Agenda, decisions and minutes

To receive any apologies for absence.

David Jones (Coleg Cambria), Judith Greenhalgh (Denbighshire Council), Ian Bancroft (Wrexham Council), Dilwyn Williams (Gwynedd Council), Dafydd Edwards (Gwynedd Council) and Iwan Evans (Gwynedd Council)

To receive any declarations of personal interest.

Item 5: Declarations of personal interest were received from Dyfrig Siencyn, Maria Hinfelaar, Iwan Davies, Sam Rowlands, Askar Sheibani, Ian Roberts and Steve Jackson. Following guidance from the Legal Officer, it was resolved that the declarations were of a personal nature only.

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

None to note.

The Chairman shall propose that the press and public be excluded from the meeting during the discussion on the following items.

RESOLVED to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following items.

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

The press and public will 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.

That six of the candidates are competent to be placed on the short list

That a professional assessment centre will be held on 12.09.19

That interviews before Board members will be held on 20.09.19

To exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on this 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.

The report was submitted by the Accountable Body's Head of Corporate Support Department

RESOLVED

That six of the candidates are eligible for short-listing

That a professional assessment centre will be held on 12.09.19

That interviews before Board members will be held on 20.09.19

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

Drawing up a short list of candidates was one of the key milestones in the process of recruiting and appointing an individual to this key post.

To consider the report

(Seperate copy for Members only)

The report relates to draft Heads of Terms for the North Wales Growth Deal which has been designated as confidential information by a Government Department for the purposes of Section 100 (A)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972. As a consequence it is a requirement that the report is excluded form publication as this would disclose the confidential information.

That the Economic Ambition Board welcomes the 3.9.19 version of the Heads of Terms as a positive sign of the commitment of the UK Government and Welsh Government to the North Wales Growth Deal

To exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on this item as the report relates to draft Heads of Terms for the North Wales Growth Deal which has been designated a confidential document by a Government Department for the purposes of Section 100 (A)(2) of the Local Government Act 1972.  As a consequence it is a requirement that the report is excluded from publication as this would disclose the confidential information.

The report was presented by Iwan Trefor Jones, Lead Director

RESOLVED

That the Economic Ambition Board welcomes the 3.9.19 version of the Heads of Terms as a positive sign of the commitment of the UK Government and Welsh Government to the North Wales Growth Deal

REASONS FOR THE DECISION

To approve the Heads of terms for the North Wales Growth Deal