Issue - meetings

The Committee resolved:-

(i)             to approve the creation and the operation of  Aberdeen City Council Trusted Trader Scheme (ACCTTS);

(ii)            to approve that the scheme is funded by members’ annual subscription fees of £200, which would be split between Aberdeen City Council Trading Standards Service and  Trader Directory Services to cover their respective costs, as set out in paragraph 3.10 below;

(iii)          to approve the creation of an incentive scheme to encourage membership whereby the first 10 businesses to apply and be granted membership will be offered a discounted rate of £130+VAT for the first year by Aberdeen City Council waiving our £70 portion of the full membership fee; and

(iv)          to instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to report back to the Committee in 12 months on the effectiveness of the ACCTTS against the aims of the scheme.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services, which sought approval for the creation and operation of an Aberdeen City Council Trusted Trader Scheme (ACCTTS) overseen and controlled by Aberdeen City Council Trading Standards Service (TS), with back-office and administrative functions provided by Trader Directory Services (TDS).

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)          approve the creation and the operation of  Aberdeen City Council Trusted Trader Scheme (ACCTTS);

(b)          approve that the scheme is funded by members’ annual subscription fees of £200, which would be split between Aberdeen City Council Trading Standards Service and  Trader Directory Services to cover their respective costs, as set out in paragraph 3.10 below;

(c)          approve the creation of an incentive scheme to encourage membership whereby the first 10 businesses to apply and be granted membership will be offered a discounted rate of £130+VAT for the first year by Aberdeen City Council waiving our £70 portion of the full membership fee; and

(d)          instruct the Chief Officer – Operations and Protective Services to report back to the Committee in 12 months on the effectiveness of the ACCTTS against the aims of the scheme.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.