Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman for 2017/18.

RESOLVED to elect Councillor Beth Lawton as Chair of this committee for 2017/18.

To elect a Vice-chairman for 2017/18.

RESOLVED to elect Councillor Nia Jeffreys as Vice chair of this committee for 2017/18.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Apologies: Councillors Menna Baines, Aled Evans, Keith Jones, Craig ab Iago (Cabinet Member - Housing, Leisure and Culture) and Ioan Thomas (Cabinet Member - Economy).

To receive any declarations of personal interest.

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

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

To invite members to express an interest in attending performance monitoring meetings.

Members were invited to express an interest in attending performance monitoring meetings for the year 2017/18.   It was explained that there were four specific work areas for the Education and Economy Scrutiny Committee, that two members were required from each group and the representatives would be expected to attend a series of six meetings over a period of two years.

The following put their names forward for the various groups and it was noted that the Chair would choose the final nominations.

·         Healthy Communities Group (Councillors Selwyn Griffiths and Judith Humphreys)

·         Developing Gwynedd’s Economy Group (Councillors Elwyn Jones, H.G. Wyn Jones and Paul Rowlinson)

·         Supporting Strong Communities Group (Councillor Elwyn Jones)

·         Challenging Education Performance Meeting (Councillors Alwyn Gruffydd, Selwyn Griffiths  but unable to attend the first meeting of the group on 11 July), Cai Larsen, Dewi Owen, Jason Parry, Paul Rowlinson and Gareth Williams)