Meeting
Harbour Authority Sub-committee - 25 August 2026
Past- Date
- 8th January 2026
- Time
- 09:30 to 13:00
- Venue
- Council Chamber - Council Offices
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Agenda harbour authority sub committee 25 august 2026
This document contains the notice and agenda for the Harbour Authority Sub-committee meeting on Tuesday, 25 August 2026 at 9.30am in the Council Chamber, Kirkwall. The public meeting can also be joined remotely and will be broadcast and recorded online. The agenda covers apologies, declarations of interest, and financial reports on revenue spending, pier and harbour maintenance, and minor capital improvement programmes.
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Item 1 revenue expenditure monitoring 202526 p12
This document contains the revenue spending results for the Scapa Flow Oil Port and Miscellaneous Piers and Harbours for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It reports an overall budget surplus of £206,100 and provides detailed spending figures for each service area. The report also explains significant differences from the budget, including higher harbour dues and lower pier maintenance costs, and sets out actions to improve future budget forecasts.
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Item 2 revenue expenditure monitoring 202627 p03
This document contains revenue expenditure monitoring for Scapa Flow Oil Port and Miscellaneous Piers and Harbours for 1 April to 30 June 2026. It reports a combined budget deficit of £145,000 and sets out spending and income across service areas. It also explains significant variances, including lower harbour dues, extra pier income, staffing underspends and higher costs linked to towage and Scapa Deep Water Quay, with actions to monitor budgets, adjust funding and review forecasts.
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Item 3 miscellaneous piers and harbours maintenance report 202526 p12
This document contains the 2025/26 expenditure outturn for Orkney Islands Council’s maintenance programme for miscellaneous piers and harbours, up to 31 March 2026. Spending was £1.21 million against an approved budget of £2.74 million, leaving an underspend of £1.53 million. It includes updates on repairs, lighting, dredging and other works, with several projects continuing into 2026/27. The Harbour Authority Sub-committee is asked to note the spending position and detailed project updates.
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Item 4 miscellaneous piers and harbours maintenance report 202627 p03
This document contains expenditure monitoring for Orkney Islands Council’s 2026/27 maintenance programme for miscellaneous piers and harbours, up to 30 June 2026. Spending was £60,774 against an approved budget of £2.856 million, with expected spending of £1.971 million and an underspend of £884,909. The appendix gives updates on individual repairs, inspections, lighting works and projects expected to continue into 2027/28. The Harbour Authority Sub-committee is asked to note the financial position and project updates.
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Item 5 minor capital improvements programme 202526 outturn
This document contains the 2025/26 expenditure outturn for minor capital improvements at Orkney’s miscellaneous piers and harbours and Scapa Flow Oil Port. Spending was £94,784 against a £1,615,500 budget for piers and harbours, and £87,351 against £120,000 for the oil port. It summarises completed work, including equipment upgrades and a new forklift, alongside projects carried forward to 2026/27, such as linkspan control systems, vehicles and a standby generator.
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Item 6 minor capital improvements programme 202627 q1
This document contains expenditure monitoring for the 2026/27 minor capital improvement programmes covering Orkney’s miscellaneous piers and harbours and Scapa Flow Oil Port, as at 30 June 2026. Harbour projects have spent £35,556 against a £3.179 million budget, with an expected £2,150 overspend. Scapa Flow Oil Port shows negative spending of £4,457 and an expected £700,000 underspend, mainly because work will continue into later years. The report also provides updates on dredging, linkspans, vehicles, vessels and other improvement projects.
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