Issue - meetings

(1)      Councillor Ali advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.1 (Unaudited Annual Accounts 2022-23), item 9.4 (Internal Audit Progress Report) and item 9.5 (ALEO’s Performance and Payments) by virtue of him being a previous Director of Aberdeen Heat and Power Ltd, having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting for the item;

(2)      Councillor Allard advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.1 (Unaudited Annual Accounts 2022-23), item 9.4 (Internal Audit Progress Report) and item 9.5 (ALEO’s Performance and Payments) by virtue of him being a Council appointed Director of Aberdeen Heat and Power Ltd, having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting for the item; and

(3)      Councillor Nicoll advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.5 (ALEO’s Performance and Payments) by virtue of him being a Power of Attorney for a close family member who was in the care of Bon Accord Care, having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting for the item.

Members were requested to intimate any declarations of interest or transparency statements in respect of the items on today’s agenda, thereafter the following were intimated:-

(1)      Councillor Ali advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.1 (Unaudited Annual Accounts 2022-23), item 9.4 (Internal Audit Progress Report) and item 9.5 (ALEO’s Performance and Payments) by virtue of him being a previous Director of Aberdeen Heat and Power Ltd, having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting for the item;

(2)      Councillor Allard advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.1 (Unaudited Annual Accounts 2022-23), item 9.4 (Internal Audit Progress Report) and item 9.5 (ALEO’s Performance and Payments) by virtue of him being a Council appointed Director of Aberdeen Heat and Power Ltd, having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting for the item; and

(3)      Councillor Nicoll advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.5 (ALEO’s Performance and Payments) by virtue of him being a Power of Attorney for a close family member who was in the care of Bon Accord Care, having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting for the item.