Committees

Education Committee

This committee no longer exists as of May 2007

Sub-committeees

Appeals
Appeals/Bursaries

Composition
- 21 and 3 church, 1 parent and 1 teacher representatives (Total of 25). (7 a quorum)

Present Membership

Chair: Councillor Thomas Farrell
Vice-Chair: Councillor Elaine Stewart

Councillors Robert McDill, Eric Jackson, George Smith, John Knapp, Jane Darnbrough, John Campbell, Stephanie Young, Maureen McKay, Jim ONeill, Brian Reeves, Iain Linton, Andrew McIntyre, Willie Coffey, Douglas Reid, James Carmichael, Eric Ross, Elaine Dinwoodie, Neil McGhee, James Kelly.

Terms of Reference
To direct and discharge the functions of the Council as an education authority in terms of the relevant legislation including community education and community development  and oversee service delivery.

To direct and supervise the discharge of the functions of the Council with regard to pre-5 services and the provision of Parts III and X of the Children Act 1989.

To appoint any body to manage and supervise a community centre.

To be responsible for all service personnel issues in relation to Teachers.

To appoint persons to serve on the Education Appeals Sub-Committee in terms of Section 28(D) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.

To consider individual service policy proposals and make appropriate recommendations to Council.  (Note:  Any post implementation review will be carried out by Scrutiny Groups).

To consider annual service estimates referred from the Policy and Resources Committee and service budgetary issues referred from the Budget Scrutiny Group.   (Note:  Routine service budget statements will be considered by the Budget Scrutiny Group).

To make decisions as to removing from operation, service property currently in use.  (Note:  The Property Monitoring Group will review non-operational surplus properties).

DLO/DSO FUNCTIONS

HOST/SERVICE COMMITTEE/DEPARTMENT
Education

DLO/DSO/FUNCTION/BUSINESS UNITS
Onsite services, involving: 
Catering, Building Cleaning, Janitorial/ Caretakering Services, School Crossing Patrols.

Host Committees will:-

• continue to review and act upon performance reports from client officers;
• receive regular budgetary monitoring reports;  and
• receive general operational reports and be responsible for supervision and control of respective DLO/DSO Business Units.

Host Departmental Directors will report to relevant Committees indicating in what capacity (client or contractor) they are reporting.  In certain circumstances where other Departments have a major client interest in a particular aspect of a DSO Business Unit the relevant Departmental Director will report to the host Committee.

Delegated Powers
Full delegated powers to deal with all matters detailed within the above Terms of Reference subject to existing Council Policies and compliance with approved Capital and Revenue Estimates.