonstrated astrong commitment to teaching the Holocaust; instructs the Education Department to assess themerits of the programme with a view to encouraging schools to apply for accreditation if they are in aposition to do so; acknowledges the potential of this programme to aid pupils in their understanding ofthe need to be tolerant and respectful towards all groups within society through the lessons taught bythe Holocaust."

Councillor Wilson, seconded by Councillor Douglas, then moved the terms of the motion.

Decided: that the Council welcomes the collaborative Vision Schools Scotland project from theUniversity of the West of Scotland and Holocaust Educational Trust to accredit schoolswho have demonstrated a strong commitment to teaching the Holocaust; instructs theEducation Department to assess the merits of the programme with a view toencouraging schools to apply for accreditation if they are in a position to do so;acknowledges the potential of this programme to aid pupils in their understanding ofthe need to be tolerant and respectful towards all groups within society through thelessons taught by the Holocaust.

NOTICE OF MOTION BY COUNCILLOR BURGESS AND COUNCILLOR WATSON

9. There was submitted the following motion in the names of Councillor Burgess and Councillor Watson,notice of which appeared on the agenda,viz:−"The

Council notes the need to establish areas within our communities to preserve school memorialand award boards, which are currently held within Motherwell Heritage Centre and throughout NorthLanarkshire; suggests that local community centres/hubs would be a potential location for thesememorial boards and notes the importance of our local history."

Councillor Burgess, seconded by Councillor Watson, then moved the terms of the motion.

Decided: that the Council notes the need to establish areas within our communities to preserveschool memorial and award boards, which are currently held within MotherwellHeritage Centre and throughout North Lanarkshire; suggests that local communitycentres/hubs would be a potential location for these memorial boards and notes theimportance of our local history.

NOTICE OF MOTION BY COUNCILLOR BAIRD AND COUNCILLOR ANDERSON

10. There was submitted the following motion in the names of Councillor Baird and Councillor Anderson,notice of which appeared on the agenda,viz:−"To

ask the Council, to procure for Members and Members' Services staff, integrated casemanagement system software.

Case management systems are designed to eliminate silos of information and functionality to meetthe diverse business and practice needs of Elected Members.

Case management software such as eCasework is designed to meet the needs of Councillors, Ml−As,AMs, MPs and MSPs. eCasework is a cloud based version and is platform and device agnostic andpermits integration with Evernote, Dropbox, Todoist and Microsoft Office suite including Outlook, thuspermitting users to enter appointments, contacts and emails only once. Cloud based packages wouldalso allow for an increase in efficient mobile working."

Councillor Baird, seconded by Councillor Anderson, then moved the terms of the motion.

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Councillor Kelly, seconded by Councillor Duffy, moved as anamendment:−North

Lanarkshire Council will undertake a review to consider all aspects of support that ElectedMembers require to undertake their role. Members will lead and or will be fully engaged in thisprocess with officers.

The review will include an assessment of Members' support needs which will include but not berestricted to:

Casework software

Equipment required to assist Members to facilitate their role e.g. phones and PCI hardware andsoftware solutions with training that meet the needs of Members

Members' training and capacity building which reflects the priorities of Members and the Council torespond to community needs and interests

Consider the role of Members' Services to better support Elected Members

Re−establish robust, clear and timely responses to Members' enquiries from all aspects of NorthLanarkshire Council business. This will enable clear and timely responses to North Lanarkshirecitizens. Report on this key performance indicator at the relevant Committee."

Following discussion, Councillor Baird agreed that the Notice of Motion be withdrawn and as a resultthe amendment became the motion.

Decided:

(1) that a review be undertaken to consider all aspects of support that Elected Members requireto undertake their role;

(2) that Elected Members lead or be fully engaged in the process with officers;

(3) that the review include an assessment of Members' support needs which will include but notbe restricted to:

Casework Software

• Equipment required to assist Members to facilitate their role, eg phones and ICThardware and software solutions with training that meet the needs of Members;

• Members' training and capacity building which reflects the priorities of Members and theCouncil to respond to community needs and interests;

• Consider the role of Members' Services to better support Elected Members, and

• Re−establish robust, clear and timely responses to Members' enquiries, from all aspectsof North Lanarkshire Council business which will enable clear and timely responses toNorth Lanarkshire citizens, and

(4) that a report be submitted on the key performance indicators to the relevant CouncilCommittee.

