Notes from 26th June Highland Council
A slightly subdued full Council meeting, held against a background of intense political activity as the various party groups discussed setting up a new administration to replace the Independent/SNP arrangement that fell a week previous. All SNP office bearers, including the Provost of Inverness, formally resigned from the administration in the morning.
The movement of councillors, mainly Independents, towards Non-aligned also began to gather pace.
Notable items on this day:
- Single Outcome Agreement which is to be submitted to the Scottish Government by the end of June 2008 was approved;
- An indicative capital programme was approved which will now go to the various service committees in the August cycle of meetings;
- As part of a process for monitoring attendance by members appointed to outside bodies, a list of these appointments will be placed on the Council website;
- Support was given to a proposal for a Polish consulate in Inverness
A paper on Play Development attracted significant member comment comment, including claims by Inverness West representative Alex Graham and others that play areas had suffered serious neglect for a long period.