East Ayrshire Council
84 EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL MINUTES OF MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD ON THURSDAY 29 JUNE 2017 AT 1000 HRS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS, LONDON ROAD, KILMARNOCK PRESENT: Provost Jim Todd and Councillors Ellen Freel, Gordon Jenkins, John McFadzean, John McGhee, Helen Coffey, Ian Grant, Maureen McKay, Tom Cook, Lillian Jones, Iain Linton, Douglas Reid, Fiona Campbell, John Campbell, Barry Douglas, John Knapp, Clare Maitland, Sally Cogley, George Mair, Elena Whitham, Depute Provost Claire Leitch, Councillors Neil McGhee, Jim Roberts, Alyson Simmons, Billy Crawford, Jim McMahon, Jacqui Todd, Walter Young, John Bell, Elaine Dinwoodie and Drew Filson. ATTENDING: Fiona Lees, Chief Executive; Alex McPhee, Depute Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer: Economy and Skills; Chris McAleavey, Depute Chief Executive: Safer Communities; Eddie Fraser, Director of Health and Social Care Partnership; Susan Taylor, Head of Children's Health, Care and Justice Services; David Mitchell, Chief Governance Officer; Joe McLachlan, Corporate Accounting Manager; Julie Jamieson, Group Finance Manager; David McDowall, Operations Manager: Building Standards and Development Management; Craig Iles, Development Management Team Leader; Caroline Gordon, Communications Officer; and Julie McGarry, Administration Manager. APOLOGY: Councillor Jon Herd. CHAIR: Provost Jim Todd, Chair. PROVOST'S OPENING REMARKS 1. The Provost welcomed to the Council meeting Cara Teven, a second year Law student from Strathclyde University who was on work experience within Legal Services. PROVOST'S REMARKS 2. The Provost began the Council meeting by expressing his heartfelt condolences on behalf of the Council in respect of the terrorist attacks which had taken place since the last Council meeting at the Manchester Arena and in London, and the Grenfell Tower blaze.
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