Minutes:
The Chief Executive paid tribute to the following Councillors who had declared their intention to retire as Councillors prior to the Council elections this May:-
Councillor Cliff Everett
Councillor Cliff Everett was elected as a Labour Member for the Holyhead Town Ward in 1991 and had been a former Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Principal Scrutiny Committee and the Executive.
Councillor Fflur M. Hughes
Councillor Fflur M.Hughes was elected as a Plaid Cymru member for the Cefni Ward in May 1999 and had been a former Chair of the Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee and former Chair of the Housing and Social Services Committee.
Councillor W.I.Hughes
Councillor W.I.Hughes was elected as a Plaid Cymru member for the Bodffordd Ward in 1999. He had served on the Executive in the past as the Portfolio Holder for Housing.
Councillor Eric Jones
Councillor Eric Jones was elected member for the Llanfihangel Ysceifiog Ward in 2007 and had been Chair of the General Grants Committee and a former Vice-Chair of the Corporate Scrutiny Committee.
Councillor Tom Jones
Councillor Tom Jones was elected member for the Llanfechell Ward in 2004. He had been an Executive member with responsibility as Portfolio Holder for Finance. He had also been the Chair of the Audit Committee and the Appointments Committee.
Councillor Clive McGregor (unable to be present today)
Councillor Clive McGregor was elected to the County Council in May 2008 and represented the Llanddyfnan Ward. He was appointed Portfolio Holder for Highways, Transportation and Maritime upon entering the Council. In April 2009, he was elected Leader of the Original Independents’ Group and was Leader of the County Council between May 2009 to May 2011.
Councillor Rhian Medi
Councillor Rhian Medi was elected as a Plaid Cymru member for the Cyngar Ward in 2008. She had been a former Chair of the Education and Leisure Scrutiny Committee and also the Executive at its inception in 2000.
Councillor J.V.Owen
Councillor J.V.Owen was elected to the Isle of Anglesey Borough Council in 1976 and was elected Mayor of the Borough Council between 1985-86. He was elected as member for the Parc a’r Mynydd Ward, Holyhead in 2008. He was the current Chairman of the Economic Development, Tourism and Property Scrutiny Committee.
Councillor R.L.Owen
Councillor R.L.Owen was elected as member for the Beaumaris Ward in May 1999. He had served as a Beaumaris Town Councillor since 1986 and was Mayor of Beaumaris between 1996-97. Councillor Owen was Chairman of the County Council in 2002-03, during the visit by Her Majesty The Queen as part of her Golden Jubilee visit to Beaumaris. He also served as Chairman of the Planning and Orders Committee. He had also served as the former Chair of the Environment and Technical Services Scrutiny Committee and was currently its Vice-Chair.
Councillor G.O.Parry,MBE
Councillor G.O.Parry,MBE had been a member of the Valley Community Council since 1976. He had been the Chairman of the Association of Local Councils, Gwynedd for five years. He had been a member of the Isle of Anglesey Borough Council since 1982 and of this Council since 1996.
He had been Borough Mayor during 1990-91 and had also been involved with the Citizens Advice Bureau since 1974 and served as the Chair of the North Wales as well as the Holyhead CAB. He had been the Leader of the County Council between 1999 to 2002 and was the current Portfolio Holder for Education.
Councillor G.Winston Roberts,OBE (unable to be present today)
Councillor G.Winston Roberts, OBE was first elected as a member of the former Ynys Mon Borough Council in 1976 and served the Authority until the creation of Unitary Authorities in 1996. During that period he played a prominent role within the Council, holding the Chairs of the Economic and Tourism Development Committee, the Environmental Health Committee and of the Personnel and Performance Review Committee.
In May 1995, he was elected as a member of this Council and became the Council’s first Chairman and Leader. He had twice been elected Mayor of Amlwch Town Council. He was the current Chair of the Isle of Anglesey Charitable Trust Investments and Contracts Committee.
The Chair thanked all the retiring members for their valued contribution and wished them well for the future.
The Chair on behalf of the County Council presented the members in question with crystal glass plaques with the Council logo as a memento of their service to Local Government and also presented a bouquet of flowers to the wives/partners who were able to be present today.
The Leader of the Council paid tribute to the retiring members and thanked them for their support over the last few years with the recovery process.
Councillor Keith Evans was also afforded the opportunity of paying his own tribute to the retiring members and wished them well for the future.