Agenda item

The Council had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Governance which sought (1) ratification of the appointment of new parent representatives to the Education and Children’s Services Committee following the resignation of the two current representatives; and (2) the appointment of a Vice Convener of the Planning Development Management Committee.

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)          agree the appointments of Danielle Barclay as the new primary parent representative and Alison Murray as the new secondary parent representative on the Education and Children’s Services Committee from the July 2024 meeting of the Committee, subject to a satisfactory PVG check being undertaken; and

(b)          appoint a Vice Convener of the Planning Development Management Committee, to replace Councillor Bouse, with immediate effect.

Councillor Yuill moved, seconded by Councillor Mennie:-

            That the Council -

(1)      agree the appointment of Danielle Barclay as the new primary parent representative and Alison Murray as the new secondary parent representative on the Education and Children’s Services Committee from the July 2024 meeting of the Committee, subject to a satisfactory PVG check being undertaken;

(2)      appoint Councillor Greig as Vice Convener of the Planning Development Management Committee, to replace Councillor Bouse, with immediate effect; and

(3)      note that Councillor Greig will continue to receive his senior remuneration salary as Convener of theEducation and Children's Services Committeeand agreethat Councillor Bouse will receive a Vice Convener senior remuneration for his role as Vice Convener of theAnti-Poverty and Inequality Committee, and that this be backdated as required.

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

            That the Council -

(1)      agree the recommendations contained within the report;

(2)      agree Councillor allowances were agreed by Councillors on 25 August 2022 where the minute agreed Councillor Bouse would receive an allowance for being Vice Convener of Planning but not for being Vice Convener of the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee;

(3)      agree Councillor Bouse resigned from the Planning Development Management Committee some time ago and is not currently listed as being a member of the Planning Development Management Committee;

(4)      agree there has been no Senior Council allowance update since August 2022, seeking approval to transfer the Senior Council allowance for Councillor Bouse from Vice Convener of Planning to the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee;

(5)      agree Councillor Bouse should not be receiving any Senior Councillor allowance from the time of his resignation from the Planning Development Management Committee until now as per the agreed decision of Council in August 2022;

(6)      agree Councillor Bouse should receive the Senior Councillor allowance for being Vice Convener of the Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee from today; and

(7)      agree Councillor Bouse must repay any monies he has received from his Senior Council allowance from the time he resigned as Planning Development Management Vice Convener until today given he was no longer doing the job of Vice Convener of Planning Development Management Committee.

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (29)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allard, Alphonse, Boulton, Bouse, Brooks, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Cross, Davidson, Farquhar, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, Kusznir, MacGregor, McLellan, McLeod, McRae, Massey, Mennie, Nicoll, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

For the amendment  (12)  -  Councillors Ali, Blake, Bonsell, Crockett, Graham, Grant, Lawrence, Macdonald, Malik, Thomson, Tissera and Watson.

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion.