Issue - meetings

The Council resolved:-

(i)             to approve the Council diary for 2026 appended to the report; and

(ii)           to schedule an additional Council meeting for 3 December 2025 at 10.30am, for the primary purpose of considering the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget, as per the budget protocol.

The Council had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Governance which sought approval of the Council diary for 2026.

The report recommended:-

that the Council approve the Council diary for 2026 appended to the report, making any changes as appropriate.

Councillor Radley moved, seconded by Councillor Buchanan:-

That the Council -

1.      approve the Council diary for 2026 appended to the report; and

2.      schedule an additional Council meeting for 3 December 2025 at 10.30am, for the primary purpose of considering the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Budget, as per the budget protocol.

Councillor Malik moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Blake:-

That the Council approve the Council diary for 2026 appended to the report, subject to the following changes to reflect better governance following the Standing Order changes:-

·         January - move Communities, Housing and Public Protection from 13 January to 14 January

·         February - move Education and Children’s Services from 17 February to 18 February

·         March - move Communities, Housing and Public Protection from 10 March to 11 March

·         March - move Anti-Poverty and Inequality from 11 March to 10 March

·         April - move Education and Children’s Services from 28 April to 29 April 

·         May - move Communities, Housing and Public Protection from 26 May to 27 May

·         June - move Education and Children’s Services from 23 June to 24 June

·         September - move Net Zero, Environment and Transport from 8 September to 9 September

·         September - move Community Planning Aberdeen Board from 9 September to 8 September 

·         September - move Education and Children’s Services from 15 September to 16 September

·         November - move Communities, Housing and Public Protection from 10 November to 11 November

·         November - move Education and Children’s Services from 17 November to 18 November

·         November - move Community Planning Aberdeen Board from 18 November to 17 November

·         November - move Net Zero, Environment and Transport from 24 November to 25 November

·         November - move Anti-Poverty and Inequality from 25 November to 24 November

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (22)  -  Lord Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Alphonse, Buchanan, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Davidson, Fairfull, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLellan, McRae, Mennie, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

For the amendment   (20)  -  Councillors Ali, Blake, Bonsell, Boulton, Brooks, Crockett, Cross, Farquhar, Graham, Grant, Houghton, Kusznir, Lawrence, Macdonald, McLeod, Malik, Massey, Nicoll, Thomson and Tissera.

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion.