Issue - meetings

Due to a technical error, some of the tracked changes in the appendices did not display correctly in the original agenda circulation therefore for completeness and ease of reference, we have reissued all of item 9.4.

(i)        notes Aberdeen City Council had been named as a finalist in the annual LGC Awards with Aberdeen being the only Scottish authority to have been shortlisted; and  agrees that this recognition by the LGC Awards judging panel was a reward for the efforts of the thousands of Aberdeen City Council staff who were at the heart of everything we do and therefor;

(ii)       approves recommendations 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 2.4, 2.6, 2.9, 2.14, 2.16, and 2.20 as contained in the report;

(iii)      approves the revised Standing Orders for Council, Committee and Sub Committee Meetings as contained at Appendix A to the Motion with immediate effect;

(iv)      approves the revised Procurement Regulations as contained at Appendix B to the Motion with effect from 1 April 2020;

(v)       approves the revised Member Officer Relations Protocol, with effect from 1 April 2020 subject to the deletion of 4.1.3D;

(vi)      approves the membership number and composition of each committee as detailed in the table appended to this decision sheet; and appoints members on the basis that names of members would be provided to the Chief Officer - Governance after this meeting and that the Chief Officer - Governance be authorised to finalise membership of committees where required;

(vii)    approves the status quo (as detailed in the table appended to this decision sheet) in terms of:

a.         appointments to Convener and Vice Convener to the committees listed in paragraph 5.2 with the exception that Councillor Alex Nicoll be appointed as Convener of the Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee;

b.         the positions detailed at paragraph 6.1 of the report; and

c.         the remuneration of the Lord Provost and one post of Council Leader and the allocation, and amount in each case, of senior councillor allowances, on the basis of the guidance contained in paragraphs 7.2 to 7.3 of the report;

(viii)   approves the membership number and composition for each working group as detailed in Appendix C to the Motion; and appoints members on the basis that names could be provided to the Chief Officer - Governance after the meeting and that he be authorised to finalise membership where required;

(ix)      appoints 9 members to the Appointment Panel and agrees the composition (of 2 Aberdeen Labour, 2 Conservative, 1 Independent Alliance, 1 Liberal Democrat and 3 SNP) for the Panel and appoints members on the basis that names could be provided to the Chief Officer - Governance after the meeting and that he be authorised to finalise membership where required;

(x)       approves the composition for each of the joint committees/partnerships as detailed at Appendix D to the Motion,and appoints members and substitutes (where applicable) on the basis that names could be provided to the Chief Officer - Governance after the meeting and that he be authorised to finalise membership where required;

(xi)      approves the appointment of members and compositions in respect of the various outside bodies listed in Appendix E to the Motion and appoints members on the basis that names could be provided  ...  view the full decision text for item 10

The Council had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Strategic Place Planning which presented the Proposed Aberdeen Local Development Plan (the Proposed Plan) and Delivery Programme for approval.

The report recommended:-

that the Council –

(a)          approves Appendix A, the introduction to the Scheme of Governance, with effect from 1 April 2020;

(b)          approves Appendix B, the revised Committee Terms of Reference, with effect from 1 April 2020;

(c)          approves Appendix C, Powers Delegated to Officers, with effect from 1 April 2020, subject to recommendation (d) below;

(d)          instructs the Chief Officer - Strategic Place Planning to seek approval from the Scottish Ministers to amend the Planning Scheme of Delegation under Section 43A of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (as amended) - which relates to “Local Developments”;

(e)          approves Appendix D, the revised Standing Orders for Council, Committee and Sub Committee Meetings, with effect from 1 April 2020;

(f)           approves Appendix E, the revised Financial Regulations, with effect from 1 April 2020;

(g)          approves Appendix F, the revised Procurement Regulations, with effect from 1 April 2020;

(h)          approves Appendix G, the revised Member Officer Relations Protocol, with effect from 1 April 2020;

(i)           authorises the Chief Officer - Governance, following consultation with the Business Manager, to amend the Scheme of Governance as necessary to take account of the decisions at the Council Budget meeting on 3 March 2020;

(j)           approves the membership number for each committee as proposed at paragraph 5.2; and sets a composition for each committee and appoints members on the basis that names of members shall be provided to the Chief Officer - Governance after this meeting and that the Chief Officer - Governance be authorised to finalise membership of committees where required;

(k)          appoints a Convener and Vice Convener to the committees listed in paragraph 5.2, as appropriate;

(l)            makes appointments to the following positions:-

                              i.                Lord Provost;

                            ii.                Depute Provost;

                           iii.                Leader or Co-Leaders of the Council;

                           iv.                Depute Leader of Council (if applicable);

                            v.                Business Manager; and

                           vi.                Depute Business Manager;

(m)        approves the remuneration of the Lord Provost and one post of Council Leader and the allocation, and amount in each case, of senior councillor allowances, on the basis of the guidance contained in paragraphs 7.2 to 7.3 of the report;

(n)          notes that the membership number and composition of the sub committees detailed in Appendix H would be determined by the respective committees;

(o)          approves the membership number for each working group as detailed in Appendix I; sets a composition for each and appoints members on the basis that names can be provided to the Chief Officer - Governance after the meeting and that he be authorised to finalise membership where required;

(p)          agrees to disband the working groups contained at Appendix J;

(q)          appoints 9 members to the Appointment Panel and agrees the composition of the Panel and appoints members on the basis that names can be provided to the Chief Officer -  ...  view the full minutes text for item 10