New Aberdeenshire Provost, Cllr Jill Webster
At Aberdeenshire’s first full Council meeting since the Local Government elections, Conservative member for Banchory & Mid Deeside, Cllr Jill Webster, was appointed as Provost. She is the first woman to hold this position.
Conservative Cllr Jim Gifford (Mid Formartine) will lead the Administration with Liberal Cllr Martin Kitts-Hayes as Deputy Leader.
Appointments to policy committees were made as follows:
Policy & Resources:
Chair: Cllr Jim Gifford
Vice-Chair: Cllr Martin Kitts-Hayes
Infrastructure Services:
Chair: Cllr Peter Argyle
Vice-Chair: Cllr Alan Buchan
Education, Learning & Leisure:
Chair: Cllr Isobel Davidson
Vice-Chair: Cllr Ron McKail
Social Work & Housing:
Chair: Cllr Karen Clark
Vice-Chair: Cllr Alisan Norrie
Scrutiny & Audit:
Chair: Cllr Gillian Owen
Vice-Chair: Cllr Richard Thomson
Appointments Committee:
Chair: Cllr Jim Gifford
Vice-Chair: Cllr Kitts- Hayes
Appeals Committee:
Chair: Cllr Alastair Ross
Licensing:
Sub-committee to appoint
Industrial Cases:
Chair: Cllr Alan Buchan
Procedures Committee:
Chair: Provost Webster
Appointments of chairs and vice-chairs of Aberdeenshire Council’s six area committees will be made at the first meeting of each committee of the new term.