Grampian Valuation Joint Board

The Grampian Valuation Joint Board was established as part of the 1996 reorganisation of local government in terms of The Valuation Joint Boards (Scotland) Order 1995 and is vested with the functions of the three valuation authorities (City of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray councils) in the area of the former Grampian Region. With the agreement of the three councils the Board also has responsibility for the Electoral Registration function.

The Board comprises 15 members who are appointed by the three councils with the City of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire each nominating 6 members and Moray Council 3 members. The present Board was originally appointed in May 2003 following upon the May 1 Local Government Elections.

The current membership of the Board is as follows:-

Councillors; Bill Cormie, Jackie Dunbar, James Hunter, Gordon Leslie, Alan Milne, John Reynolds.

Councillors; Sam Coull, Jean Dick, John Duncan, Jack Mair, Bob Watson, Michael Watt.

Councillors; Jeff Hamilton, Irene Ogilvie, Ron H Shepherd.

At its meeting on 29 June 2007 the Board elected Councillor Irene Ogilvie (Moray Council) as Convener and Councillor Jackie Dunbar (Aberdeen City Council) as Depute Convener.

The Schedule of meetings agreed for the period 2007-2011 is as follows:-
(All meetings will be held in the Council Chamber, Moray Council Headquarters on Fridays, normally at 11.30am.)

26 October 2007	25 January 2008	20 June 2008
7 November 2008	23 January 2009	26 June 2009
30 October 2009	29 January 2010	25 June 2010
29 October 2010	28 January 2011	24 June 2011*
*This will be the inaugural meeting following the 2011 elections.

Copies of the Minutes of meetings of the Board can be accessed from here

The Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2002

In terms of this legislation the Grampian Valuation Joint Board is neither a Council nor a devolved public body and is therefore not under a duty to keep a Register of Members’ Interests. The registers of the interests of individual members are however maintained by their constituent councils.

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