Agenda item

The Area Council Manager provided Members with a report detailing the North Area Council’s financial position and forecast for expenditure.  Based on the current profiled spend agreed with providers, the North Area Council has £56,068 uncommitted from the period 2014/15 – 2016/17 budgets.  The recycled income from Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) is still awaited. 

It was highlighted that there is a need for the North Area Council to give consideration to how the remaining funding is utilised to meet the needs of the North Area and also to consider which priorities they wish to concentrate on for design and procurement of further commissioned projects which will address the Area priorities.

A discussion took place around the problems caused by absentee private landlords and the impact that a Housing Enforcement Officer can make.  It was suggested that Paul Brannan and possibly Cath Fairweather could be invited to a future meeting to discuss issues such as rubbish and vermin  across wards in private rented housing.– remaining funding, future projects

RESOLVED that

(i)            The North Area Council will give consideration to how the remaining funding is utilised to meet the needs of the North area and which projects they wish to concentrate on for the design and procurement of further commissioned projects.