Issue - meetings

(a)       to note the resignation of Councillor John from the Licensing Board as of 2 September 2019; and

(b)       to appoint Council MacKenzie to fill the vacancy on the Licensing Board.

The Council had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Governance which informed the Council in terms of s4(2) of Schedule 1 to the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (“the 2005 Act”) of the resignation of a Member of the Licensing Board, and sought the appointment of a Member to fill the resultant vacancy in terms of s2(4) of Schedule 1 of the 2005 Act.

The report recommended:-

that the Council –

(a)          note the resignation of Councillor John from the Licensing Board as of 2 September 2019; and

(b)          hold an election at the meeting of 9 December to appoint a Member to fill the vacancy on the Licensing Board.

The Council resolved:-

(i)           to approve recommendation (a); and

(ii)          to appoint Council MacKenzie to fill the vacancy on the Licensing Board.