Agenda item

Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies - CG/12/057

  • Additional information

Minutes:

The Council had before it a report by the Director of Corporate Governance which sought appointments to a number of outside bodies and organisations.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Council -

(a)              consider the appointment of members to the various bodies listed in the appendix to the report; and

(b)              consider whether it wishes to nominate any members for the positions of President and Vice President of COSLA.

 

Councillor Crockett moved, seconded by Councillor Boulton:-

            That the Council -

(a)          agree the appointment of members to the various bodies listed in Appendix 1 below;

(b)          agree the allocation of places as listed in Appendix 2 below;

(c)          agree that a meeting of Group Leaders be held in early course to agree the appointment of members to the various bodies listed in Appendix 2 below; and

(d)          agree to nominate Councillor Crockett for the post of Vice President of COSLA.

 

 

Appendix 1

 

Organisation

Council Representatives

 

Additional Information

Aberdeen Airport Consultative Committee

4

 

Local Members

 

A meeting is to be held on 1 June 2012

Aberdeen Endowment Trust

 

3

 

Councillor Laing

Councillor Thomson

1 opposition member

 

 

A meeting is to be held on 28 June 2012

Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre

 

5

 

Councillor Crockett

Councillor Young

Councillor Reynolds

2 opposition members

 

 

Aberdeen Sports Village

 

2

 

Councillor Young

1 opposition member

 

 

COSLA Convention

5

 

Councillor Crockett

Councillor Laing

Councillor Young

Councillor Forsyth

1 opposition member

 

 

NHS Grampian Board

1

 

Councillor Crockett

 

A meeting is to be held on 12 June 2012

 

NESTRANS (North East Scotland Transport Partnership)

 

4

 

Councillor Milne

Councillor Grant

Councillor Finlayson

1 opposition member

 

(Plus 4 substitute members)

 

A meeting is to be held on 20 June 2012

North Sea Commission and East of Scotland European Consortium

 

 

1

 

Councillor Crockett

A meeting is to be held on 29 June 2012

 

 

Rubislaw Field Committee

 

3

 

Councillor Laing

Councillor Thomson

1 opposition member

 

 

Scotland Excel

Centre for Procurement expertise for Local Government

2

 

Councillor Crockett

Councillor Young

 

(Plus 2 substitute members)

 

A meeting is to be held on 15 June 2012

Strategic Development Planning Authority

 

6

 

Councillor Milne

Councillor Grant

Councillor Thomson

Councillor Boulton

2 opposition members

 

(Plus 6 substitute members)

 

A meeting is to be held on 22 June 2012

University of Aberdeen University Court

 

1

 

Councillor Crockett

 

 

 

Appendix 2

 

Organisation

Council Representatives

Required

Additional Information

Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums, Friends of the Gallery

1 administration member

 

 

 

 

Aberdeen Business Improvement District (BID) Board

 

1

 

Councillor Crockett

 

(Council Leader)

 

Aberdeen City and Shire Economic Future

 

1

 

Councillor Crockett

 

 

Aberdeen City Centre Association

 

2

 

Councillor Crockett

1 opposition member

(Council Leader and 1 member)

 

Aberdeen City Centre Closed Circuit Television Liaison Group

1 opposition member

 

 

 

 

 

Aberdeen Community Safety Partnership

3

 

 

(1 member of the Police Board, 1 member of the Fire Board and either Convener or Vice-Convener of Housing and Environment Committee)

 

Aberdeen Domestic Abuse Partnership

 

 

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

Aberdeen Foyer

 

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Aberdeen Greenspace

 

4

 

2 administration members

2 opposition members

 

 

Aberdeen Heat and Power

 

2 administration members

 

 

Aberdeen Lads Club

 

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Aberdeen Outdoor Access Forum

 

 

1 opposition member

 

 

(Plus 1 substitute member)

Aberdeen Performing Arts

 

4

 

2 administration members

2 opposition members

 

 

Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG)

 

1 administration member

 

 

(Plus 1 substitute member)

 

Aberdeen Sports Council Executive Committee

1 opposition member

 

 

 

 

Aberdeen Torshavn Commission

 

2

 

Lord Provost

Councillor Crockett

 

(Lord Provost and Council Leader)

 

Aberdeen Victim Support Scheme

 

1 administration member

 

Alcohol and Drugs Partnership

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

Alcohol Support Limited

1 opposition member

 

