Local Government and Communities Committee

1. Decision on taking business in private: The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private.

2. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2021-22: The Committee will take evidence as part of its Pre-Budget Scrutiny from-
Malcolm Burr, Chief Executive, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar;
Gavin Stevenson, Chief Executive, Dumfries and Galloway Council;
Jonathan Belford, Chief Finance Officer, Aberdeen City Council;
and then from—
Councillor Gail Macgregor, Resources Spokesperson, COSLA;
Martin Booth, Executive Director of Finance, City of Glasgow Council,, also representing SOLACE; the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives;
Eileen Rowand, Director of Finance, Fife Council, also representing CIPFA; the Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountability Directors of Finance.

3. Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2021-22: The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, parts 3 and 5: The Committee will consider its approach to community outreach to inform its scrutiny.