Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to note the activity, as detailed in the report, undertaken in relation to trusts to which the Council is connected;

(ii)           to approve, as sole trustee of Lands of Torry (charity number SC021299), the proposed constitution for that charity in Appendix E;

(iii)          to approve, as sole trustee of Lands of Skene (charity number SC018533), the proposed constitution for that charity in Appendix F;

(iv)          to approve, as sole trustee of City of Aberdeen Council Guildry & Mortification Funds (charity number SC011857), the proposed constitution for that charity in Appendix G;

(v)           to instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to submit the proposed constitutions in Appendices E, F and G to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) for its approval; authorises that Chief Officer to make any amendments to those constitutions, prior to such OSCR approval being obtained, which that Chief Officer considers to be appropriate, and instruct that Chief Officer to take any necessary steps, following such OSCR approval being obtained, to bring those constitutions into effect; and

(vi)          to instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to bring a further update report to Council no later than December 2023 on future activity in relation to trusts to which the Council is connected.

The Council had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning which provided an update on activity in relation to trusts to which the Council was connected and sought approval of proposed constitutional documents.

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)          note the activity, as detailed in the report, undertaken in relation to trusts to which the Council was connected;

(b)          approve, as sole trustee of Lands of Torry (charity number SC021299), the proposed constitution for that charity in Appendix E;

(c)          approve, as sole trustee of Lands of Skene (charity number SC018533), the proposed constitution for that charity in Appendix F;

(d)          approve, as sole trustee of City of Aberdeen Council Guildry & Mortification Funds (charity number SC011857), the proposed constitution for that charity in Appendix G;

(e)          instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to submit the proposed constitutions in Appendices E, F and G to the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) for its approval; authorise that Chief Officer to make any amendments to those constitutions, prior to such OSCR approval being obtained, which that Chief Officer considered to be appropriate; and instruct that Chief Officer to take any necessary steps, following such OSCR approval being obtained, to bring those constitutions into effect; and

(f)           instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to bring a further update report to Council no later than December 2023 on future activity in relation to trusts to which the Council was connected.

The Council resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.