Agenda, decisions and minutes

To elect a Chair for 2019/20.

Councillor Dyfrig Siencyn (Gwynedd Council) was elected Chair of the Joint-Committee for 2019/20.

To elect a Vice-chair for 2019/20.

Councillor Mark Pritchard (Wrexham County Borough Council) was elected Vice-chair of the Joint-Committee for 2019/20.

To receive any apologies for absence.

Ian Bancroft (Wrexham County Borough Council), Iwan Davies (Conwy County Borough Council), Sasha Davies (Business Delivery Board), Dafydd Edwards (Gwynedd Council) and David Jones (Coleg Cambria).

To receive any declarations of personal interest

No declarations of personal interest were received.

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

None to note.

The Chair shall propose that the minutes of the previous meeting held on 17th May, 2019 be signed as a true record  (attached).

The Chair signed the minutes of the previous meeting, held on 17 May 2019, as a true record.

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 is relevant as the report includes information about specific individuals who have the right to privacy.  There is no public interest that calls for disclosing personal information about these individuals which would outweigh their rights.  Consequently, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

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 is relevant 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 which would outweigh the rights of these individuals. Consequently, the public interest falls in favour of maintaining the exemption.

Appointment of Programme Director  (application forms and supporting documents to be circulated separately for Board members only).

To offer the post to Mr Iwan Trefor Jones, and to authorise the Chief Executive of the Accountable Body, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-chair of the Economic Ambition Board to confirm the terms and conditions in accordance with the Joint-committee's instruction.

The report was submitted by Geraint Owen, Head of the Corporate Support Department of the Accountable Body.

RESOLVED to offer the post to Mr Iwan Trefor Jones, and to authorise the Chief Executive of the Accountable Body, in consultation with the Chair and Vice-chair of the Economic Ambition Board to confirm the terms and conditions in accordance with the Joint-committee's instruction.

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

To proceed to appoint a Programme Director for the Growth Deal.