Issue - meetings

to consider items 8.1 (Aberdeen International Youth Festival – Business Plan), 8.2 (Sports Grants), 8.3 (Culture Programme and Cultural Awards 2015/16), 11.1 (Minute of Meeting of Social Work Complaints Review Committee of 1 April 2015), 12.1 (Renewal of Contracts for Care at Home Services) and 12.2 (Housing and Personal Care (including Lifestyle Support) Service)  with the press and public excluded.

The Convener proposed that items 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 11.1, 12.1 and 12.2 of today’s agenda (articles 11, 12, 13, 20, 21 and 22 of this minute) be considered with the press and public excluded.

Councillor Jennifer Stewart moved as a procedural motion, seconded by Councillor Greig:-

That the Committee consider item 8.1 (Aberdeen International Youth Festival – Business Plan) in public.

On a division, there voted:- for the procedural motion (2) – Councillors Greig and Jennifer Stewart; against the procedural motion (20) – the Convener; the Vice Convener; and Councillors Boulton, Cameron, Carle, Cooney, Lesley Dunbar, Kiddie, Laing, Jean Morrison MBE, Noble, Samarai, Sandy Stuart, Thomson, Townson and Young; and Angela Bowyer, Stewart Duncan, Shona Wildi and Irene Wischik.

The Council resolved:

(i)         to reject the procedural motion; and

(ii)        in terms of Section 50(A)(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of the aforementioned items of business (Articles 11, 12, 13, 20, 21 and 22 of this minute refer) so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the classes described in the following paragraphs of Schedule 7(A) of the Act: article 11 (paragraph 6), article 12 (paragraph 4), article 13 (paragraph 4), article 20 (paragraph 1), article 21 (paragraph 8) and article 22 (paragraphs 6 and 8).