Agenda, decisions and draft minutes

With reference to Article 1 of the minute of its meeting of 13 December 2023, the Council had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Governance which presented the responses received during the second phase of public consultation and the final version of the Scheme for the Establishment of Community Councils, including boundary changes for various Community Councils for formal adoption.

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)          adopt the Scheme and associated documents as set out in Appendices 1 and 2 to the report;

(b)          adopt the change to the Woodside and Hilton Community Council boundary as outlined in section 3.3 of the report and at Appendix 4;

(c)          adopt proposal 1 for the boundary change between Bucksburn and Newhills and Dyce and Stoneywood Community Councils as outlined in sections 3.4 and 3.5 of the report and at Appendices 6 and 8;

(d)          adopt the change in name for two Community Councils as outlined in section 3.6 of the report;

(e)          note the information relating to data zones as outlined in section 3.9 of the report;

(f)           grant delegated powers to the Chief Officer - Governance to amend the population figures where appropriate on receipt of the data zone information in Autumn 2024 and thereafter on an annual basis; and

(g)          note that the Scheme would come into effect just prior to the Community Council Triennial Elections due to be held in October 2024.

The Council resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.