NOTICE OF MOTION BY COUNCILLOR McNEIL AND COUNCILLOR FANNAN

11. There was submitted the following motion in the names of Councillor McNeil and Councillor Fannan,notice of which appeared on the agenda, viz:−250


"North Lanarkshire Council calls upon the Government to make fair transitional state pensionarrangements for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes in the State Pension Age(SPA) and, who have unfairly borne the burden of the increase to the SPA with a lack of appropriatenotification

Councillor McNeil, seconded by Councillor Fannan, then moved the terms of the motion.

Councillor Gallacher, seconded by Councillor Wilson, moved as anamendment:−"The

Council recognises that equalising the SPA was necessary to ensure the State Pensionremained sustainable; notes that this decision was first taken in 1995; further notes that the UKGovernment listened to the concerns raised at the time of the 2011 adjustment, resulting in a£1.1 billion concession, helping those women affected with the transition to a higher SPA."

Councillor Fotheringham, seconded by Councillor Barclay moved as a furtheramendment:−"North

Lanarkshire calls upon the UK Government to make fair transitional State Pensionarrangements for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes in the SPA and, who haveunfairly borne the burden of the increase to the SPA with a lack of appropriate notification and fullyendorse the aims of the WAS P1 Women."

The Provost proposed, with the agreement of the proposers and seconders of the Notice of Motionand the amendment second proposed that, due to the similarity of the motions, a composite motion besubmitted, which was agreed, as undernoted.

"North Lanarkshire Council calls upon the Government to make fair transitional state pensionarrangements for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes in the SPA and, who haveunfairly borne the burden of the increase to the SPA with a lack of appropriate notification.

The Council fully endorses the aims of Women Against State Pension Inequality."

On a vote being taken between the composite motion and the amendment first proposed, 9 Membershaving voted for the amendment first proposed and 56 Members having voted for the compositemotion, the composite motion was accordingly declared carried.

Decided:

(1) that North Lanarkshire Council calls upon the Government to make fair transitional statepension arrangements for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes in the SPAand, who have unfairly borne the burden of the increase to the SPA with a lack of appropriatenotification, and

(2) that the Council fully endorse the aims of Women Against State Pension Inequality.

Provost Jones, Councillors D. Ashraf, J. Ashraf, Barclay, Doolan, Fannan, Masterton and A. McVey byvirtue of a family member's employment with HMRC, having declared an interest in the following item,took no part in the consideration thereof and the Provost demitted the Chair which, for the duration ofthe consideration of the following paragraph only, was assumed by the Depute Provost.

NOTICE OF MOTION BY COUNCILLOR T. JOHNSTON AND COUNCILLOR BARCLAY

12. There was submitted the following motion in the names of Councillor T. Johnston and CouncillorBarclay, notice of which appeared on the agenda,viz:−'North

Lanarkshire Council agrees that its planned impact assessment on any loss of HMRC inCumbernauld will be as equally rigorous and far−reaching as that carried out by West Lothian Councilin the threatened closure of HMRC in West Lothian. Matters covered in North Lanarkshire Council'simpact assessment should include such aspects as the total loss of salaries in the Cumbernauld area,

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the impact of this on local businesses and services, the impact of longer commutes to proposedGlasgow and Edinburgh HMRC hubs and other relevant matters.

The Council might consider entering into dialogue with local Public and Commercial Services Unionrepresentatives.'

Councillor T. Johnston, seconded by Councillor Hogg, then moved the terms of the motion.

Councillor Kelly, seconded by Councillor Fisher, moved as anamendment:−"The

Council condemns the decision by the UK Government to close HMRC in Cumbernauld, whichwill lead to the loss of a major employer in North Lanarkshire and a consequently negative effect onthe employees and the town.

