Aberdeen administration stifle debate Wed, 05/03/2014 - 12:55 The SNP is today calling for Labour Finance Convener at Aberdeen City Council Willie Young to be removed from office, despite attempts of the Labour group on the council to stifle debate by ruling against an emergency motion of no confidence put forward by the council’s SNP group. At today’s Full Council meeting, the Labour administration rejected holding a vote of no confidence in the embattled Finance Convenor, who recently voted against £7.5m funding coming to Aberdeen and then threatened to ban all Scottish Government ministers from council property. Despite the growing public despair amongst the people of Aberdeen at the impact Mr Young’s actions are having on the city, Labour Lord Provost George Adam ruled against the SNP’s emergency motion, preventing the council from discussing the issue. SNP Group Leader at Aberdeen City Council, Cllr Callum McCaig, said: In a dereliction of duty, Councillor Young voted against £7.5m funding for Aberdeen. He then turned Aberdeen into a laughing stock by putting forward plans to ban all Scottish Government ministers from council property. Councillor Youngs actions were an affront to democracy. He has brought this city into disrepute and his position as Finance Convenor is utterly untenable. Ruling against a motion of no confidence seeks only to insulate Councillor Young from a growing public clamour for him to be removed from office. I have been inundated with emails from angry residents sick of the way he is trying to run this city and his disgraceful behaviour at COSLA. Councillor Young has put his party before the best interests of the Council and his petty vendetta against the Scottish Government since his defeat in the Donside by-election is making a mockery of Aberdeen council. The city can longer afford to have Councillor Young continue as Finance Convenor.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 13:16:22 +0000
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