Minutes of meeting of 19 September 2025 - Public
Moray Council · 19 September 2025
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MORAY COUNCIL Minute of Special Meeting of the Moray Council Friday, 19 September 2025 Council Chambers, Council Office, High Street, Elgin, IV30 1BX PRESENT Councillor James Allan, Councillor Peter Bloomfield, Councillor Neil Cameron, Councillor Tracy Colyer, Councillor Theresa Coull, Councillor John Cowe, Councillor John Divers, Councillor Amber Dunbar, Councillor Jérémie Fernandes, Councillor Donald Gatt, Councillor David Gordon, Councillor Juli Harris, Councillor Sandy Keith, Councillor Scott Lawrence, Councillor Marc Macrae, Councillor Paul McBain, Councillor Neil McLennan, Councillor Shona Morrison, Councillor Bridget Mustard, Councillor Kathleen Robertson, Councillor Derek Ross, Councillor John Stuart, Councillor Draeyk van der Horn, Councillor Sonya Warren, Councillor Ben Williams APOLOGIES Councillor Elaine Kirby IN ATTENDANCE The Chief Executive, Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations, Executive Director, Education, Housing and Communities, Chief Governance Officer (Monitoring Officer), Head of Operations and Environment, Service Manager Legal Services and Service Manager Democratic Services. 1. Chair The meeting was chaired by Councillor Kathleen Robertson. 2. Declaration of Group Decisions and Members Interests In terms of Standing Orders 21 and 23 and the Councillors' Code of Conduct, there were no declarations from Group Leaders or Spokespersons in regard to any prior decisions taken on how Members will vote on any item on the agenda or any declarations of Member's interests in respect of any item on the agenda. 3. Resolution The meeting resolved that in terms of Section 50A (4) and (5) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, as amended, the public and media representatives be excluded from the meeting for Item 4 of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information of the class described in the relevant Paragraphs of Part 1 of Schedule 7A of the Act. Para Number of the Minute Para Number of Schedule 7a 4 Para 8 and 9
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Information on proposed terms and/or expenditure to be incurred by the Authority Para 12 Information relating to instructions to counsel any opinion of counsel and any advice received, information obtained or action to be taken in connection with legal proceedings. 4. Environmental Services The meeting had before it a report by the Executive Director Economy, Enterprise and Operations asking Council to consider the Authority’s waste management arrangements. Councillor Bloomfield moved to agree the recommendations as printed. This was seconded by Councillor Cowe. Councillor McLennan proposed to defer the paper until Monday 22 September to allow Councillors to view all the legal advice which had been received. On failing to gain a seconder the amendment fell and in terms of Standing Order 65, Councillor McLennan requested that his dissent be recorded. Following further lengthy consideration the Council agreed the recommendations as printed.