 

Association of North Sea Societies

 

1 administration member

 

Association of Port Health Authorities

 

1 opposition member

 

Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE)

1 administration member

 

 

 

 

Association for Public Service Excellence National Advisory Group on Citizen Engagement

1 administration member

 

 

Care and Repair Initiative Scotland - Aberdeen Agency

 

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

Castlegate Arts Ltd

 

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Citizens Advice Bureau Management Committee

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

City Development Company

 

4

 

3 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

City Garden Project Management Board

 

 

2 administration members

 

 

City Heritage Trust

 

4

 

2 administration members

2 opposition members

 

 

 

Convener Court of Old Aberdeen Hammerman Trade and the Fleshers and Fisher Trade Society

 

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

COSLA Best Value Elected Members Network

 

 

1 administration member

 

COSLA Community Safety Executive Group

 

1 administration member

 

COSLA Community and Wellbeing and Safety Executive Group

 

1 administration member

 

COSLA Education, Children and Young People Executive Group

 

1 administration member

 

COSLA Health and Wellbeing Executive Group

 

1 administration member

 

COSLA Regeneration and Sustainable Development Executive Group

 

1 administration member

 

COSLA Resources and Capacity Executive Group

1 administration member

 

 

 

COSLA Strategic Human Resource Management Executive Group

 

1 administration member

 

Cowdray Hall Committee

 

6

 

3 administration members

3 opposition members

 

(Members to be appointed from Education, Culture and Sport Committee)

 

Disabled Persons Housing Service

 

1 administration member

 

East Grampian Coastal Partnership Management Group

 

1 opposition member

 

Enterprise North East Trust Limited

 

1 administration member

 

Epilepsy Association of Scotland

 

1 opposition member

 

Fairer Scotland Fund Board

 

 

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition members

 

 

Fersands Area Forum

3

 

Local members

 

(Local members)

 

Gaelic Education Advisory Group

 

 

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Garthdee Alpine Sports Board

 

 

5

 

Local members

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

(3 local members plus 2 other members)

 

General Committee for Older Peoples Week

1 administration member

 

 

 

George, James and Alexander Chalmers Trust

 

3

 

Lord Provost

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

(Lord Provost in an ex officio role and 2 other members)

 

Gordon Highlanders Museum Board

 

4

 

Lord  Provost

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

(Lord Provost plus 3 other members)

 

Grampian Community Care Charitable Trust

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Grampian Housing Association Ltd

 

1 administration member

 

Grampian Houston Association

4

 

2 administration members

2 opposition members

 

(The Lord Provost is an honorary member in addition to the 4 members)

 

Grampian Institute of Sport

1 administration member

 

 

 

Grampian Japan Trust

 

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Grampian Joint Older People’s Strategy

1 administration member

 

 

Grampian Racial Equality Council

 

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Gypsy Traveller Education & Information Project (North East)

1 opposition member

 

 

 

 

Highland Reserves Forces and Cadets Association

 

1 opposition member

 

 

Instant Neighbour Charitable Trust

1 administration member

 

 

 

Inter-authorities Standing Group on Gaelic

1 opposition member

 

 

 

 

KIMO

 

1 administration member

 

 

Langstane Housing Association Ltd

 

 

1 administration member

 

 

Local Authority Fair Trade Forum

1 administration member

 

 

MacDonald Art Committee

4

 

2 administration members

2 opposition members

 

 

 

 

Mastrick Young Unemployed Project

 

3

 

Local members

 

(Local members)

 

Mental Health Aberdeen City Council

1 administration member

 

 

Middlefield Community Project Management Committee

 

3

 

Local members

(Local members)

 

Museums Galleries Scotland

 

1 administration member

 

National Council on Deafness

 

1 opposition member

 

National Society for Clean Air and Environmental Protection

 

1 opposition member

 

 

 

 

NEM (SITA) Management Board

1 administration member

 

 

NESTour

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

North East Agricultural Advisory Committee

 

5

 

3 administration members

2 opposition members

 

 

North East Scotland Climate Change Partnership

1 administration member

 

 

 

North East of Scotland Port Welfare Committee

 

 

1 opposition member

 

 

 

North East Scotland Touring Arts Co-ordinating Association

2

 

1 administration member

1opposition member

 

 

North East Sensory Service (NESS)

 

 

1 opposition member

 

 

 

