Agendas, reports and minutes

Redesign of The Highland Council Board

Date: Tuesday, 29 August 2017

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A meeting of the Re-Design Board of the Highland Council will take place on Tuesday, 29 August 2017 at 2.00pm in Committee Rooms 1 and 2, Highland Council Headquarters, Glenurquhart Road, Inverness. 

You are invited to attend the meeting and a note of the business to be considered is attached.

Yours faithfully

Michelle Morris
Depute Chief Executive/
Director of Corporate Development 

BUSINESS

1. Apologies for Absence

2. 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.

3. Proposed Remit and Work Plan for the Board

There is circulated Report No RDB/3/17 dated 23 August 2017 by the Chief Executive.   

The Board is asked to discuss the report, proposed remit and work plan which have been developed from the requirements agreed by the Council and from the two Workshops held to date. Any changes will be made in time for the papers to be issued for the Council meeting on 7 September.

The Board is also asked to agree that the Council be asked to endorse the criteria for identifying peer reviews as detailed at Appendix 1.

It is also recommended that the Board seek delegated authority from the Council to agree its programme of reviews, noting that Members can propose service areas and functions for review to the Board.