The Urgent Business Committee of Aberdeen City Council is responsible for handling urgent matters that cannot wait for the next scheduled meeting of the Council or its other committees. It can exercise all functions of the Council or its relevant committees when dealing with these urgent items. Meetings are called by the Chief Officer – Governance, on the instruction of the Chief Executive, when both the Chief Executive and the Convener agree that business is urgent. The committee determines the urgency of each item before considering it, and its decisions are recorded. However, it cannot consider business related to the removal of a member from office.