Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of item 4.1 so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the class described in paragraph 11 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

The Interim Chief Officer - Governance (Legal) recommended that due to the ongoing nature of the statutory consultation on the 35 hour week and discussions around contractual arrangements and potential legal options, that the Council should consider the item in private session in order to protect the Council from any undue prejudice.

Councillor Malik moved as a procedural motion, seconded by Councillor Tissera:-

          That item 4.1 be considered in public.

On a division, there voted:-

For the procedural motion   (17)  -  Councillors Ali, Blake, Bonsell, Boulton, Brooks, Crockett, Graham, Grant, Lawrence, Macdonald, McLeod, Malik, Nicoll, Mrs Stewart, Thomson, Tissera and Watson. 

Against the procedural motion  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Alphonse, Bouse, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Davidson, Fairfull, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLellan, McRae, Mennie, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

Absent from the division  (2)  -  Councillors Farquhar and Kusznir.

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to reject the procedural motion; and

(ii)           in terms of Section 50A(4) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during consideration of item 4.1 so as to avoid disclosure of exempt information of the class described in paragraph 11 of Schedule 7A of the Act.

In terms of Standing Order 32.8, Councillors Ali, Blake, Bonsell, Graham, Grant, Lawrence, Macdonald, Malik, Thomson, Tissera and Watsonintimated their dissent against the foregoing decision.