South Ayrshire Council - 6th March 2025

Notice of meeting

South Ayrshire Council Agenda - 6th March 2025 (PDF, 62 KB)

Agenda

1. Provost.

2. Sederunt and Declarations of Interest.

3. Minutes of meetings of the Council and Panels.

(a) Minutes of previous meetings.

Submit for approval as a correct record and authorise to be signed:-

(i) Agenda item No. 3a(i) Minutes of previous meetings of 12th December 2024 (PDF, 321 KB)12 December 2024; and

(ii) Agenda Item No. 3a(ii) Minutes of the previous meeting of 6 February 2025 (PDF, 700 KB)6 February 2025

(copies herewith)

(b) Minutes of Panels.

The minutes (copies previously issued) of the undernoted meetings are for noting:-

(i) Audit and Governance Panel of 4 December 2024 and 29 January 2025.

(ii) Cabinet of 26 November 2024 and 21 January 2025.

(iii) Chief Officers' Appointments/Appraisal Panel of 24 April 2024.

(iv) Local Review Body of 3 December 2024 and 28 January 2025.

(v) Regulatory Panel - Licensing of 28 November 2024 and 23 January 2025.

(vi) Regulatory Panel - Planning of 14 November 2024.

(vii) Service and Partnerships Performance Panel of 19 November 2024.

4. Agenda Item No 4 Flexible Retirement (PDF, 580 KB)Flexible Retirement - Submit report by Chief HR Officer (copy herewith).

5. Agenda Item No 5 Framework for Managing Workforce Change (PDF, 847 KB)Framework for Managing Workforce Change - Submit report by Chief HR Officer (copy herewith).

6. Agenda Item No 6 Employee Retirement Framework (PDF, 466 KB)Employee Retirement Framework - Submit report by Chief HR Officer (copy herewith).

7. Agenda Item No 7 Standing Orders Relating to Meetings (PDF, 407 KB)Standing Orders Relating to Meetings - Submit report by Chief Governance Officer (copy herewith).

8. Agenda Item No 8 Appointments to Panel (PDF, 66 KB)Appointments to Panel - Submit report by Chief Governance Officer (copy herewith).

9. Agenda Item 9 Revised Schedule of Meetings (PDF, 69 KB)Revised Schedule of Meetings - Submit report by Chief Governance Officer (copy herewith).

10. Agenda Item No 10 Procurement Strategy Update 2025/26 (PDF, 739 KB)Procurement Strategy Update 2025/26 - Submit report by Chief Financial Officer (copy herewith).

11. Agenda Item No 11 Treasury Management and Investment Strategy 2025/26 (PDF, 714 KB)Treasury Management and Investment Strategy 2025/26 - Submit report by Chief Financial Officer (copy herewith).

12. Agenda Item No 12 Treasury Management and Investment Strategy Mid-Year Report 2024/25 (PDF, 362 KB)Treasury Management and Investment Strategy Mid-Year Report 2024/25 - Submit report by Chief Financial Officer (copy herewith).

13. Agenda Item No 13 Housing Revenue Account (HRA) - Revenue Budget 2025/26 and Capital Budget 2025/26 to 2029/30 (PDF, 84 KB)Housing Revenue Account (HRA) - Revenue Budget 2025/26 and Capital Budget 2025/26 to 2029/30 - Submit joint report by Director of Housing, Operations and Development and Chief Financial Officer (copy herewith).

14. Agenda Item No 14 Development Plan Scheme 2025 and LDP2 Delivery Programme 2025 (PDF, 4 MB)Development Plan Scheme 2025 and LDP2 Delivery Programme 2025 - Submit report by Director of Housing, Operations and Development (copy herewith).

15. Notice of Motion

(a) Moved by Councillor Laura Brennan-Whitefield, seconded by Councillor Julie Dettbarn:

"South Ayrshire Council believes that commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) is a form of gender-based violence which is caused and perpetuated by gender inequality in society and is therefore harmful to all involved.
We reject in the strongest terms that CSE, including prostitution, is a valid form of work which should be legalised and regulated.
We advocate that those involved require appropriate support to reduce the harm they have experienced and increase their options for exiting CSE.
We will seek to provide appropriate support to all those involved to mitigate harm and provide alternatives for those who want to exit commercial sexual exploitation, including prostitution. We will achieve this through working with existing mainstream and specialist services to raise the awareness of CSE and provide employees with the necessary skills to support women involved.
Any work undertaken by South Ayrshire Violence Against Women Partnership (SAVAWP) recognises that any form of commercial sexual exploitation is an abuse of women's and girls' rights which impacts their safety, health, and wellbeing.
SAVAWP takes a gendered approach to addressing the harms caused by commercial sexual exploitation, recognising victims are overwhelmingly women and girls, while those benefiting or profiting from commercial sexual exploitation are overwhelmingly men. We will undertake a trauma informed approach when supporting women in engaged in CSE."

16. Formal Questions.

17. Affordable Housing Proposals, Riverside Place, Ayr - Submit report by Director of Housing, Operations and Development (members only).

18. Consideration of Disclosure of the Above Confidential Report.

Meeting papers

South Ayrshire Council Combined File - 6th March 2025 (PDF, 8 MB)

Meeting recording

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