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Does dim crynodeb o'r cyfarfod hwn eto. Caiff crynodebau eu hysgrifennu pan fydd y cyngor yn cyhoeddi'r cofnodion, sef ei gofnod swyddogol o'r hyn a benderfynodd cyfarfod. Maen nhw fel arfer yn ymddangos ychydig wythnosau ar ôl y cyfarfod.
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Councillor Andrew Parkhurst challenged the exclusion of the press and public and quoted from Section 12A of the Local Government Act which stipulated that meetings must be held in public unless public interest in maintaining the exceptions outweigh the public interest in disclosing the information. He felt that if the balance for disclosing or withholding the information was equal then the information must be released. The default position was that the meeting was held in public, and it was up to those who wished to restrict access to prove their case and provided examples of reasons for this to be undertaken. He said that all of these arguments applied in this instance as the services currently provided affect the lives of every resident of the county about which there had been considerable public debate. The services involved millions of pounds of public money and the options involved comprised a substantial risk with the prospect of the Council having to use its scant reserves to fund additional unbudgeted costs. Some of the assumptions made in the papers needed to be challenged and even when all this had been debated, Members still only had half the story because there was no opportunity for the other party to present its case to Members. If discussions were to stray into exempted areas, it was within the power of the Committee to exclude the press and public from those particular discussions. Unless a compelling argument could be provided which offset those points which he had made he said that Members should reject the proposal to exclude the press and public The Chief Executive explained that the Monitoring Officer had due regard to all the points made by Councillor Parkhurst and had concluded that this meeting should be held in a private session. The current situation was that the Council was in a commercial negotiation with another party and as such these were sensitive and confidential. It was for those reasons that this meeting was confidential. The Chair said that openness and transparency were indeed the core principles of good governance as outlined by Councillor Parkhurst. The decision for the report to be considered in a confidential manner should not be taken lightly by Members. Matters of a commercially sensitive nature would be under discussion and needed to remain confidential until the appropriate time. RESOLVED: That the press and public be excluded for the remainder of the meeting for the following item by virtue of exempt information under paragraph(s) 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
There were no members of the press or public in attendance.
Rhaid i gynghorwyr ddweud pan fydd ganddyn nhw gysylltiad personol â rhywbeth sy'n cael ei drafod, fel swydd, eiddo neu aelod o'r teulu. Mae buddiant sy'n rhagfarnu yn ddigon cryf i'r cynghorydd adael yr ystafell fel arfer a pheidio â chymryd rhan.
Caiff datganiadau eu darllen o'r cofnodion unwaith y byddan nhw wedi'u cyhoeddi.
Dyw'r cyngor ddim wedi cofnodi presenoldeb ar gyfer y cyfarfod hwn.
Yn rhestru cynghorwyr presennol y cyngor yn unig. Nid yw aelodau cyfetholedig, swyddogion a chyn-gynghorwyr yn cael eu dangos.