Issue - meetings

To instruct the Executive Director of Families and Communities to investigate, with urgency, the opportunity for post offices that are closing to be set up in our local libraries and to report back to the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee as soon as possible.  With the closure of both Culter and Cults post offices recently, this leaves a huge number of people without a post office facility. 

to approve the notice of motion.

The Council had before it a notice of motion by Councillor Boulton in the following terms:-

“To instruct the Executive Director of Families and Communities to investigate, with urgency, the opportunity for post offices that are closing to be set up in our local libraries and to report back to the Communities, Housing and Public Protection Committee as soon as possible.  With the closure of both Culter and Cults post offices recently, this leaves a huge number of people without a post office facility.”

The Council resolved:-

to approve the notice of motion.

That the Council:-

1.    Notes the resignation of the Rt Hon Humza Yousaf MSP as First Minister of Scotland;

2.    Considers that as First Minister Humza Yousaf spent little time in Aberdeen beyond attending SNP Conference and never formally met with the Council Co-Leaders; and

3.    Therefore agrees to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the new First Minister of Scotland:

                          i.       reconfirming the Council’s willingness to work with the devolved administration in delivering projects of benefit to the people of Aberdeen;

                         ii.      outlining the contribution of Aberdeen to Scotland and the UK’s economy;

                        iii.       noting the historic underfunding of Aberdeen City Council by Holyrood and calling for remedial action; and

                       iv.       asking them to meet with the Co-Leaders at the earliest opportunity given the failure of both previous First Ministers to meet the Co-Leaders.

The Council resolved:-

to refer the notice of motion to the Finance and Resources Committee.

The Council had before it a notice of motion by Councillor Kusznir in the following terms:-

“That the Council:-

1.    Notes the resignation of the Rt Hon Humza Yousaf MSP as First Minister of Scotland;

2.    Considers that as First Minister Humza Yousaf spent little time in Aberdeen beyond attending SNP Conference and never formally met with the Council Co-Leaders; and

3.    Therefore agrees to instruct the Chief Executive to write to the new First Minister of Scotland:

                             i.       reconfirming the Council’s willingness to work with the devolved administration in delivering projects of benefit to the people of Aberdeen;

                            ii.        outlining the contribution of Aberdeen to Scotland and the UK’s economy;

                           iii.       noting the historic underfunding of Aberdeen City Council by Holyrood and calling for remedial action; and

                          iv.       asking them to meet with the Co-Leaders at the earliest opportunity given the failure of both previous First Ministers to meet the Co-Leaders.”

The Council resolved:-

to refer the notice of motion to the Finance and Resources Committee.