Council notes that officers are engaged in an extensive assessment of the impact of the closure, theexploration of all possible support for employees and options for the HMRC site.

Council notes with concern the partisan attempt by some local politicians to attach blame to theCouncil for a decision taken by the Government in Westminster, and urges all politicians to work in aconstructive way towards a reversal of the decision and to do everything in their power to support theemployees.

Council notes its disappointment that the Scottish Government choose Dundee and Glasgow as thelocation of the new Social Security Agency, rather than consider appropriate sites in NorthLanarkshire which already have an excellent and qualified workforce.

Council requests that, given the extent of HMRC closures across the country, the ScottishGovernment fully assess the impact of all closures, set out formally a plan to support all affectedemployees and make available additional funds to assist impacted communities."

Thereon, more than 40% of the Members available to participate having so requested in terms ofStanding Order No. 33, the vote was taken by calling the roll.

On the roll being called, 26 Members voted for the amendment asfollows:−Councillor

Castles, Depute Provost; Councillors Beveridge, Burrows, Campbell, Carson, Curran,Docherty, Duffy, Encinias, Feeney, Fisher, Gaffney, Gourlay, Kelly, McCulloch, McLaren, McNally,McNeil, McPake, H. McVey, O'Rourke, Quigley, Reddin, Roarty, Shevlin and Stevenson.

33 Members voted in favour of the motion asfollows:−Councillors

Anderson, Baird, Bonnar, Burgess, Cameron, Carragher, Cochrane, Cullen, Currie,Di Mascio, Douglas, Farooq, Fotheringham, Gallacher, Goldsack, Hogg, Hume, C. Johnston,T. Johnston, Kerr, Larson, Lennon, Linden, MacGregor, Magowan, McManus, Pettigrew, Stephen,Stocks, Stubbs, Watson, Weir and Wilson.

26 Members having voted for the amendment, 33 Members having voted for the motion, the motionwas accordingly declared carried.

Decided:

(1) that North Lanarkshire Council agrees that its planned impact assessment on any loss ofHMRC in Cumbernauld be as equally rigorous and far−reaching as that carried out by WestLothian Council in the threatened closure of HMRC in West Lothian. Matters covered in NorthLanarkshire Council's impact assessment should include such aspects as the total loss ofsalaries in the Cumbernauld area, the impact of this on local businesses and services, theimpact of longer commutes to proposed Glasgow and Edinburgh HMRC hubs and otherrelevant matters, and

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(2) that the Council consider entering into dialogue with local Public and Commercial ServicesUnion representatives.

The Provost resumed the Chair.

The Provost being of the opinion that the following item of business was relevant, competent andurgent, authorised its consideration.

URGENT NOTICE OF MOTION BY COUNCILLOR LINDEN AND COUNCILLOR BONNAR

13. There was submitted the following motion in the names of Councillor Linden and Councillor Bonnar,viz:−"This

Council condemns totally the recent actions of the Spanish Government in Catalonia; Notes thathundreds of Catalan Government officials and elected representatives were detained ahead of theindependence referendum and that media outlets were closed down; Further notes that thousands ofvoters came under attack from Spanish police in an attempt by the state to prevent them casting theirvote in the referendum and considers these actions to be a breach of both the UN Convention ofHuman Rights and Article 2 of the EU Treaty."

Councillor Linden, seconded by Councillor Bonnar, then moved the terms of the motion.

Councillor Kelly, seconded by Councillor Duffy, moved as anamendment:−'This

Council condemns totally the recent actions of the Spanish Government in Catalonia; Notes thathundreds of Catalan Government officials and elected representatives were detained and that mediaoutlets were closed down; Further notes that thousands of voters came under attack from Spanishpolice in an attempt by the state to prevent them casting their vote in the referendum and considersthese actions to be a breach of both the UN Convention of Human Rights and Article 2 of the EUtreaty.'

Councillor Cullen, seconded by Councillor Douglas, moved as a furtheramendment:−"That

the Council expresses its concern at the disturbing events taking place in Catalonia; Notes thatif the matter is to be brought to a conclusion, this will be achieved through dialogue and diplomacy,and not through violence."

