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Chief executive of beleaguered council resigns before hearing

The chief executive of crisis-hit Aberdeen City Council announced his intention to quit minutes before the start of a hearing by the Accounts Commission into the local authority�s �precarious� finances.

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GRAEME SMITH and DOUGLAS FRASER

The chief executive of crisis-hit Aberdeen City Council announced his intention to quit minutes before the start of a hearing by the Accounts Commission into the local authority's "precarious" finances.