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to refer the report simpliciter to the Council Budget meeting in March 2021.

With reference to article 27 of the minute of the previous meeting of 28 October 2020, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which presented the Full Business Case (appendix 1) for the proposed North East Scotland Joint Mortuary as prepared by NHS Grampian and Aberdeen City Council.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      approve the Full Business Case and instruct the Director of Resources to formally approach the various partners for funding contributions; and

(b)      agree in principle to underwrite the capital costs for construction of the proposed mortuary, subject to inclusion in the Capital Programme to be presented to Council at the budget meeting on 2 March 2021.

The Convener, seconded by the Vice Convener, moved as a procedural motion:-

           that the Committeerefer the report simpliciter to the Council Budget meeting in March 2021.

On a division, there voted:- for the procedural motion – (5) the Convener, the Vice Convener, Councillors Boulton, Houghton and Laing; against the procedural motion – (4) Councillors Cooke, McRae, Nicoll and Yuill.

The Committee resolved:-

to adopt the procedural motion.