The Provost proposed, with the agreement of the proposers and seconders of the Notice of Motionand the amendment first proposed that, due to the similarity of the motions, a composite motion besubmitted on behalf of the Council, which was agreed, as undernoted.

"This Council condemns totally the recent actions of the Spanish Government in Catalonia; Notes thathundreds of Catalan Government officials and elected representatives were detained ahead of thereferendum and that media outlets were closed down; Further notes that thousands of voters cameunder attack from Spanish police in an attempt by the state to prevent them casting their vote in thereferendum and considers these actions to be a breach of both the UN Convention of Human Rightsand Article 2 of the EU Treaty."

On a vote being taken between the composite motion and the amendment second proposed,9 Members having voted for the amendment second proposed and 56 Members having voted for thecomposite motion, the composite motion was accordingly declared carried.

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Decided:

(1) that the Council condemns totally the recent actions of the Spanish Government in Catalonia,and notes that hundreds of Catalan Government officials and elected representatives weredetained ahead of the referendum and that media outlets were closed down, and

(2) that the Council further notes that thousands of voters came under attack from Spanish policein an attempt by the state to prevent them casting their vote in the referendum and considersthese actions to be a breach of both the UN Convention of Human Rights and Article 2 of theEU Treaty.

TIMETABLE OF MEETINGS 2018

14. There was submitted a report by the Head of Business for Legal and Democratic Solutions enclosing,in Appendix 1 to the report, a Timetable of Committee meetings for 2018, which would allow Legaland Democratic Solutions to review the schedule of meetings and the Council's decision makingprocess.

The Provost proposed that, in order to provide an opportunity for Elected Members and officers toenter into a dialogue regarding the timetabling of meetings, the Timetable be approved for the periodup to the end of June 2018; that a meeting of the Planning Sub−Committee on 22 February 2018 at10 am be included within the timetable, and that the Head of Business for Legal and DemocraticSolutions update the timetable as required.

Decided:

(1) that the Timetable of Meetings be approved for the period up to the end of June 2018 to allowan opportunity for Elected Members and officers to enter into a dialogue regarding the futuretimetabling of meetings;

(2) that a meeting of the Planning Sub−Committee on Thursday, 22 February 2018 at 10 am beincluded within the Timetable within Committee Cycle 1, and

(3) that the Head of Business for Legal and Democratic Solutions be authorised to update theTimetable of meetings as required.

SCHEME OF ADMINISTRATION

15. With reference to paragraph 7 of the Minute of the meeting of the Council held on 22 June 2017when, inter aha, (1) the remit of the Education, Youth and Communities Committee was divided andan Education Committee and a Youth, Communities and Equalities Sub−Committee were established,and (2) a Community Safety and Partnership Governance Sub−Committee was established as aSub−Committee of the Policy and Resources Committee, there was submitted a report by the Head ofBusiness for Legal and Democratic Solutions (a) proposing that (A) the membership of theCommunity Safety and Partnership Governance Sub−Committee comprise 17 Members and reflectthe current membership of the Community Safety Partnership Forum; (B) the Community SafetyPartnership Forum cease to function and be removed from the Scheme of Administration: (C) that theTerms of Reference for the Community Safety and Partnership Governance Sub−Committee, copyattached as Appendix 1 to the report, be approved and matters relating to partnership governance beincluded at a future time, and (D) that the membership and convenership of the Youth, Communitiesand Equalities Sub−Committee be as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, and (b) proposing that theresponsibility for consideration of petitions received by the Council revert to the appropriate ServiceCommittee.

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Decided:

(1) that the membership of the Community Safety and Partnership Governance Sub−Committeecomprise 17 Members and reflect the membership of the Community Safety PartnershipForum, which was agreed at the statutory meeting of the Council on 18 May 2017;

(2) that the Community Safety Partnership Forum cease to function and be removed from theScheme of Administration;

(3) that the Terms of Reference for the Community Safety and Partnership GovernanceSub−Committee, attached as Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed and that matters relating topartnership governance be included at a future time;

(4) that the membership and convenership of the Youth, Communities and EqualitiesSub−Committee

, attached as Appendix 2 to the report, be agreed, and

(5) that the responsibility for considering petitions received by the Council revert back to theappropriate Service Committees.

