Councillor Hazel Smith

...the Aberdeenshire Council decided to approve the revenue and capital budgets for the General Fund and Housing Revenue Account for 2026/27, along with indicative budgets for the subsequent four financial years, including a 10% Council Tax increase for 2026/27.

The Garioch Area Committee of Aberdeenshire Council approved the Declaration of Members' Interests on 24 February 2026. No formal decision text was intimated.

...nominated Mike Taylor, Wilf Weir, Dr Joe McDowall, and Frank Brown to serve as external members on the Schools Placings and Exclusions Appeals Committee, and allowed members to provide further names by 6 February 2026.

...approved the preferred options for flood mitigation at Kintore, comprising a flood wall at Macallan Road and upstream storage on the Sheriff Burn, commending the work done and supporting these as the most appropriate solutions.