Issue - meetings
Declarations of Interest
Meeting: 07/02/2024 - Council (Item 4)
Declarations of Interest and Transparency Statements
Decision:
The Council resolved:-
to note the declarations of interest and transparency statements which would be recorded in the minute.
Minutes:
The Lord Provost and Councillor Blake advised that they had a connection in relation to agenda item 9.2 (Reconfiguration of Working Arrangements with ALEOs - Bon Accord Care and Aberdeen Sports Village) as Council appointed Directors to the Board of Aberdeen Sports Village, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.
Councillor Radley advised that she had a connection in relation to item 9.7 (Culture Delivery and Funding Review) as a Council appointee to the Board of Visit Aberdeenshire, however having applied the objective test she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.
Councillor Allard declared an interest in relation to item 9.9 (Petition - United Nations Treaty to Prohibit Nuclear Weapons/Nuclear Free Local Authorities) as a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament North East Scotland, the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the UK Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and stated that he would withdraw from the meeting for that item.
Councillor Nicoll advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.2 by reason of a close family member he held power of attorney for being in the care of Bon Accord Care, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.
Councillors Henrickson and Mrs Stewart advised that they had a connection in relation to item 9.7 as Council appointed Directors to the Board of Aberdeen Performing Arts, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.
Councillor Macdonald advised that she had a connection in relation to item 9.7 as a Director of Belmont Community Cinema, however having applied the objective test she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.
Councillor Grant declared an interest in relation to items 9.6 (City Centre Streetscape Update) and 9.7 by virtue of his employment by Aberdeen Inspired and stated that he would withdraw from the meeting for those items.
Councillor Greig advised that he had a connection in relation to items 9.2, 9.7 and 11.1 as a member of the Integration Joint Board and a Council appointed Director to the Board of Aberdeen Performing Arts, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.
Councillor Watson declared an interest in relation to item 9.9 as a member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and stated that he would withdraw from the meeting for that item.
Councillor Boulton advised that she had a connection in relation to item 9.7 as an observer to the Board of Peacock Visual Arts, however having applied the objective test she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.
Councillor Yuill ... view the full minutes text for item 4