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Service Structure

Aberdeenshire Council's activities are organised into 8 Services, supported by 6 Area Managers.

Services

Colin Mackenzie Chief Executive
Colin Mackenzie

Bruce Robertson OBEEducation, Learning & Leisure
Director: Bruce Robertson OBE

Charles ArmstrongCorporate Services
Director: Charles Armstrong

Bruce Robertson OBEHousing & Social Work
Director: Ritchie Johnson

Christine GorePlanning & Environmental Services
Director: Christine Gore

Iain GabrielTransportation & Infrastructure
Director: Iain Gabriel

Area Managers

Aberdeenshire Council is too large to run as a single unit and Scottish Councils were required to bring forward proposals for decentralisation.

Aberdeenshire Council has established six areas within which local decisions will be taken locally by elected Members. Corporate and policy matters will decided at Council headquarters.

Aberdeenshire's six areas each have an Area Committee, an Area Manager and an Area Management Team.

Malcolm McAuslinBanff & Buchan - Malcolm McAuslin

Chris WhiteBuchan - Chris White

Keith NewtonFormartine - Keith Newton

Ian FowellGarioch - Ian Fowell

William MunroKincardine & Mearns - William Munro

Leslie AllanMarr - Leslie Allan

The Area Manager's job, with the help of the Area Management Team, is to enable the Area Committee to make local decisions and to ensure that these decisions are carried out.

The Council will work with the communities in each area to prepare an Area Plan which reflects local needs and provides input for the Council's policies and programmes. A system of area budgets is under development. Area Committees already disburse local development grants of various kinds.

To ensure that the six areas do not become separate 'mini Councils' every elected Member is a member of an Area Committee and serves on corporate policy committees, and each Area Manager is a member of the Council's Senior Management Team. Area Committees are therefore able to influence central policy making within the context of local grass roots requirements.