Agenda item

That this Council:

1.    Notes the Policy Statement ‘Working in Partnership for Aberdeen’;

2.    Agrees that its contents state the priorities of Aberdeen City Council for the next five years; and

3.    Instructs the Chief Executive to report back to the meeting of Full Council in August to report on any revisals required to the Council’s commissioning intentions, service standards and budget for 22/23.

The Council had before it an urgent notice of motion by Councillors Radley and Yuill in the following terms:-

          That the Council:

1.    Notes the Policy Statement ‘Working in Partnership for Aberdeen’;

2.    Agrees that its contents state the priorities of Aberdeen City Council for the next five years; and

3.    Instructs the Chief Executive to report back to the meeting of Full Council in August to report on any revisals required to the Council’s commissioning intentions, service standards and budget for 22/23.

Councillor Radley moved, seconded by Councillor Yuill:-

          That the Council approve the urgent notice of motion.

Councillor Macdonald moved as an amendment, seconded by Councillor Grant:-

          That this Council -

1.      Notes the content of the Policy Statement;

2.      Notes that many of its contents carry on the excellent work of the Labour led Administration; and

3.      Instruct the Chief Executive to report back to Council in August on any revisals required to the Council’s commissioning intentions, service standards and budget for 222/23 taking into account the Labour manifesto Moving Aberdeen Forward.

Councillor Houghton moved as a further amendment, seconded by Councillor Kusznir:-

          That the Council -

1.    Agrees the Aberdeen Conservative Manifesto 2022 proposes the best policy platform for delivering the best outcomes for the people of Aberdeen;

2.    Notes the Scottish Government is responsible for most services and funding for the services by the Council;

3.    Agrees Aberdeen is now and will be in the future stronger culturally, economically, and socially as part of the United Kingdom; and

4.    Instructs the Chief Executive to allocate costs against each promise from the SNP/Lib Dem policy document as part of the instruction in the urgent notice of motion.

There being a motion and two amendments, the Council first divided between the amendment by Councillor Macdonald and the amendment by Councillor Houghton.

On a division, there voted:-

For the amendment by Councillor Macdonald  (10)  -  Councillors Blake, Bonsell, Crockett, Graham, Grant, Macdonald, Malik, Thomson, Tissera and Watson.

For the amendment by Councillor Houghton  (8)  -  Councillors Brooks, Cross, Farquhar, Houghton, Kusznir, MacKenzie, McLeod and Massey.

Declined to vote  (25)  -  Lord Provost; Depute Provost; and Councillors Al-Samarai, Allard, Alphonse, Boulton, Bouse, Hazel Cameron, Clark, Cooke, Copland, Cormie, Davidson, Fairfull, Greig, Henrickson, Hutchison, MacGregor, McLellan, McRae, Mennie, Nicoll, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

Absent from the division  (2)  -  Councillors Ali and Stewart.

The Council then divided between the motion and the amendment by Councillor Macdonald.

On a division, there voted:-

For the motion  (24)  -  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, Nicoll, Radley, van Sweeden and Yuill.

For the amendment by Councillor Macdonald  (10)  -  Councillors Blake, Bonsell, Crockett, Graham, Grant, Macdonald, Malik, Thomson, Tissera and Watson.

Declined to vote  (9)  - Councillors Boulton, Brooks, Cross, Farquhar, Houghton, Kusznir, MacKenzie, McLeod and Massey.

Absent from the division  (2)  -  Councillors Ali and Stewart.

The Council resolved:-

to adopt the motion.