27 November 2024

There will be a Meeting of the Committee in the Council Chamber, Council Offices, on Wednesday 27 November 2024 at 2.00pm.

Published Date:  20 November 2024

Agenda

*It is recommended that, under the terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, the public, including the press, be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following Items on the grounds that exempt information as defined in Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act would be disclosed:

Item 16 - Paragraph 5 – Information relating to the adoption, care, fostering or education of any particular child or relating to the supervision or residence of any particular child in accordance with a supervision requirement made in respect of that child under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

Item 17 – Paragraphs 6, 8 & 9 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (other than the Comhairle), the amount of any expenditure proposed to be incurred by the Comhairle under any particular contract for the acquisition of property or the supply of goods or services and any terms proposed or to be proposed by or to the Comhairle in the course of negotiations for a contract for the acquisition or disposal of property or the supply of goods or services.

Minutes

1. Minute of Meeting of 25 September 2024
2. Declaration of Interest
3. Minute of Meeting of the Outer Hebrides Community Planning Partnership of 14 March 2024
4. Minute of Meeting of Budget and Strategy Board of 24 October 2024
5. Minute of Meeting of Comataidh na Gàidhlig of 26 November 2024
6. Minute of Meeting of Local Government Employee JCC of 12 November 2024
7. Minute of Meeting of Human Resources Sub-Committee of 21 November 2024

Corporate Matters

8. Corporate Policy and Outcome Delivery Report
   (a) Chief Executive’s Department
   (b) Strategic Finance
   (c) Chief Officer, Partnership Services and Community Care

(Report by Chief Executive)

9. Organisational Development Strategy 2024-2030
   Appendix 1
   Appendix 2
   Appendix 3

(Report by Chief Executive)

10. National Care Service Update
    Appendix 1
    Appendix 2

(Joint Report by the Chief Executive and Chief Officer Partnership Service and Community Care)

11. Communities Engagement with Comhairle Leadership Team
    Appendix

(Report by Chief Executive)

Finance

12. Budget Strategy 2025/26
    Appendix

(Report by Chief Financial Officer)

13. Second Quarter Capital Monitoring 2024/25
    Appendix

(Report by Chief Financial Officer)

14. Half Year Treasury Report 2024/25

(Report by Chief Financial Officer)

15. Annual Treasury Management Report 2023/24

(Report by Chief Financial Officer)

16. Residential Placements for Children and Young People

(Report by Head of Children’s Services/Chief Social Work Officer)

Capital Programme

17. Barra and Vatersay Community Campus – Update

(Report by Chief Executive)

Strategy

18. Risk Management Policy and Strategy
    Appendix

(Report by Chief Executive)

Human Resources

19. Corporate Workforce Plan:  Annual Report
    Appendix 1
    Appendix 2

(Report by Chief Executive)

Related Matters

20. Outer Hebrides Local Child Poverty Action Report 2023-2024
    Appendix

(Report by Chief Executive)

21. Affordable Energy Options

(Report by Chief Executive)

22. Climate Change Strategy – Progress Update
    Appendix

(Report by Chief Executive)

23. Public Bodies Climate Change Duties Compliance Reporting
    Appendix 1

(Report by Chief Executive)

Performance Review

24. Reports Outstanding:  Progress

(Report by Chief Executive)

Minute will be published when available.