21 Aug 2026£5m skills fund launchSkills and Training · finance resources— The committee was told the £5m skills fund, a separate Scottish Government fund alongside the main investment zone allocation, is ready to soft launch with the regional learning and skills partnership the following week. Applications are prepared and the programme is aiming for projects to start in January 2027 over an initial three-year period.£5.0mSpending
“So that's the slide deck. >> Thank you very much indeed. And um the slides will be circulated to the joint committee um for your information. So thank you for that. Sorry to keep you Maggie please. Yeah, I wanted to go back to the um subsidy control slide and then the the next on…”
20 Aug 2026Roads repair programme scaled upRoads— A substantial roads maintenance programme is underway, including a £400,000 external contract to supplement the council's jet patcher work, structural repairs funded from the £1.8 million additional allocation, and additional capital for pothole pro replacement and a possible second spray injection machine. Officers reported that the team had completed about 700 defects through the external contract, around 3,500 defects overall since April, and about 60 surface dressing schemes worth roughly £3 million. This is the clearest major procurement and spend item in the meeting.£1.8mSpending
18 Aug 2026Bankry asset transfer approvedLeisure and Community Facilities · area community— The committee agreed a community asset transfer to Bankry Outdoor and Active for the former all-weather pitch, tennis courts, bowling green and pavilion, subject to a condition that the group raises around £500,000 to deliver stage one of the project. The decision also authorises a positive decision notice and the legal steps needed to complete the transfer for £1 consideration, making this the clearest spending/asset decision in the meeting.£1.0mSpending
2 Jul 20262025/26 accounts show underspendFinance · audit governance— The unaudited accounts reported a £7.776m underspend before reserve transfers, capital delivery at 6-8% of plan due to rephasing/slippage, increased reserves, and continuing medium-term funding pressures. This is a significant financial context for future procurement and savings decisions.£7.8mSpending
1 Jul 2026Move vaccination clinic to hospitalHealth and Social Care · health social care— The board approved relocating the McDuff vaccination service from the former GP practice premises to Chalmers Hospital in Banff, declaring the McDuff site surplus. Officers said the move would release around £27,972 in annual premises costs, with around £2,000 of non-recurrent moving costs met from the vaccination budget.£28kSpending
1 Jul 2026Early-year underspend positionFinance · health social care— At month two of 2026/27 the partnership reported a favourable variance of £1.372 million against budget. Officers cautioned that the position is early and may change as activity develops, with pressures noted in out-of-area placements and older people’s residential care, partly offset by favourable variances elsewhere and planned reserve use.£1.4mSpending
Over the last 12 months, the most frequently discussed commercial topics in this council's meetings have been IT & Digital (98 mentions, rising), Construction & Building Works (61 mentions, easing), Professional Services (60 mentions, rising) and Highways & Transport (45 mentions, easing).
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