Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

to note the transparency statements which will be recorded in the minute.  

Councillor Grant advised that he had a connection in relation to the item by virtue of his employment by Aberdeen Inspired due to their involvement with Nuart, which was referred to in the amendment, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillors Bonsell and Macdonald advised that they had a connection in relation to the item by virtue of being on the Aberdeen Mela steering group, which was also referred to in the amendment, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.  

The Council resolved:-

to note the transparency statements which will be recorded in the minute.

Councillor Brooks advised that he had a connection in relation to the item due to a family member being employed by the Council, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting, although he would review the situation as the meeting progressed.

Councillors Grant and Davidson advised that they had a connection in relation to the item due to family members being employed by the Council, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillors Tissera, Clark, McRae, Malik, Ali and Crockett advised that they had a connection in relation to the item as members of Unite the Union, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillors Blake and Bonsell advised that they had a connection in relation to the item as members of Unison, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Watson advised that he had connections in relation to the item by virtue of his employment by Unison, however he had no relationship with the Council in that regard, and due to a family member being employed by the Council, however they were not affected by the proposal. Having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

The Depute Provost advised that he had a connection in relation to the item due to a family member being employed by the Council, however they were not affected by the proposal, and having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Thomson advised that she had a connection in relation to the item by reason of being a member of the Unison Grampian Health branch, however having applied the objective test she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.