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  • Agenda and decisions

    Democracy Services Committee - Tuesday, 16th June, 2026 10.00 am

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 144 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 4 MB
    • Printed decisions PDF 56 KB

    Venue: Cyfarfod Rhithiol / Virtual Meeting

    Contact: Courtney Leigh Jones 

    Items
    No. Item

    1.

    APPOINTMENT OF VICE-CHAIR

    To appoint a Vice-chair for 2026/27.

    Decision:

     

    Councillor Anne Lloyd-Jones was elected as Vice-chair of the Democracy Services Committee.

     

    2.

    APOLOGIES

    To receive any apologies for absence.

    3.

    DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

    To receive any declaration of personal interest.

    4.

    URGENT ITEMS

    To note any items that are a matter of urgency in the view of the Chairman for consideration.

    5.

    MINUTES pdf icon PDF 125 KB

    The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the last meeting of this committee held on 24 February, 2026 be signed as a true record.

    6.

    DRAFT OF THE ANNUAL REPORT BY THE HEAD OF DEMOCRACY SERVICES pdf icon PDF 51 KB

    To consider the report and its contents and recommend it for adoption by the Full Council as required.  

    Additional documents:

    • Draft Annual Report , item 6. pdf icon PDF 3 MB

    Decision:

     

    ⁠To accept the report and agree to make minor amendments before being recommended for adoption by the Full Council.

     

    7.

    LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS MAY 2027 pdf icon PDF 137 KB

    To provide an update on the work being done to prepare for the 2027 Election.

    Decision:

     

    To accept the report.

     

    8.

    CYNGOR GWYNEDD'S STATEMENT REGARDING PROMOTING DIVERSITY pdf icon PDF 19 KB

    To submit a draft statement regarding the work programme to the Democracy Services Committee for observations before submitting it to be adopted by the Full Council.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendix 1 - Statement , item 8. pdf icon PDF 81 KB
    • Appendix 2 - Work programme , item 8. pdf icon PDF 160 KB

    Decision:

    1.    To accept the report.

    2.    It was agreed to recommend that the Full Council adopted the Diversity in Democracy Statement (the new version) as well as the work programme to support action on the statement.

     

    9.

    LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISION FOR MEMBERS pdf icon PDF 85 KB

    To present update regarding the Members' Learning and Development provision.

    Decision:

    To accept the report.