Members are requested to give notice of any declarations of interest in respect of items of business on the Agenda.

Submit report by the Head of Service (Democratic) on a call-in request in respect of a decision taken by Cabinet on 29 August 2023 to (a) agree to the submission of the updated Outline Business Case to the UK Government for approval, informed by feedback on the draft submission; and (b) approve the reallocation of Council funding, detailed at Appendix 1 to the report, to support the delivery of the project, subject to the approval of the Final Business Case (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Head of Service (Democratic) on two call-in request in respect of a decision taken by Cabinet on 29 August 2023 in which, having noted the importance of recognising that this was a consultation response, and that decisions on Council Tax setting were made at full Council as part of the annual budget setting process and that no changes were being made to the Council Tax levels currently set, the Cabinet agreed to approve the Consultation response from North Ayrshire Council included in Appendix 1 to the report, for submission to the Scottish Government by 20 September 2023 (copy enclosed).

Submit report by the Head of Service (Democratic) on a call-in request in respect of a decision taken by Cabinet on 29 August 2023 in which having welcomed the principle of having fiscal flexibility at a local level, irrespective of whether it was ultimately exercised, the Cabinet agreed (a) to authorise officers to respond to consultations on the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report by expressing support for the introduction of a levy, subject to further exploration of costs and benefits; and (b) to note the formation of an internal Visitor Levy Officer Working Group which would engage with the Tourism Forum, businesses and regional stakeholders to inform any future emerging proposals related to the implementation of a visitor levy (copy enclosed).

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John Bell (Chair)
Donald Reid (Vice Chair)
Eleanor Collier
Cameron Inglis
Tom Marshall
Matthew McLean
Davina McTiernan
Ian Murdoch
John Sweeney