To receive any declaration of personal interest.
Minutes:
Members had received a briefing note from the Monitoring Officer in
advance regarding the following matters:-
Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2016/17 (item 9 on the agenda)
Council Tax: Discretion to allow discounts - 2016/17 (item 10 on the
agenda)
Review of Statement of Licensing Policy - Licensing Act 2003 (item 11
on the agenda)
Oral
guidance was given to the members regarding the following item:-
The Future of S4C (item 14 on the agenda).
(1) Councillor Linda Wyn Jones declared an
interest in item 9 on the agenda – The Council Tax Reduction Scheme 2016/17 -
because she ran Cwmni Seren, which received a council tax reduction.
The member was of the opinion that it
was a prejudicial interest and she withdrew from the meeting during the
discussion of the item.
(2) The following members declared a personal
interest in eitem 10 on the agenda - Council Tax Discretionary Powers to Allow
Discounts - 2016/17 for the reasons noted:-
·
Councillor
Mandy Williams-Davies - because her husband owned an empty property via an
inheritance.
·
Councillor
Wyn Williams - because he was joint owner of an empty property in Talafon, Abersoch.
·
Councillor
Linda Wyn Jones - because she ran Cwmni Seren, which received a council tax
reduction.
·
Councillor
Dyfrig Siencyn - because he owned an empty property.
·
Councillor
Beth Lawton - because she intended to submit an application for Council Tax
discount next year as she is now the only adult residing at the property.
The members were
of the opinion that they were prejudicial interests, and they withdrew from the
meeting during the discussions on the item.
·
Councillor
Gwen Griffith - because she was the Chair of Mantell Gwynedd, who represented
organisations that were applying for a Council tax discount as they were
charities.
The member was of
the opinion that it was not a prejudicial interest and she participated fully
in the discussion on the item.
(3)
The following members declared a personal interest in item 11 on the agenda –
Review of Statement of Licensing Policy - Licensing Act 2003; for the reasons
noted:-
·
Councillor
Selwyn Griffiths - because he was on the Canolfan Porthmadog management body.
·
Councillor
Ioan Thomas - because he was a director of a building that had a licence to
sell alcohol
·
Councillor
Peredur Jenkins - because he was
Chairman of Dolgellau Rugby Club.
·
Councillor
Aled Wyn Jones - because he was a director of the Tŵr Licensed Club,
Trefor.
·
Councillor
Stephen Churchman - because he was the Chairman of the Garndolbenmaen Village
Hall Committee.
·
Councillor
Sion Jones - because he was the Chairman of Bethel Village Hall.
·
Councillor
Aeron Jones - because he was a member of the Felinwnda Village Hall Committee.
·
Councillor
Eric Merfyn Jones - because he was a member of the Groeslon Village Hall
Committee.
·
Councillor
Jason Humphreys - because he was a member of the Canolfan Porthmadog Management
Committee.
·
Councillor
Linda Wyn Jones - because she ran a hotel that was licensed.
·
Councillor
John Brynmor Hughes - because he owned a public house in Llanengan and he was
also a member of the Licensing Committee.
The members were
of the opinion that they were prejudicial interests, and they withdrew from the
meeting during the discussions on those items.
(4) The following members declared a personal
interest in item 14 on the agenda - The Future of S4C, for the reasons noted:-
·
Councillor
Selwyn Griffiths - because his brother worked at Tinopolis.
·
Councillor
Eryl Jones-Williams - because he did some work for the BBC and S4C.
·
Councillor
Michael Sol Owen - because his son worked for the BBC.
·
Councillor
Alwyn Gruffydd - because his son and daughter worked on S4C programmes.
·
Councillor
Dafydd Meurig - because he had been working for the BBC occasionally and
indirectly for S4C.
·
Councillor
Simon Glyn - because his children's cousin was a cameramen for 'Heno'.
·
Councillor
Gweno Glyn - because a close relative worked in the industry and she also
worked in the industry occasionally.
·
Councillor
Dilwyn Morgan - because he received occasional pieces of work from S4C.
·
Councillor
Siân Gwenllian - because she had family connections in the broadcast industry
locally.
·
Councillor
Eurig Wyn - because his son supplied films to S4C.
·
Councillor
Linda Wyn Jones - because her son worked for S4C occasionally.
·
Councillor
Dyfrig Siencyn - because two of his children worked for the BBC.
The members were
of the opinion that they were prejudicial interests, and they withdrew from the
meeting during the discussions on the item.