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Prayer:
Mr Ian M Macleod
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The Meeting was opened with prayer led by Mr
Ian M Macleod.
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Tribute:
Mr Donald Macdonald
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The Chairman
referred to Mr Donald Macdonald, Member for Harris East, who was in hospital,
having broken his leg following a fall. The Chairman, on behalf of the
Comhairle, wished Mr Macdonald a speedy recovery.
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Tribute:
Mr Martin C Taylor
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The Chairman
referred to Mr Martin C Taylor, Member for Benbecula North, who was unwell
and, on behalf of the Comhairle, wished Mr Taylor a speedy recovery.
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Tribute:
Sgoil Lionacleit
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The Chairman
referred to the school team from Sgoil Lionacleit who had recently won the
schools quiz competition run by STV. The Chairman, on behalf of the
Comhairle, congratulated the team on their achievement.
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Tribute:
The Nicolson Institute
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The Chairman
referred to the Nicolson Institute Football Teams who had won an achievement
award for their performances in the North of Scotland Cup and the Scottish
Cup, not only in this year’s games but also in all the games over the last
few years. The Chairman, on behalf of the Comhairle, congratulated The Nicolson
Institute Football Teams on winning this award.
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Tribute:
Mrs Margaret Faye Shaw
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The Chairman
referred to Mrs Margaret Faye Shaw, who had been one of Gaeldom’s leading
archivists, who had died recently. Mrs Shaw had been born in America in 1903 and had come to Scotland in the early 1920’s. The Chairman referred to Mrs Shaw’s
collection of Gaelic folksongs and also her work as a photographer and
filmmaker.
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MINUTES
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Minute of
Meeting of 10 November 2004
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The Minute of
Meeting of 10 November 2004 was approved.
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Minute of
Meeting of 6 December 2004
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The Minute of
Meeting of 6 December 2004 was approved, subject to the following
amendment:
delete the word “words” at insert the word
“wards” in the last line of the Minute.
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LEGISLATION
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Boundary
Commission for Scotland – Annotated Map to Accompany Initial Concluded View
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With reference to item 1 of the Minute of
Meeting of 6 December 2004 the Director of Corporate Services submitted a
Report concerning a proposed response to the Local Government Boundary
Commission for Scotland in relation to Stage 1 of the current review by the
submission of an annotated map. Three options for consideration were
outlined in the Report and maps showing a range of options for amalgamated
wards were appended to the Report.
Mr Angus
Campbell, seconded by Mr Norman A Macdonald, moved that Map 3, appended to
the Report, be submitted to the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland together with an annotation stating that the Comhairle also wished to consider
alternatives in relation to the representation of Harris and Barra.
Mr Donald Manford, seconded by Mr Donald J
Macsween, moved as a first amendment that all three maps should be submitted
for public consultation prior to any decision being taken.
Mr Murdo Macleod, seconded by Mr Keith
Dodson, moved as a second amendment that Map 3, as appended to the Report be
submitted to the Boundary Commission for Scotland and as Vice-Convener’s
motion with the following amendment: the insertion of Manor Park in new ward classification 8.
On the vote being taken between the motion
and the first amendment, the motion received the majority of the votes cast.
On the vote being taken between the motion
and the second amendment, the motion and the second amendment received an
equal number of votes.
There being an equality in the voting
between the motion and the second amendment the Chairman gave his casting
vote in favour of the motion, which became the finding of the meeting and it
was agreed accordingly.
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FINANCE
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Report on
the 2003/04 Audit
PR130.11
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Mr Peter
Johnston, Chief Auditor, Audit Scotland, submitted the Draft Report on the
2003/04 Audit dated 14 December 2004. The Report summarised all significant
matters which had arisen for the year to 31 March 2004. The draft Abstract
of Accounts was also submitted.
It was
agreed to recommend that the draft Report be noted and that, in the event
that any Member raised an issue arising from the draft Report or the draft
Abstract of Accounts or in the event that the final Report or the Final
Abstract differed substantively from the draft Report, the Report and
Abstract would be resubmitted to the meeting of the Committee in February
2005.
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COMMITTEES
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The Committee Decision Reports were submitted
as undernoted. The Comhairle approved the recommendations in the Committee
Decision Reports unless otherwise indicated.
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(a) Arts and Leisure Committee – 7
December 2004
(b) Housing Committee – 7 December
2004
At item 12 of
the Decision Report it was agreed to delete the recommendation listed and
insert the following:
It was agreed to
recommend that the Comhairle dispose of Plot 3 Labost Lane for the sum of
£10k.
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(c) Transportation Committee – 7
December 2004
Mrs Annie
Macdonald and Mr Donald I Nicholson declared an interest in the following
matter and left the meeting during consideration of the matter.
At item 18 of
the Decision Report it was agreed to add the following:
“and the
intervening period be used to consult and inform users”.
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(d) Social Work Committee – 8
December 2004
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(e) Education and Children’s
Services Committee – 8 December 2004
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(f) Sustainable Development
Committee – 8 December 2004
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(g) Environmental Services
Committee – 9 December 2004
At Item 9 of the
Decision Report it was agreed to add the following:
“A Site Visit be arranged to assist in determining the
application”.
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(h) Commercial Operations Board –
9 December 2004
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(i) Policy and Resources
Committee – 16 December 2004
Mr Angus Campbell, seconded by Mr Norman A
Macdonald moved approval of item 21 the Decision Report.
Mr George Lonie, seconded by Mr Iain Morrison,
moved, as an amendment, in relation to Item 21 of the Committee Decision
Report that: “the Smoking at Work Policy, attached at Appendix 1 to the
Report, be approved and implemented from 1 March 2005, subject to suitable
receptacles being placed in relevant places and guidance being issued to all
staff from Line Managers prior to that date”.
On the matter being put to the vote the
amendment received the majority of the votes cast and became the finding of
the meeting.
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(j) Audit and Scrutiny Committee
– 16 December 2004
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