The local authority is proposing to take over control of its traffic lights and charge each time they have to switch them off.
Councillors met behind closed doors to agree work on the offices on Buccleuch Street in November last year.
Council officers say the move will save them nearly £18,000.
The six-week closure is to undertake resurfacing.
Fees for services from cremations to car parking across Edinburgh are set to go up substantially.
Putting the cost of leaving a car in some city centre streets at £9 an hour.
Scotland also has the highest number of public charging devices per head of population of any UK nation.
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised the funding for Mayfield under a UK-wide Long Term Town Planning initiative.
Leadburn junction is to be resurfaced and upgraded to improve safety.
The Scottish Greens have recently secured money for the expansion of free school meals.
Programme of work to renovate the busy car park at a popular city beach spot is being considered by the council.
Plans have seen cross party agreement ahead of next week’s full council meeting.
Midlothian MP, Kirsty McNeill, writes her monthly column for Midlothian View.
24 of the 32 Scottish Councils provided figures for this research.
Three Leith councillors have asked a committee to make a controversial LTN permanent.
Edinburgh councillors have voted to try and claw back millions of pounds per year set to be taken by the Treasury.
Midlothian Council has launched a parking survey.
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone with mandatory biosecurity measures is now in place in Scotland and England.
Scottish architecture and design studio appointed for refurbishment of Fringe Central.
Concerns over an ‘unusual’ green pergola installed on the driveway of a house in a conservation area dismissed.
Edinburgh Council could be advised to quit the social media site X after councillors voted to explore options.
A bid to create a glamping retreat for horse lovers on a hillside in Midlothian has been rejected by planners.
The action is needed a Knoll Hospital premises in Duns due to the presence of RAAC.
Go ahead given to new housing at a former petrol station at Hillend.