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Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.
Decision as recorded
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointed Chairperson for the meeting.
The Chair welcomed everyone to the meeting.
The following Officer and Member made declarations of interest at the start of the meeting. Both considered their interests to be prejudicial, so left the meeting for the discussion and voting on each specific item: Councillor S.K.Hunt Minutes No. 6, - APSE Wales Chair – Climate Change and Renewables Advisory Group - as the report related to him personally. K.Jones (Chief Executive) Minutes No. 5 – Grant of Officer Indemnity to Karen Jones, in Respect of Local Government Data Unit Wales - as the report related to her personally.
No questions from the public were received.
At this point in the meeting, K.Jones reaffirmed her interest, and left the meeting for this item, and took no part in the discussion thereon. Decision: That an indemnity be granted to Karen Jones (in her capacity as Chief Executive) as detailed at Appendix 1 to the circulated report, in respect of her role as director of Local Government Data Unit Wales (Data Cymru). Reason for Decision: To offer an indemnity to an officer appointed as a director due to her employment within the Council, and to not expose them to any personal or financial liabilities. Implementation of Decision: The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.
K.Jones returned to the meeting. At this point, Councillor S.K.Hunt reaffirmed his interest, and left the meeting for this item, and took no part in the discussion or voting thereon. Councillor A.Llewelyn took over the Chair for this item only. Decision: That the Leader of Council be granted authority to act as Chair of the APSE Wales Renewables and Climate Change group, and that an officer (to be confirmed by the Director of Environment and Regeneration) be identified as the Lead Officer associated with this advisory group. Reason for Decision: To provide authorisation for the Leader of Council to act as a representative to an outside body, and to authorise officer participation in the same work. Implementation of Decision: The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.
Councillor S.K.Hunt returned to the meeting and resumed the Chair for the remainder of the meeting. Decision: That the report be noted.
Decision: That the report be noted.
No urgent items were received.
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.
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