Meeting documents

Isle of Anglesey County Council
Friday, 11th August, 2006

Extraordinary Meeting of the Isle of Anglesey County Council 

Minutes of the meeting held on 11th August, 2006 (1.00pm)

 

PRESENT:

 

Councillor J. Rowlands (Chairperson)

Councillor W.J.Williams, MBE (Vice-Chairperson)

 

Councillors Mrs Bessie Burns, MBE, J.Byast, W. J. Chorlton,     E. G. Davies, J. M. Davies, P. J. Dunning, J. A. Edwards,            K. Evans, C. L. Everett, P. M. Fowlie, D. R. Hadley, D. R. Hughes, R. Ll. Hughes, W. I. Hughes, A. M. Jones, G. O. Jones, H. E. Jones, J. A. Jones, O. G. Jones, R. Ll. Jones, T. H. Jones, D. A. Lewis Roberts, Bryan Owen, R. L. Owen, G. O. Parry, MBE, R. G. Parry OBE, G. Allan Roberts, G. Winston Roberts OBE, John Roberts, J. Arwel Roberts, W. T. Roberts, P. S. Rogers,      E. Schofield, H. N. Thomas, H. W. Thomas, K. Thomas.

 

IN ATTENDANCE:

 

 

 

Director Legal Services / Monitoring Officer                         

Head of Corporate Services

Committee Officer (MEH)

 

APOLOGIES:

 

Councillors Ff. M. Hughes, John Williams                              

 

 

The meeting was opened with a prayer by Councillor Mrs. B. Burns MBE.

 

 

1    DECLARATION OF INTEREST

 

Following advice from the Director of Legal Services/Monitoring Officer - Councillors Mrs. B. Burns MBE, Keith Evans, C. Ll. Everett, D. Hadley, J. A. Jones, G. W. Roberts OBE, Keith Thomas indicated they would take no part in Item 4 owing to the fact that they were unable to be present at the County Council meeting held on 21 July, 2006 which interviewed candidates for the post of Managing Director, and therefore could not objectively select the next candidate for the post.

 

Councillors. W. J. Chorlton, J. Meirion Davies, C. Ll. Everett, J. Arthur Jones, G. O. Parry, MBE,  G. Allan Roberts, E. Schofield, H. Noel Thomas accepted legal advice that their prior involvement in the relevant issues raised concerns about their objectivity and they were not at the meeting during any discussion or voting thereon in respect of item 6 of these minutes.

 

Mr. J. Gould, Committee Services Manager, declared an interest in Item 6 of these minutes and was not present at the meeting during any discussion or voting thereon.

 

2   TO RECEIVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON, LEADER, MEMBERS OF        THE EXECUTIVE OR THE HEAD OF PAID SERVICES.

 

None to report.

 

3   EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC

 

" Resolved that Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press

" and public from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that it may involve the likely

" disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 1 of Part I of Schedule 12A of the said " Act.

 

 

 

 

 

4   APPOINTMENT OF MANAGING DIRECTOR

 
 

Considered - The vacancy for the post of Managing Director.
 

 
 

Reported - That Mr. Wyn Thomas had decided not to take up the post of Managing Director, offered to him by the County Council following interview on 21st July, 2006.
 

 
 

RESOLVED that subject to written acceptance, that candidate 'X' be appointed to the above post subject to confirmation of medical fitness, in accordance with the terms and conditions of appointment agreed by the County Council at its meeting on 4 March, 2006, date of commencement to be agreed.
 

 
 

5   EXCLUSION OF THE PRESS AND PUBLIC
 

 
 

" Resolved that Under Section 100(A)(4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press
 

" and public from the meeting for the following item on the grounds that it may involve the likely
 

" disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraphs 7, 11 and 12 of Part I of Schedule 12A " of the said Act.
 

 
 

6   CONSIDERATION OF THE AUDITOR'S STATEMENT OF REASONS ISSUED ON 26th MAY             2006.
 

 
 

Submitted - A letter from the Wales Audit Office dated 22 May, 2006 with regard to an objection received in respect of the Isle of Anglesey County Council Accounts for 2000/2001.
 

 
 

Following reconsideration of part of an objection to the Council's accounts for 2000/2001, the Appointed Auditor had decided not to uphold the objection in question, for the reasons set out in his report as presented to the Council on this day.
 

 
 

RESOLVED to defer consideration of the matter until another meeting of the County Council in September.
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

The meeting concluded at 1.25 p.m.
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

COUNCILLOR JOHN ROWLANDS
 

CHAIRPERSON