Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee
Minutes: 14 September 2021
Tuesday, 14 September 2021
4th Meeting, 2021
Minutes
1. Decision on taking business in private:
The Committee agreed to take item 3 in private.
2. Electoral Arrangements Regulations:
The Committee took evidence from—
Karen Greaves , Head of Executive Support, Orkney Islands Council ;
Maggie Sandison, Chief Executive, Shetland Islands Council ;
and then from—
Douglas Hendry, Executive Director, Argyll and Bute Council ;
Councillor Margaret Davidson, Leader, Highland Council ;
Derek Mackay, Governance and Elections Manager, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar .
The following interests were declared—
Meghan Gallacher as a councillor in North Lanarkshire Council;
Elena Whitham as a councillor in East Ayrshire Council;
Ariane Burgess as a Highlands and Islands Region MSP.
3. Electoral Arrangements Regulations (In Private):
The Committee considered evidence heard earlier in the meeting.