APPOINTMENT OF RELIGIOUS AND TEACHER REPRESENTATIVES

16. There was submitted a report by the Head of Business for Legal and Democratic Solutions (1)seeking approval to appoint (a) William Cunningham as the third religious representative on theEducation Committee, and (b) Patrick Cullen as teacher representative for the Secondary andAdditional Support Needs Sector, and (2) recommending that, following the outcome of a ballot inrespect of the Primary and Pre−5 Sector, a representative be appointed to the Education Committeefor the Primary and Pre−5 Sector.

Thereon the Head of Business for Legal and Democratic Solutions orally informed the Council of theoutcome of the ballot the previous day for the Primary and Pre−5 Sector, and that Lorraine McBridehad received the largest number of votes.

Decided:

(1) that William Cunningham be appointed as the third religious representative on the EducationCommittee;

(2) that Patrick Cullen be appointed as teacher representative for the Secondary and AdditionalSupport Needs Sector on the Education Committee, and

(3) that Lorraine McBride be appointed as the Primary and Pre−5 Sector representative on theEducation Committee.

MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES, SUB−COMMITTEES, PANELS, WORKING GROUPS ANDOUTSIDE BODIES

17. There was submitted a report providing recommendations for appointments to Committees,Sub−Committees, Panels and Outside Bodies.

The Provost proposed that the amendments to the Committees, Sub−Committees, Panels, WorkingGroups and Outside Bodies be implemented subject to Councillor McManus replacing CouncillorStubbs on the Planning Sub−Committee.

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Decided: that the appointment of Members to Committees, Sub−Committees, Panels, WorkingGroups and Outside Bodies, as detailed below, beimplemented:−Committee/Sub−Committee!

J Proposed AmendmentPanel/Working Group/OutsideBody

Committees

Civic Functions Group Councillors Anderson, Farooq and Pettigrew toreplace Councillors Barclay, S. Coyle and Hume.

Education (1) Councillors D. Ashraf and Lennon to replaceCouncillors MacGregor and Stephen, and

(2) Councillor Quigley to replace CouncillorShields.

Enterprise and Housing Councillors Barclay, Carragher, C. Johnston andWeir to replace Councillors Kerr, Lennon, Lindenand Stephen.

Infrastructure Councillors Fotheringham, Kerr, Larson andMacGregor to replace Councillors D. Ashraf,Cochrane, Lennon and Weir.

Policy and Resources Councillors Carragher and Linden to replaceCouncillors Stephen and Weir.

Public Processions Councillors Kerr and Stocks to replace CouncillorsJ. Ashraf and Pettigrew.

Regulatory (1) Councillors Kerr, Lennon and Linden toreplace Councillors Bonnar, Hogg andMcManus, and


Sub−Committees and Panels

ALEOs and External Bodies Councillors Cochrane and Kerr to replaceMonitoring Sub Councillors Lennon and Magowan.

Appointments Sub Councillor Stubbs to replace Councillor Larson.

Asset Transfers Review Panel Councillors J. Ashraf and S. Coyle to replaceCouncillors Larson and Linden.

Audit and Scrutiny Panel Councillor T. Johnston to replace CouncillorBarclay.

Community Safety and Councillors Carragher, Kerr, Masterton, AnnettePartnership Governance Sub Valentine and Weir to replace Councillors

Anderson, D. Ashraf, J. Ashraf, M. Coyle andStubbs.

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Committee/Sub−Committee! Proposed AmendmentPanel/Working Group/OutsideBody

Education Appeals Sub (1) Councillors Cochrane and Linden to replaceCouncillors MacGregor and McManus, and


Emergencies Sub Councillors Barclay and Fotheringham to replaceCouncillors Farooq and Larson.

Finance Appeals Sub Councillors Anderson and Annette Valentine toreplace Councillors Hogg and Pettigrew.

