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.
Supporting documents: