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The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.
RESOLVED to: 1) Approve the changes to the Constitution (Appendix 1-8); 2) Authorise the Monitoring Officer to update the Council’s Constitution to reflect the above changes; 3) Approve the interim appointment of the WLGA Policy Officer (former Trading Standards and Licensing Manager) to the role of the Council’ Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures, pursuant to Section 72 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985, pending recruitment to the Trading Standards and Licensing Manager role; and 4) Authorise the Corporate Lead officer-Economy and Regeneration to act as an Authorising Officer for the purposes of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (and associated legislation).
RESOLVED to confirm the following appointments: a) The appointment of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Schools (currently Councillor Wyn Thomas) as a member of the Corporate Parenting Group; and to serve as the Vice Chair of the Group; b) The appointment of Councillors Ann Bowen Morgan and Meirion Davies as members of the School Transport Appeals Panel; c) the appointment of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Carbon Management (currently Councillor Clive Davies) as Member Champion for Sustainability from 17 July 2025; d) the appointment of Councillor Endaf Edwards as Peace Ambassador for Ceredigion County Council from 18 June 2025.
RESOLVED: 1. To approve revised chief officer structure as contained within the report, with effect from 01/08/2025, and 2. To mandate the Chief Executive to commence work to undertake a Pay Modelling exercise across the full NJC grading structure
Councillors Eryl Evans, Raymond Evans, Ceris Jones and Gareth Lewis apologised for their inability to attend the meeting.
· Councillor Endaf Edwards declared a personal and prejudicial interest in relation to minute 8 below and withdrew from the Chamber during discussions; · Councillors Clive Davies, Meirion Davies, Wyn Evans and Ann Bowen Morgan declared a personal interest in relation to minute 8; · Councillors Euros Davies, Keith Henson and Gwyn James declared a personal interest in relation to minute 9; · Barry Rees, Corporate Director on behalf of all Officers present declared a personal and prejudicial interest in relation to minute 9 in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Local Government. Those members of staff withdrew from the meeting during discussion. Eifion Evans, the Chief Executive, Caroline Lewis, independent advisor and the translator remained in the meeting during the discussion.
The Chairman of the Council, Councillor Ann Bowen Morgan congratulated the following: a) Anwen Butten from Cellan on receiving an MBE for services to lawn bowling, cancer care and to community in Wales; b) Glen Kelsall Johnson from Cardigan on receiving an MBE for services to local heritage; c) Bobi Wyn Jones, a pupil from Bro Teifi School on winning his first cap for the Wales under 18 Rugby Team; d) All who took part in the Lloyds Road Cycling National Championships and the Wales Cycling Championships during the last month. It was an extremely successful event and she thanked Councillor Shelley Childs, staff of Ceredigion County Council and volunteers throughout the county for all their hard work supporting the event; e) The Ceredigion Music Service who took part in a recent event at Cardigan Castle. Councillor Meirion Davies asked to include an additional item, which was granted by the Chairman on this occassion. Councillor Meiron Davies congratulated Gethin Lewis a Llyr Evans on breaking a sheep-shearing record at an event held in Rhayader.
It was RESOLVED to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Council meeting held on 12 June 2025. Matters arising The Chair noted that a letter was received from Jeremy Miles the Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in response to the Council’s Notice of Motion on 12 June 2025 regarding Bronglais General Hospital. It was noted that the correspondence had been shared with all Members. It was RESOLVED to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the Special Meeting of Council held on 16 June 2025. Matters arising There were no matters arising.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to: 1) Approve the changes to the Constitution (Appendix 1-8); 2) Authorise the Monitoring Officer to update the Council’s Constitution to reflect the above changes; 3) Approve the interim appointment of the WLGA Policy Officer (former Trading Standards and Licensing Manager) to the role of the Council’ Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures, pursuant to Section 72 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985, pending recruitment to the Trading Standards and Licensing Manager role; and 4) Authorise the Corporate Lead officer-Economy and Regeneration to act as an Authorising Officer for the purposes of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (and associated legislation).
