Dear Member,

 

A meeting of the Highland and Western Isles Valuation Joint Board will be held in Committee Room 2, Council Offices, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness on Tuesday, 27 March 2007 at 11.00 a.m.

 

Please note the later than usual start time.

 

Your attendance at the meeting is invited and I append a note of the business to be transacted.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

R Pieroni

Clerk to the Board

 

 

Business

 

Declarations of Interest – Members are asked to consider whether they have an interest to declare in relation to any item on the agenda for this meeting. Any Member making a declaration of interest should indicate whether it is a financial or non-financial interest and include some information on the nature of the interest. Advice may be sought from Officers prior to the meeting taking place.    

 

1.           Apologies for Absence

 

2.           Minutes of Last Meeting

 

There are circulated for confirmation Minute of Meeting held on 16 January 2007.

 

3.           Revenue Expenditure 2006/07 – Monitoring Statement

 

There is circulated for noting Report No. VAL 5-07  dated 14 March 2007 comprising a statement on Revenue Expenditure and Income for the period to 28 February 2007 and the projected year end position.

 

4.           Disability Equality Scheme

 

There is circulated for approval Report No. VAL 6-07 by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer comprising a draft Disability Equality Scheme for publication by the Board in terms of its obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

 

5.           Departmental Report

 

There is circulated Report No. VAL 7-07  by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer advising on the current position of the main activities of the Department.

 

6.           Exclusion of the Public

 

The Board is asked to resolve that, under Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1973, the public be excluded from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 7A of the Act.

 

7.           Staffing Report

 

There is circulated to Members only Report No. VAL8/07 by the Assessor and Electoral Registration Officer inviting the Board to note a revision made to the salary of a post within the department and making a further recommendation concerning that general category of post.