Issue - meetings

Declarations of interest will be recorded in the minute.

The following declarations of interest were intimated at this stage:

Councillor Mason MSP declared a general interest by virtue of his position as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland.

Councillor Allard MEP declared a general interest by virtue of his position as a Member of the European Parliament for Scotland.

In relation to item item 9(d) (Governance Review of Trusts – Update) (Article 10 of this minute refers), the following declarations were made:

·         The Lord Provost declared a non financial interest as the sole elected member who was a Trustee of a Trust that bore the Lord Provost’s title and which was proposed to receive the remaining funds from Trusts that were proposed to be wound up. The Lord Provost considered that the nature of his interest required him to leave the meeting prior to consideration of the item. The Depute Provost would assume the Chair for this item.

·         Councillor Boulton declared an interest as a member of the McBey Trust and the Aberdeen Music Festival Trust (Aberdeen International Youth Festival). Councillor Boulton considered that the nature of her interests did not require her to leave the meeting.

·         The Depute Provost declared an interest as a member of the McBey Trust. The Depute Provost considered that the nature of her interest did not require her to leave the meeting.

·         Councillors Al-Samarai Delaney, Donnelly, Houghton and Lumsden all declared an interest as members of the Proctor's Orphanage Trust. None of the Councillors considered that the nature of their interest required them to leave the meeting.

In relation to item 9(f) (Progress Update on Armed Forces Covenant accreditation process) (Article 12 of this minute refers), the following declarations were made:

·         Councillor Hutchison declared an interest in by virtue of his position as a serving member of the Armed Forces Reserves. Councillor Hutchison considered that the nature of his interest did not require him to leave the meeting prior to consideration of the item.

·         Councillors Henrickson and Houghton declared an interest as former members of the Armed Forces but did not consider that the nature of their interests required them to leave the meeting.

·         Councillor Mennie declared an interest by virtue of her partner’s position as a serving member of the Armed Forces Reserves.  Councillor Mennie did not consider that the nature of her interest required her to leave the meeting.