Appointments Committee - Principal Solicitor OM1

The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.

1. Election of Chair

   RESOLVED – That Councillor Weaver be appointed Chairperson.

2. Exclusion of the public

   RESOLVED – That the Committee agreed to exclude the public from the meeting as the following item is confidential and exempt from publication as it contains exempt information of the description contained in paragraph 14 of Part 4 and paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Action 1972.

3. Appointment of Principal Solicitor OM1

   RESOLVED – That the applications from candidates 77091 and 77520 be taken forward to the next stage in the application process.

1. 1

   Election of Chair

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED – That Councillor Weaver be appointed Chairperson.

   Minute

   RESOLVED – That Councillor Weaver be appointed Chairperson.

   Part of an issue followed across 5 meetings

2. 2

   Apologies for absence

   Minute

   Apologies were received from Councillors Davies and Ferguson-Thorne.

3. 3

   Declarations of interest

   Minute

   No declarations of interest.

4. 4

   Terms of Reference

   Minute

   The Committee’s Terms of Reference were noted.

5. 5

   Exclusion of the public

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED – That the Committee agreed to exclude the public from the meeting as the following item is confidential and exempt from publication as it contains exempt information of the description contained in paragraph 14 of Part 4 and paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Action 1972.

   Minute

   RESOLVED – That the Committee agreed to exclude the public from the meeting as the following item is confidential and exempt from publication as it contains exempt information of the description contained in paragraph 14 of Part 4 and paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Action 1972.

6. 6

   Appointment of Principal Solicitor OM1

   Decision as recorded

   RESOLVED – That the applications from candidates 77091 and 77520 be taken forward to the next stage in the application process.

   Minute

   RESOLVED – That the applications from candidates 77091 and 77520 be taken forward to the next stage in the application process.

   Part of an issue followed across 3 meetings

   Papers: Behavioural Competency Framework Cardiff Council, OM1 Litigation JD.PS Feb 2025
7. 7

   Date of next meeting - 17 June 2025

Councillors must say when they have a personal link to something being discussed, such as a job, a property or a family member. A prejudicial interest is one strong enough that the councillor usually leaves the room and takes no part.

Declarations are read from the minutes once they are published.

• Chris Weaver, ChairpersonLabourPresent
• Calum Davies, Committee MemberConservativeSent apologies
• Dan Naughton, Committee MemberLiberal DemocratPresent
• Grace Ferguson-Thorne, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Sarah Merry, Committee MemberLabourPresent

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