Falkirk Council Agenda - 02 March 2022, 10:00 
A meeting to be held at Remote at 10:00 on 02 March 2022.
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| Record of Votes View Papers | |
| In accordance with section 43 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 the Provost has directed that this meeting will be conducted in such a manner as to allow remote attendance by elected members. In accordance with section 50A of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 the public are excluded from this meeting as it is likely that, if members of the public were present, there would be a real and substantial risk to public health due to infection or contamination with coronavirus. The meeting will be livestreamed via the Council website at:- https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/live The meeting was requisitoned by the following members:- Provost Buchanan and Councillors Aitchison, Bissett, Black, Blackwood, Coombes, McLuckie and Nimmo. | |
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| 2 | Declarations of Interest Members should declare any financial and non-financial interests they have in any item of business at the meeting, identifying the relevant agenda item and the nature of the interest. |
| 3 | Motion The following motion is reserved to Council:- (a) Falkirk Community Trust Council notes:- 1. that the Falkirk Community Trust is due to transfer to the Council on 1 April; 2. that this results in the loss of c£1.1m in rates savings each year, in perpetuity; 3. that the budget gap faced by the Council this year is unprecedented and is exacerbated by this loss; 4. £1m of cuts in Trust services is proposed which will only result in balancing the loss of the rates savings; 5. this is the last chance for the Council to change its mind, as the rates savings would not apply on any future transfer from the Council to a charitable trust. Council agrees that all work on the transfer of the Trust back to the Council should cease and Council resolves that the Trust remains the provider of all its current services. Deputation Request An application has been made by Ian Scott, to be received as a deputation to be heard in respect of this item of business. In accordance with Standing Order 33.5, the committee shall decide whether to hear the deputation. View Papers |