Issue - meetings

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to acknowledge the participation and input provided by Councillor Al-Samarai during her time as a Member of the Board and to express thanks for her contribution;

(ii)          to welcome Councillor Cooke to the Board as a Member; and

(iii)         to welcome Councillor Cameron as a Substitute Member.

The Chair welcomed all Members and attendees to the Meeting.

The Chair acknowledged Councillor Cooke substituting for Councillor Al-Samarai and advised that this would be a permanent exchange. Additionally, Councillor Cameron, who observed, was welcomed as a Substitute Member.

The Chair expressed her appreciation for the roll carried out by Councillor Al-Samarai since 2017 and paid tribute to the relevant and robust challenges during that time which exemplified the governance role of the membership. Members agreed to the Chair’s suggestion of acknowledgment.

Members were advised that the Meeting was being observed by a Best Value Auditor.

Members heard that it was World Aids Day and it was fitting to acknowledge this as Aberdeen was the first Scottish city to sign up to the Fast Track Cities programme which aims to have Zero levels of transmission of HIV by 2030 and to tackle the stigma which accompanies the illness.

The Board resolved :-

(i)            to acknowledge the participation and input provided by Councillor Al-Samarai during her time as a Member of the Board and to express thanks for her contribution;

(ii)          to welcome Councillor Cooke to the Board as a Member; and

(iii)         to welcome Councillor Cameron as a Substitute Member.