North East Waste Partnership

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

North Sea Commission and East of Scotland European Consortium

 

1 administration member

 

Northfield Area Forum

 

 

 

 

3

 

Local members

 

(Local members)

 

Oakbank School of Governors

9

 

Councillor Donnelly

Councillor Laing

Councillor Young

2 administration members

4 opposition members

 

 

Peacock Printmakers Ltd Board of Management

 

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

POLIS

 

 

1 administration member

 

 

Powis Community Project

 

3

 

Local members

 

 

(Local members)

 

Primrosehill Family Centre

3

 

Local members

 

 

(Local members)

 

Printfield Community Project

 

3

 

Local members

 

 

(Local members)

 

Rail Transport Working Party

 

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Retail Rocks PSG

1 administration member

 

 

Retail Rocks Aberdeen Ltd

 

 

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

Robb’s Trust

 

 

2 opposition members

 

 

Robert Gordon’s College Board of Governors

4

 

2 administration members

2 opposition members

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Nichol Trust

 

 

1 opposition member

 

 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

 

 

1 opposition member

 

 

 

St Machar Parents Support Project

 

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

Satrosphere

 

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

SCARF

 

2

 

2 administration members

 

 

Scottish Accident Prevention Council - Water and Leisure Safety; Road Safety; and Home Safety

 

3

 

3 administration members

(1 member to be appointed to each of the 3 committees)

 

Scottish Councils’ Committee on Radioactive Substances

1 opposition member

 

 

 

 

Scottish Council on Deafness

 

1 opposition member

 

 

Scottish Council for Single Homeless

1 administration member

 

 

Scottish Joint Negotiating Committee for Teaching Staff

 

1 administration member

 

 

Scottish Local Government Against Poverty

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

Shopmobility Management Committee

2

 

1 administration member

1 opposition member

 

 

South Aberdeen Coastal Regeneration Project Steering Group

 

1 administration member

 

Sport Aberdeen

3

 

2 administration members

1 opposition member

 

 

Transition Extreme Limited Board

 

1 administration member

 

Voluntary Service Aberdeen Board

 

1 administration member

 

William Harvey Trust

 

 

1 opposition member

 

Woodside Neighbourhood Community Planning and Regeneration Network

 

3

 

Local members

 

 

(Local members)

 

World Energy Cities Partnership

1

 

Lord Provost

 

(Traditionally held by Lord Provost)

 

Councillor McCaig moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Jackie Dunbar:-

That the Council appoint three members of the administration and two members of the opposition to the COSLA Convention.

 

There being six nominations for five vacancies in respect of the COSLA Convention, in terms of Standing Order 16(3), a vote required to be taken whereby each member could vote for up to five candidates.

 

On a division, there voted:-

 

For Councillor Crockett  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Donnelly, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Forsyth, Graham, Grant, Ironside CBE, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison MBE, Nathan Morrison, Taylor, Thomson and Young.

 

For Councillor Laing  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Donnelly, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Forsyth, Graham, Grant, Ironside CBE, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison MBE, Nathan Morrison, Taylor, Thomson and Young.

 

For Councillor Young  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Donnelly, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Forsyth, Graham, Grant, Ironside CBE, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison MBE, Nathan Morrison, Taylor, Thomson and Young.

 

For Councillor Forsyth  (23)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Allan, Boulton, Carle, Cooney, Crockett, Donnelly, Lesley Dunbar, Finlayson, Forsyth, Graham, Grant, Ironside CBE, Laing, Lawrence, Malik, Milne, Jean Morrison MBE, Nathan Morrison, Taylor, Thomson and Young.

 

For one opposition member to be determined  (20)  -  Councillors Blackman, Cameron, Corall, Cormie, Delaney, Dickson, Jackie Dunbar, Greig, Jaffrey, Kiddie, MacGregor, McCaig, Malone, May, Noble, Samarai, Jennifer Stewart, Sandy Stuart, Townson and Yuill.

 

For one opposition member to be determined  (20)  -  Councillors Blackman, Cameron, Corall, Cormie, Delaney, Dickson, Jackie Dunbar, Greig, Jaffrey, Kiddie, MacGregor, McCaig, Malone, May, Noble, Samarai, Jennifer Stewart, Sandy Stuart, Townson and Yuill.

 

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion, thereby appointing Councillors Crockett, Laing, Young and Forsyth, and one opposition member, to the COSLA Convention.

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