Issue - meetings

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 Greig advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 11.1 (Reconfiguration of working arrangements with Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) and item 13.1 (Union Street Partnership Ltd) by virtue of him being a volunteer on Our Union Street. Having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting;

(2)      Councillor Cooke advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 11.1 (Reconfiguration of working arrangements with Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) as an observer on Sport Aberdeen Board. Having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting;

(3)      Councillor Fairfull advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda item 11.1 (Reconfiguration of working arrangements with Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) by virtue of her being a Council appointed member on Aberdeen Performing Arts Board. Having applied the objective test, she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting;

(4)      Councillor Macdonald advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda item 11.1 (Reconfiguration of working arrangements with Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) by virtue of her being a Director on Aberdeen Heat and Power Board. Having applied the objective test, she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting; and

(5)      Councillor Hutchison advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 11.1 (Reconfiguration of working arrangements with Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) by virtue of him being a Director on Aberdeen Heat and Power Board. Having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

As outlined within the Minute.

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)      the Vice Convener advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.4 (Union Street Empty Shops Grant Scheme) and 13.1 (Union Street Partnership Ltd) by virtue of him being a volunteer on Our Union Street and agenda item 9.7 (City Centre Six Monthly Update – Streetscape Programme) by virtue of him being a member of Cycling UK and the AA. Having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting;

(2)      Councillor Macdonald advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.4 (Union Street Empty Shops Grant Scheme) by virtue of her being volunteer Leader on Our Union Street. Having applied the objective test, she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting;

(3)      Councillor Cooke advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.6 (Funding External Bodies and Following the Public Pound Policy Update) and agenda item 11.1 (Reconfiguration of working arrangements with Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) as an observer on Sport Aberdeen Board. Having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting;

(4)      Councillor Greig advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.6 (Funding External Bodies and Following the Public Pound Policy Update) by virtue of him being a Council appointed member of Aberdeen Performing Arts Board. Having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting;

(5)      Councillor Fairfull advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.6 (Funding External Bodies and Following the Public Pound Policy Update) and Item 11.1 (Reconfiguration of working arrangements with Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) by virtue of her being a Council appointed member on Aberdeen Performing Arts Board. Having applied the objective test, she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting; and

(6)      Councillor Hutchison advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 11.1 (Reconfiguration of working arrangements with Arm’s Length External Organisations (ALEOs) by virtue of him being a Director on Aberdeen Heat and Power Board. Having applied the objective test, he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.