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Agenda
Committee Members
Members
Councillor Audrey Doig (Convener): Councillor Fiona Airlie-Nicolson (Depute Convener):
Councillor Chris Gilmour: Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes: Councillor Sam Mullin.
Representing APT&C Staff
M Ferguson (and 5 APT&C Staff)
Representing Manual Workers
Manual Spokesperson (and 4 Representatives of Manual Trade Unions)
Standard Items
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Recording of Meeting
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Prior to the commencement of the meeting the Chair intimated that this meeting would be recorded for subsequent broadcast via the Council’s internet site.
Items Of Business
Apologies
Apologies from members.
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Members are asked to declare an interest or make a transparency statement in any item(s) on the agenda and to provide a brief explanation of the nature of the interest or the transparency statement.
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
1
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to developments in relation to health, safety and wellbeing achievements of the Council since the last meeting of this Board in November 2025.
The Strategic Lead Partner (Health & Safety) advised that a report had been submitted to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) regarding a fatal incident involving one of the Council’s demolition contractors and work was ongoing with Police Scotland and the HSE in this regard.
The Strategic Lead Partner (Health & Safety) was heard in response to questions on the report.
DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
2
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the number of grievances received.
The report provided information on grievances at both the informal and formal stages and indicated that there was a total of 7 grievances as at January 2026, 4 fewer cases than at the previous meeting of this Board in November 2025.
DECIDED: That the report be noted.
SEDERUNT
M McIntyre, UNISION, joined the meeting before consideration of the following item of business.
Report by Director of Finance & Resources.
3
There was submitted a report by the Director of Finance & Resources relative to the number of agency staff employed within the Council as at December 2025 which detailed the capacity and Services in which they were engaged.
The HR Manager was heard in response to questions on the report.
DECIDED: That the report be noted.
Attendance
Declarations of Interests
| Councillor Chris Gilmour | 1,2,3 | Councillor Gilmour indicated that he had a connection to items 1,2 and 3 of the agenda as he was a member of the UNITE union. | Personal | However, he indicated that he had applied the objective test and did not consider he had an interest and intimated that it was his intention to remain in the meeting and to take part in any discussion or voting thereon. |
| Councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes | 1,2,3 | Councillor Hughes indicated that she had a connection to items 1,2 and 3 of the agenda as she was a member of the Unison union. | Personal | However, she indicated that she had applied the objective test and did not consider she had an interest and intimated that it was her intention to remain in the meeting and to take part in any discussion or voting thereon. |
| Councillor Sam Mullin | 1,2,3 | Councillor Mullin indicated that he had a connection to items 1,2 and 3 of the agenda as he was a member of the GMB union. | Personal | However, he indicated that he had applied the objective test and did not consider he had an interest and intimated that it was his intention to remain in the meeting and to take part in any discussion or voting thereon. |
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