skip to main content

Agenda, decisions and minutes

Venue: Virtual Meeting - Zoom

Contact: Eirian Roberts  01286 679018

Items
No. Item

1.

APOLOGIES

To receive any apologies for absence

Minutes:

Councillors:- Dylan Bullard, R. Glyn Daniels, Peter Garlick, Annwen Hughes, R. Medwyn Hughes, Sion Wyn Jones, Dewi Owen, Jason Parry, Dyfrig Siencyn, Hefin Underwood and Gethin Glyn Williams.

 

2.

DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

To receive any declaration of personal interest.

 

Minutes:

The Monitoring Officer explained that, due to the nature of the meeting, the details of the candidate for the Chief Executive’s post would not be disclosed until the Chair of the Chief Officers Appointment Committee had presented the committee’s recommendation under item 7 on the agenda.  As such, all members would have the opportunity to declare an interest after the recommendation had been presented.

 

3.

THE CHAIRMAN'S ANNOUNCEMENTS

To receive any Chairman’s announcements.

 

Minutes:

Councillor Beca Brown, the new Member for Llanrug Ward, was welcomed to her first meeting of the Council.

 

Condolences were expressed to the following:-

 

·         The Royal Family on the death of His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh.

·         The family of Maldwyn Lewis, Porthmadog, and it was noted that a full tribute would be given to him in the Council's Annual Meeting.

 

It was also noted that the Council wished to sympathise with everyone within the county’s communities who had recently lost loved ones.

 

The Council stood in silence as a mark of respect and remembrance.

 

Councillor Annwen Hughes was congratulated on becoming a Grandmother to a little girl, Bowen Eila.

 

4.

CORRESPONDENCE, COMMUNICATIONS OR OTHER BUSINESS

To receive any correspondence, communications or other business brought forward at the request of the Chairman.

 

Minutes:

None to note.

5.

URGENT ITEMS

To note any items which are urgent business in the opinion of the Chairman so they may be considered.

 

Minutes:

None to note.

6.

EXCLUSION OF PRESS AND PUBLIC

The Chairman shall propose that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion on the following item due to the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12, Part 4, Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.  This paragraph should apply because the report contains information regarding individuals and the individuals in question are entitled to privacy and there is no overriding public interest that requires the disclosure of personal information relating to those individuals, nor their identities.  Consequently the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

 

Minutes:

RESOLVED

To exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item due to the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 12, Section 4, Schedule 12A, Local Government Act 1972.  This paragraph applies as the report contains information about specific individuals who have the right to privacy. There is no public interest that calls for disclosing personal information about these individuals.  Consequently, the public interest falls in favour of maintaining the exemption.

 

7.

APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE

To receive a presentation and consider the recommendation of the Chief Officers Appointments Committee.

Decision:

To appoint Mr Dafydd Gibbard to the post of Chief Executive, in accordance with the recommendation of the Chief Officers Appointments Committee.

Minutes:

The Chair of the Chief Officers Appointment Committee, Councillor Dafydd Meurig, presented the committee’s recommendation made at their meeting on 16 April 2021 for the Council to appoint a candidate as Chief Executive. 

 

No declarations of personal interest were received from any members present.

 

The Candidate was admitted into the meeting, and was invited to give a presentation to the Council members.

 

Following the presentation, the candidate responded to a series of questions by the members.

 

RESOLVED to appoint Mr Dafydd Gibbard to the post of Chief Executive, in accordance with the recommendation of the Chief Officers Appointment Committee.

 

8.

RE-OPENING OF MEETING TO PRESS AND PUBLIC

The Chairman shall propose that the meeting be re-opened to the press and public.

Minutes:

RESOLVED to re-open the meeting to the press and public.