Finance and Organisational (1) Councillor Douglas to replace CouncillorBusiness Sub Gallacher, and

(2) Councillors Hume, MacGregor, Mastertonand Pettigrew to replace CouncillorsCarragher, Farooq, Linden and McManus.

Human Resources (Appeals, Councillors Magowan and M. Coyle to replaceEarly Retirement and Sounding Councillors Fotheringham and Stocks.Board) Sub

Joint Consultative Committee for Councillors D. Ashraf and Stocks to replaceLocal Government Employees Councillors Larson and Stubbs.

Joint Negotiating Committee for (1) Councillor Quigley to replace CouncillorTeaching Staff Carson;

(2) Councillors Campbell, Duffy and Gourlay tobe appointed Labour Group substitutes;

(3) Councillors Lennon, Annette Valentine andWeir to be appointed SNP Groupsubstitutes;

(4) Councillor Burgess to be appointedConservative Group substitute;

(5) Head of Education (Central) to replace Headof Education (North) as a substitute member,and

(6) Head of Education (North) to replaceEmployee Relations Manager as fullmember.

Licensing Board Councillor Stubbs to replace Councillor Stephen.

Planning Sub and Local Review (1) Councillor McManus to replace CouncillorBody (same membership) Stubbs, and

(2) Councillor Fisher to replace Councillor Kelly.

Social Work Sub Councillors Lennon and Magowan to replaceCouncillors MacGregor and Stephen.

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Committee/Sub−Committee! Proposed AmendmentPanel/Working Group/OutsideBody

Transformation Sub Councillors J. Ashraf, Farooq and Larson toreplace Councillors Hogg, Kerr and Pettigrew.

Working Groups

Member/Officer Group on Equal Councillors M. Coyle and Magowan to replacePay Councillors Stephen and Annette Valentine.

Member/Officer Group on New (1) Councillor Gourlay to replace CouncillorBuild Logue, and

(2) Councillor Kelly to be appointedVice−Convener.

Outside Bodies

Lanarkshire Educational Trust Councillor Linden to replace Councillor Magowan.

North Lanarkshire Health and Councillor Stubbs to replace Councillor Weir.Social Care Integration JointBoard

Friends of Balikinrain School Remove Elected Member representation.

Glasgow Airport Consultative Councillor Graham to replace Councillor Carson.Group

QUESTIONS RECEIVED IN TERMS OF STANDING ORDER NO. 45

18. It was noted that, in terms of Standing Order No. 45, three written questions had been submitted.

(1) Question by Councillor Fotheringham

To ask what the expected timescales are in respect of the current school boundary review;when the results of this will be available for consultation; and what timescales they expect toimplement the recommendations?

Answer by Councillor McNally, Convener of Education Committee

A number of consultations to partially rezone areas from one school to another will besubmitted to the Education Committee on 7 November 2017 . The statutory consultationperiod will take place from 8 November till 20 December 2017. Final approval for therezoning proposals will take place by Summer 2018 for implementation in August 2018.

(2) Questions by Councillor Beveridge

(a) To ask the Council as a result of a FOI request, which states that the sum of £20,000is owed to North Lanarkshire Council by four elected Members who serve thisCouncil:−(A)

When did this debt figure become first known to officers of the Council?

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(B) How much is the financial split between the four elected Members in terms ofthe £20,000 Council tax debt figure owed to this Council?

(b) To ask the Council whether the four elected Members, who owe the £20,000 Counciltax debt

(A) Are Members of the same political party?

(B) Who are these four elected Members?

Answer to both questions by Councillor Fisher, Convener of Finance andOrganisational Business Sub−Committee

In terms of the two questions I would advise that Council Tax is properly pursued from anyindividual. The Council has recently processed Freedom of Information requests which are insimilar terms to the questions asked. A decision has already been taken under FOl not todisclose this information on the grounds that it would impact on the privacy of electedmembers. That decision takes account of the public interest test. I am happy to adhere tothat position in regard to the question. It follows that any political affiliation of an electedmember who happens to be in arrears will not be disclosed by the Council.

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