Issue - meetings

to note the declarations of interest and transparency statements which would be recorded in the minute.

The Lord Provost advised that he had connections in relation to agenda item 7.1 (Council Financial Performance - Quarter 4, 2023/24 - Finance and Resources Committee of 8 May 2024) as he was acquainted with Mr Kenny Anderson who was due to make a deputation on the item, and the UCAN unit opened when he was Chairperson of NHS Grampian and he had been involved, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Allard advised that he had a connection in relation to item 7.1 as a member of the Integration Joint Board, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Yuill advised that he had a connection in relation to item 7.1 as the Council’s appointed member of the Board of NHS Grampian, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Greig advised that he had connections in relation to item 7.1 as a member of the Integration Joint Board and as a member of the Great Western Community Trust, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Alphonse declared an interest in relation to item 7.1 as she knew Mr Anderson and she had been working closely with UCAN in relation to a forthcoming event, and advised that she would leave the meeting prior to consideration of the item.

Councillor Cooke advised that he had connections in relation to item 7.1 by virtue of his position of Chairperson of the Integration Joint Board and as a result of his family having a history of prostate cancer, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting. Councillor Cooke further advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.4 (City Centre and Beach Masterplan Annual Update) as a Council appointed observer to the Board of Sport Aberdeen, however having applied the objective test he did not consider he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Radley advised that she had a connection in relation to item 7.1 as a substitute member of the Integration Joint Board, 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 advised that he had a connection in relation to items 9.4 and 9.5 (Aberdeen Market July 2024 Update) by reason of his employment by Aberdeen Inspired, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting for those items.

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The Council resolved:-

to note the declarations of interest and transparency statements which would be recorded in the minute.

Councillor Cooke advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 7.1 (Council Financial Performance - Quarter 4, 2023/24 - Finance and Resources Committee of 8 May 2024) by virtue of his position of Chairperson of the Integration Joint Board, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Yuill advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda items 7.1 and 9.7 (Refreshed Local Outcome Improvement Plan 2016-26 and Refreshed Locality Plans for North, South and Central 2021-26) as the Council’s appointed member of the Board of NHS Grampian, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting. Councillor Yuill further advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 7.3 by reason of his membership of Cycling UK and the AA (Automobile Association), however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Houghton advised that he had a connection in relation to agenda item 7.1 by reason of his spouse being a doctor at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Macdonald advised the she had a connection in relation to agenda item 11.1 (Culture Delivery and Funding Review) as a member of Belmont Community Cinema Limited, 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 agenda items 7.3, 9.10 (Culture Delivery and Funding Review) and 11.1 by reason of his employment by Aberdeen Inspired and advised that he would leave the meeting for those items.

Councillor Grant advised that he had connections in relation to agenda item 9.12 (Aberdeen Market Update) by reason of his employment by Aberdeen Inspired and agenda item 10.4 (Joint Notice of Motion by Councillors Macdonald and Malik) as Aberdeen’s Purple Flag Co-ordinator, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest would not be withdrawing from the meeting for those items.

Councillor Boulton advised that she had a connection in relation to agenda items 9.10 and 11.1 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.