Agenda item

The Lord Provost and Councillor Alphonse advised that they had a connection in relation to item 9.3 (Governance Review of Trusts) as Council appointed Directors of Glover House Trustees Ltd, however having applied the objective test they did not consider that they had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Greig advised that he had connections in relation to item 9.3 as a Council appointed Trustee to the Marguerite McBey Trust and as a member of the Macdonald Art Committee, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Cooke advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.2 (North East Scotland Investment Zone) by reason of his wife being an unpaid adviser to the Board of the Robert Gordon University, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Kusznir advised that he had connections in relation to item 9.3 as a result of the law firm he worked for acting as legal agent for a Trust referred to in the report; and as a Council appointed Trustee to the Marguerite McBey Trust, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Grant declared an interest in relation to item 9.1 (Committee Places) by reason of his employment by Aberdeen Inspired, which was referred to in the amendment submitted for that item, and advised that he would withdraw from the meeting at the appropriate juncture.

Councillor MacGregor advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.3 as a Council appointed Trustee to the Aberdeen Endowments Trust, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Allard advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.2 as a Council appointed Director to the Board of Opportunity North East, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Brooks advised that he had connections in relation to item 9.2 by reason of his employer being involved in energy transition and as a member of Oil UK, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor Watson advised that he had a connection in relation to item 9.2 as a member of Aberdeen TUC, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor van Sweeden advised that she had a connection in relation to item 9.2 as a Council appointed Trustee to the Proctor’s Orphanage Trust, however having applied the objective test she did not consider that she had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.

Councillor McRae advised that he had a connection in relation to item 10.1 (Notice of Motion by Councillor Ali) by reason of his position as a shop steward with Unite the Union, however having applied the objective test he did not consider that he had an interest and would not be withdrawing from the meeting.