After my weekly ward surgeries at the Mitchell Street Centre and Harris Academy, I attended tonight's City Council meetings, at which :
* I expressed concern about the City Council's SNP administration being £1.5 million over budget as highlighted in today's Courier, and asked questions about the huge jump in City Development Department overspend.
* I queried slippage in capital expenditure - as of 31st January, the council's outturn is only 68% of budget, down 8% on the equivalent outturn last year.
* I asked questions about the suggested Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation model for leisure and cultural service delivery.