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  • Agenda, decisions and minutes

    Chief Officers Appointments Committee - Friday, 2nd July, 2021 10.00 am

    • Attendance details
    • Agenda frontsheet PDF 281 KB
    • Agenda reports pack PDF 315 KB
    • Printed decisions PDF 24 KB
    • Printed minutes PDF 173 KB

    Venue: Cyfarfod Rhithiol / Virtual Meeting. View directions

    Contact: Lowri Haf Evans  01286 679878

    Items
    No. Item

    1.

    ELECT CHAIR

    To elect Chair for 2021 / 2022

    Decision:

    To elect Councillor Mair Rowlands as Chair of this Committee for 2021/22.

     

    Minutes:

    To elect Councillor Mair Rowlands as Chair of this Committee for 2021/22.

     

    2.

    ELECT VICE CHAIR

    To elect Vice chair for 2021 / 2022

    Decision:

    To elect Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn as Vice-chair of this Committee for 2021/22.

     

    3.

    APOLOGIES

    To receive any apologies for absence.

    Minutes:

    Apologies were received from Councillors Peredur Jenkins, Eric M Jones, Peter Read, Gethin Glyn Williams and Simon Glyn (Chair of the Council)

     

    4.

    DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST

    To receive any declaration of personal interest

    Minutes:

    Councillor Alwyn Gruffydd, in item 8 on the agenda, as he had a close business connection and a personal connection with the family of one of the candidates.

     

    The Member was of the opinion that it was a prejudicial interest, and he withdrew from the meeting during the discussion on the application.

     

    5.

    URGENT ITEMS

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

    Minutes:

    None to note

     

    6.

    MINUTES pdf icon PDF 13 KB

    The Chairman shall propose that the minutes of the meeting of this committee held on 16th April 2021 be signed as a true record

    Minutes:

    The Chair signed the minutes of the previous meeting of this committee, held on 16 April 2021, as a true record.

     

    7.

    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 in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

     

    8.

    DRAW UP SHORTLIST FOR HEAD OF HOUSING AND PROPERTY

    To consider applications by applicants

     

    Information and application forms distributed to Committee members only

     

     

    Decision:

    RESOLVED TO PLACE FOUR CANDIDATES ON THE SHORTLIST

     

    RESOLVED to invite Councillor Craig ab Iago (Cabinet Member for Housing and Property) to the interviews as an observer. It was noted that he would not have voting rights on the decision, but he would be given an opportunity to speak at the Committee's request.

     

    Minutes:

    The Chair reported that 14 applications had been received for the post. This was very encouraging.

     

    The Chief Executive was invited to give a summary of the applications. The applications were discussed in accordance with the requirements of the post, focusing on the main competencies.

     

    RESOLVED TO PLACE FOUR CANDIDATES ON THE SHORTLIST

     

    In expanding on the next steps, the Head of Corporate Support Department highlighted that an assessment centre would be conducted on 9 July 2021. A formal report on the candidates' responses would be provided by the assessment centre for submission to the Chief Officers Appointment Committee.

     

    Five questions and a suitable presentation topic for the interview were discussed.

     

    Interviews to be held on 16 July 2021

     

    A proposal was made to invite the Cabinet Member for Housing and Property to the interviews as an observer

     

    RESOLVED to invite Councillor Craig ab Iago (Cabinet Member for Housing and Property) to the interviews as an observer. It was noted that he would not have voting rights on the decision, but he would be given an opportunity to speak at the Committee's request.