Minutes for Council meeting, Dec 16 2009, 10.30AM official page

(i)  Decision of Audit and Risk Committee of 3^rd November 2009

(ii) Report to those charged with Governance on the Audit of Aberdeen City Council – Report by Henderson and Loggie

(iii) Audited Annual Accounts – Report by City Chamberlain

(iv) Financial Statements (circulated separately)

(v)  Decision of Audit and Risk Committee of 3^rd December 2009

(vi) Report to Members and Controller of Audit – Report by Henderson and Loggie

Decision of Finance and Resources Committee of 10^th December 2009 to follow.

For the avoidance of doubt, one supplementary question, limited to clarifying any answer given, may be asked by the original questioner and one further supplementary question may be asked by one other member.

To the Convener of Education, Culture and Sport

(1)               To ask the Convener for Education, Culture and Sport if he agrees or otherwise with Fiona Hyslop MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning that this Council has already received sufficient monies to implement class sizes for p1-p3 to 18?

To the Convener for Education, Culture and Sport

(1)               To ask the Convener for Education, Culture and Sport if he agrees or otherwise with the First Minister that class sizes of 18 for p1-p3 classes will be achieved within the life time of the current Scottish Parliament, i.e. May 2011, and to further ask if the Administration that he slavishly follows fails to deliver on the First Minister’s promise will he resign?

To the Convener for Finance and Resources

(1)               To ask the Convener for Finance and Resources to confirm the cost to this Council for the period 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 on agency staff?

(2)               To ask the Convener for Finance and Resources to confirm the cost to this Council for the period 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 on consultant fees?

“This Council is appalled at the financial settlement received from the SNP minority Scottish Government; agrees that the people of Aberdeen should be angry that Aberdeen City Council has been left with the same funding deal which had led to huge service cuts; and calls upon Alex Salmond to live up to his promise not to leave the city in the lurch.”

“That this Council consults with the residents of former sheltered housing complexes with a view to reviewing its policy to return them to sheltered housing and not housing for varying need.”

“That this Council works with the youths of Middlefield Community Flat to develop proposals to floodlight the football pitch at Manor Avenue.”

“That this Council expedites its plans to demolish the old Greenfern School site which is currently a haven for vandalism and anti social behaviour causing the residents of the area great concern.”