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Committee Places - CORS/24/353

Carried forward from December Council meeting

Minutes:

With reference to Article 11 of the minute of its meeting of 11 December 2024, the Council had before it a report by the Chief Officer - Governance which considered the allocation of committee places following the resignation of Councillor Nicoll from the SNP group and the Partnership.

 

Councillor Allard moved, seconded by Councillor Greig:-

          That the Council:-

(1)       note the contents of the report; and

(2)       agree the attached committee places (below):-

 

Committee

Partnership

Labour

Conservative

Independent (x5)

Total

Anti-Poverty and Inequality

5

2

2

0

9

Audit, Risk and Scrutiny

5

2

2

0

9

Communities, Housing and Public Protection

5

2

1

1

9

Education and Children’s Services

8

2

2

1

13

Finance and Resources

5

2

2

0

9

Licensing Committee

5

2

1

1

9

Net Zero, Environment and Transport

5

2

1

1

9

Pensions

5

2

1

1

9

Planning Development Management

5

2

1

1

9

Staff Governance

5

2

1

1

9

Urgent Business

4

2

1

0

7

Integration Joint Board

3

(plus 2 subs)

1

(plus 1 sub)

0

(plus 1 sub)

0

4

(plus 4 subs)

Total:

60

(plus 2 subs)

23 (plus 1 sub)

15

(plus 1 sub)

7

105 (plus 4 subs)

 

 

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

          That the Council -

(1)       note the wording of Standing Order 47.9 and, following consideration and conclusion of the matter, invite the Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee to consider if this report gives regard to that Standing Order when the Administration are in minority yet receive 60 places, the equivalent of 57% of the places on Committees, subject to remit 6.1 of the Audit, Risk and Scrutiny Committee;

(2)       note the Liberal Democrats, despite having only 4 members, receive more places on Committees than the 5 independent members;

(3)       agree the following composition:-

SNP 18/45 44 places

Labour 11/45 25 places

Conservative 7/45 17 places

Independent 5/45 10 places

Liberal Democrats 4/45 9 places

 

COMMITTEE

SNP

LABOUR

CONSERVATIVE

INDEPENDENT 

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

TOT

ANTI POVERTY

4

2

1

1 (van Sweeden)

1

9

AUDIT

4

2

1

1 (Nicoll)

1

9

COMMUNITIES

4

2

2

1

9

EDUCATION

6

3

2

1 (Mrs Stewart)

1

13

FINANCE

3

2

2

1 (Nicoll)

1

9

LICENSING

3

2

2

2 (Mrs Stewart and Crockett)

9

NET ZERO

4

2

2

1

9

PENSIONS

4

2

1

2 (van Sweeden and Boulton)

9

PLANNING

4

2

1

1 (Boulton)

1

9

STAFF GOVERNANCE

4

2

2

1

9

URGENT BUSINESS

2

2

1

1 (Crockett)

1

7

IJB

2

2

0

4

total

44

25

17

10

9

 

(4)       instruct the Chief Officer - Governance to report to the April meeting of Council on the potential establishment of a City Centre Masterplan Committee including giving consideration to the following proposals for such a Committee:

a.  Purpose of Committee which will be to work in partnership with partners to enhance the City Centre

b.  Remit of Committee to include all aspects of the City Centre Masterplan excluding spending arrangements which are reserved for Finance and Resources Committee.

c.   Membership of Committee to be 9 in total, to include 6 Elected Members (3 from the SNP, 1 from the Liberal Democrats, 1 from Aberdeen Labour and 1 from the Conservatives) alongside 3 External Members as per section 57 of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 as amended - to include 1 from Aberdeen Inspired, 1 from Our Union Street and 1 from the Chamber of Commerce.

 

On a division, there voted:-

 

For the motion  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Alphonse, Bouse, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Davidson, Fairfull, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLellan, McRae, Mennie, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

 

For the amendment   (21)  -  Councillors Ali, Blake, Bonsell, Boulton, Brooks, Crockett, Cross, Farquhar, Graham, Houghton, Kusznir, Lawrence, Macdonald, McLeod, Malik, Massey, Nicoll, Mrs Stewart, Thomson, Tissera and Watson. 

 

Absent from the division  (1)  -  Councillor Grant.

 

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion. 

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