Councillor Matthew Vaux, Cabinet Member for Partnerships, Housing, Legal and Governance and Public Protection presented the report to Council outlining the proposed changes to the Constitution. Councillor Elaine Evans, Chair of the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee noted that the committee had considered the content of the Contract Procedure Rules contained in Appendix 6 and that no comments had been put forward. Following a discussion and a vote it was RESOLVED to: 1) Approve the changes to the Constitution (Appendix 1-8); 2) Authorise the Monitoring Officer to update the Council’s Constitution to reflect the above changes; 3) Approve the interim appointment of the WLGA Policy Officer (former Trading Standards and Licensing Manager) to the role of the Council’ Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures, pursuant to Section 72 of the Weights and Measures Act 1985, pending recruitment to the Trading Standards and Licensing Manager role; and 4) Authorise the Corporate Lead officer-Economy and Regeneration to act as an Authorising Officer for the purposes of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 (and associated legislation).
Councillor Alun Williams, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Through Age Wellbeing presented the report to Council noting that it is a statutory duty to provide a report outlining performance, challenges and areas for improvement. He thanked the Statutory Director for Social Services for collating the report and the Through Age Wellbeing services who support the breadth of services provided. Councillor Amanda Edwards, Vice-Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Healthier Communities Committee noted that the committee had reviewed the report in detail, thanking the Officers for their hard work and recommending it for approval by Council. The content of the report was noted by Council.
Councillor Matthew Vaux, Cabinet Member for Partnerships, Housing, Legal and Governance and Public Protection presented the report to Council noting that the report highlights the work carried out during the year, demonstrating how it has made a difference and providing assessment and assurance. He noted that the report had been considered by the Governance and Audit Committee on 18 June 2025. Mr Alan Davies, Chair of the Governance and Audit Committee also noted that the reports were well-presented and that the programme was clearly planned, with a greater focus on outcomes. He thanked the Finance and Internal Audit team for their work, noting that the Council had performed well during difficult circumstances. Councillor Bryan Davies, Leader of the Council thanked the Chairman and Members of their committee for their work. Councillor Keith Evans noted a high level of absenteeism, and the Monitoring Officer confirmed that she would investigate this matter. The content of the report was noted by Council.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to confirm the following appointments: a) The appointment of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Schools (currently Councillor Wyn Thomas) as a member of the Corporate Parenting Group; and to serve as the Vice Chair of the Group; b) The appointment of Councillors Ann Bowen Morgan and Meirion Davies as members of the School Transport Appeals Panel; c) the appointment of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Carbon Management (currently Councillor Clive Davies) as Member Champion for Sustainability from 17 July 2025; d) the appointment of Councillor Endaf Edwards as Peace Ambassador for Ceredigion County Council from 18 June 2025.
Councillor Endaf Edwards declared a personal and prejudicial interest in relation to this item and withdrew from the Chamber during discussions It was RESOLVED to confirm the following appointments: a) The appointment of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Schools (currently Councillor Wyn Thomas) as a member of the Corporate Parenting Group; and to serve as the Vice Chair of the Group; b) The appointment of Councillors Ann Bowen Morgan and Meirion Davies as members of the School Transport Appeals Panel; c) the appointment of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Carbon Management (currently Councillor Clive Davies) as Member Champion for Sustainability from 17 July 2025; d) the appointment of Councillor Endaf Edwards as Peace Ambassador for Ceredigion County Council from 18 June 2025.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: 1. To approve revised chief officer structure as contained within the report, with effect from 01/08/2025, and 2. To mandate the Chief Executive to commence work to undertake a Pay Modelling exercise across the full NJC grading structure
In accordance with the Code of Conduct for Local Government Employees, all members of staff withdrew from the meeting during discussions with the exception of Eifion Evans, the Chief Executive and a translator/ The Chef Executive was accompanied by Caroline Lewis, Independent Advisor during discussions. Councillor Bryan Davies, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Democratic Services, Policy, Performance and People and Organisation presented the report to Council noting that the report proposed reducing the number of chief officer posts in Ceredigion County Council, removing one Corporate Director and the role of Corporate Lead Officer for Schools, saving £120k per year. He noted that a new collective leadership model would be introduced, sharing responsibility across the senior leadership team and that it would provide the necessary headroom to realign pay grades at all levels, addressing the lack of appropriate differential at all grade levels. Furthermore, it would provide the Council with a more competitive pay structure comparable with other local authorities, aiding recruitment and retention. Following a detailed discussion the Council RESOLVED: 1. To approve revised chief officer structure as contained within the report, with effect from 01/08/2025, and 2. To mandate the Chief Executive to commence work to undertake a Pay Modelling exercise across the full NJC grading structure
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