Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to note the progress to date on the Statutory Function Review; and

(ii)           to instruct the Chief Executive and Interim Chief Officer - Governance to discuss with the Scottish Government opportunities to transfer functions through legislative change and to report back to Council on any specific opportunities proposed to be progressed.

The Council had before it a report by the Chief Executive which provided an update on the ongoing review of local authority statutory functions.

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)          note the progress to date on the Statutory Function Review; and

(b)          instruct the Chief Executive and Chief Officer - Governance to discuss with the Scottish Government opportunities to transfer functions through legislative change and to report back to Council on any specific opportunities proposed to be progressed.

Councillor Nicoll moved, seconded by Councillor Yuill:-

That the Council approve the recommendations contained within the report.

Councillor Tissera moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Crockett:-

            That the Council take no action.

During the course of debate, Councillor Yuill advised that he had a connection in relation to the matter by virtue of his appointment by the Council to the Board of NHS Grampian, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (31)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Alphonse, Bouse, Brooks, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Cross, Davidson, Fairfull, Farquhar, Greig, Henrickson, Houghton, Hutchison, Kusznir, MacGregor, McLellan, McLeod, McRae, Massey, Mennie, Nicoll, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

For the amendment  (11)  -  Councillors Ali, Blake, Bonsell, Crockett, Graham, Grant, Macdonald, Malik, Thomson, Tissera and Watson.

Declined to vote  (2)  -  Councillors Boulton and Stewart.

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion.