Aberdeenshire councillors

There are 19 wards in Aberdeenshire, each with either three or four elected members. Each of these members has an equal responsibility for the whole ward. To make this work effectively, ward members work together in a collaborative way sharing duties, information and knowledge.

Stonehaven lies in: Ward 18 - Stonehaven and Lower Deeside

In Aberdeenshire Council, Councillors make decisions with other Councillors in Council committees or sub-committees. Decisions can be made by mutual agreement or as the result of a vote. Currently, the Aberdeenshire system of committees consists of an Area Committee for each of the Council’s six Areas, along with four central policy committees, an audit committee as well as Full Council.

Stonehaven is part of: Kincardine & Mearns Area Committee 

Area Committees deal with a wide range of local issues and cover all of the central Policy Committees’ interests. Major elements include the determination of planning applications, agreeing local revenue and capital budgets, providing local input into policy making and monitoring the local delivery of services.

Area Committees consist of all local Councillors (between 10 - 14 Members each) and the central policy committees have around 14 members each.

The 4 Policy Committees:

• Business Services Committee – Responsibilities include finance, ICT, legal services (including licensing and registration of births, deaths and marriages), property and facilities management, human resources and valuation and electoral registration.
• Communities Committee – Responsibilities include adult social work services (except those delegated to the Integration Joint Board), community planning, housing, lifelong learning and leisure, matters relating to the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service and Scottish Police Authority, and monitoring the Integration Joint Board for Health & Social Care
• Education & Children's Services Committee – Responsibilities include education, children's social work services and human resources support for teaching staff.
• Infrastructure Services Committee – Responsibilities include economic development and protective services, planning and building standards, transportation, and roads, landscape services and waste management and matters relating to the Aberdeen City Region Deal and visitor attractions.