Issue - meetings

to note the declarations of interest and transparency statements which will be recorded in the minute.

Councillor Grant declared interests in relation to agenda items 9.3 and 14.1 (External Funding) by reason of being a former Chairman of the Tillydrone Community Development Trust and due to his employment by Aberdeen Inspired. Councillor Grant considered that the nature of his interests would require him to leave the meeting prior to consideration of the item and advised that Councillor Graham would join the meeting as his substitute.

Councillor Grant advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 13.3 (Proposed Disposal of 11/13 Belmont Street) by virtue of having been in discussions with one of the stakeholders involved in the report, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Houghton advised that he also had a connection in relation to agenda item 13.3 by virtue of having previously been in discussions with one of the stakeholders involved in the report, however having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.