AL9703

ARTS AND LEISURE COMMITTEE

Minute of Meeting held in the Council Offices, Stornoway, on Wednesday 5 March 1997 at 9.15 a.m.

PRESENT

Mr Alasdair G Macrae (Vice-Chairman)

Mrs Katie M Mackenzie

Mr Roderick Macdonald

Mr Donald Murray

Mr Kenneth Mackay

APOLOGIES

Mr Donald Macleod

Mr Callum I Macmillan

Mrs Christina McNeill

MINUTES

The Minute of Meeting of 28 January 1997 was approved.

FINANCE

Revenue Budgets

1997/98

PR110.03.23

With reference to Item 82 of the Minute of Meeting of 1 October 1996, the following were submitted:

(1) Report by the Chief Executive giving guidance on the preparation of the Revenue Budgets for 1997/98, referring to the role of the Service Committees in finally scrutinising the draft Budgets for 1997/98 and in considering the recommendations from the Finance Sub-Committee and Budget Working Party following detailed consideration by the Sub-Committee and the Working Party of the Service Budgets;

(2) Minute of Meeting of the Arts and Leisure Working Party of 30 January 1997, detailing the Working Party's conclusions on the 1997/98 Draft Revenue Budget for Arts and Leisure;

(3) Minute of Meeting of the Finance Sub-Committee Working Party of 5/6 February 1997 and the Finance Sub-Committee Meeting of 6 February 1997;

(4) The Draft Summary Budget Book 1997/98, incorporating the changes to the Budgets which had been recommended by the Finance Sub-Committee, prior to the allocation of central support costs, and inviting the Committee to recommend approval of the Draft Revenue Budget Estimates for Arts and Leisure in the overall sum of £2,366,744; and

(5) Report by Director of Administration and Legal Services, informing the Committee of the outcome of the views expressed by the consulted organisations and staff association representatives and recommending that their views be taken into consideration in recommending approval of the Revenue Budget Estimates for 1997/98.

It was agreed to recommend:

(1) approval of the Base Revenue Estimates of Income and Expenditure for Arts and Leisure for 1997/98 in the net sum of £2,366,744

(2) that the conclusions of the Working Party be noted;

(3) approval of the recommendations and views expressed by the Finance Sub-Committee, insofar as the interest of the Arts and Leisure Committee was concerned; and

(4) Confirmation for the Committee's interest, of the Revenue Budget Estimates as being reasonable in the particular financial circumstances, facing the Council.

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PRESENT	Mr Alasdair G Macrae (Vice-Chairman)
	Mrs Katie M Mackenzie
	Mr Roderick Macdonald
	Mr Donald Murray
	Mr Kenneth Mackay


APOLOGIES	Mr Donald Macleod Mr Callum I Macmillan	Mrs Christina McNeill

		MINUTES
		The Minute of Meeting of 28 January 1997 was approved.
		FINANCE
Revenue Budgets 1997/98 PR110.03.23		With reference to Item 82 of the Minute of Meeting of 1 October 1996, the following were submitted: (1) Report by the Chief Executive giving guidance on the preparation of the Revenue Budgets for 1997/98, referring to the role of the Service Committees in finally scrutinising the draft Budgets for 1997/98 and in considering the recommendations from the Finance Sub-Committee and Budget Working Party following detailed consideration by the Sub-Committee and the Working Party of the Service Budgets; (2) Minute of Meeting of the Arts and Leisure Working Party of 30 January 1997, detailing the Working Party's conclusions on the 1997/98 Draft Revenue Budget for Arts and Leisure; (3) Minute of Meeting of the Finance Sub-Committee Working Party of 5/6 February 1997 and the Finance Sub-Committee Meeting of 6 February 1997; (4) The Draft Summary Budget Book 1997/98, incorporating the changes to the Budgets which had been recommended by the Finance Sub-Committee, prior to the allocation of central support costs, and inviting the Committee to recommend approval of the Draft Revenue Budget Estimates for Arts and Leisure in the overall sum of £2,366,744; and (5) Report by Director of Administration and Legal Services, informing the Committee of the outcome of the views expressed by the consulted organisations and staff association representatives and recommending that their views be taken into consideration in recommending approval of the Revenue Budget Estimates for 1997/98.