Bill Fernie
26-Jun-08, 17:14
This was announced by Chief Executive Alistair Dodds at a meeting of the Council in Inverness today (Thursday) and follows a decision by the SNP Group to leave the Administration they had formed with the Independent Group.
Those who have stood down from their remunerated posts are:-
~ Vice-Convener, Jean Urquhart;
~ Chairman of Planning, Environment and Development, Drew Hendry; ~ Chairman of the City of Inverness Committee, Robert Wynd; ~ Chairman of the Inverness Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey Planning Applications and Review Committee, Ian Brown; ~ Vice-Chairman of Resources Committee, Pauline Munro; ~ Vice-Chairman of Education Culture and Sport, Bren Gormley; ~ Vice-Chairman of TEC Services, Roy Pedersen; ~ Vice-Chairman of Housing and Social Work, Liz MacDonald.
The Council Administration now comprises 31 members of the Independent Group.
Discussions are on-going to form a new Administration.
The political make-up of the Council now stands at:
Independent ~ 31
Scottish Liberal Democrats ~ 20
Scottish National Party ~ 17
Labour ~ 7
Non-Aligned ~ 5 (Jim Crawford, David Bremner, Graeme Smith, Linda Munro, Roddy Balfour)
Those who have stood down from their remunerated posts are:-
~ Vice-Convener, Jean Urquhart;
~ Chairman of Planning, Environment and Development, Drew Hendry; ~ Chairman of the City of Inverness Committee, Robert Wynd; ~ Chairman of the Inverness Nairn and Badenoch and Strathspey Planning Applications and Review Committee, Ian Brown; ~ Vice-Chairman of Resources Committee, Pauline Munro; ~ Vice-Chairman of Education Culture and Sport, Bren Gormley; ~ Vice-Chairman of TEC Services, Roy Pedersen; ~ Vice-Chairman of Housing and Social Work, Liz MacDonald.
The Council Administration now comprises 31 members of the Independent Group.
Discussions are on-going to form a new Administration.
The political make-up of the Council now stands at:
Independent ~ 31
Scottish Liberal Democrats ~ 20
Scottish National Party ~ 17
Labour ~ 7
Non-Aligned ~ 5 (Jim Crawford, David Bremner, Graeme Smith, Linda Munro, Roddy Balfour)