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Election of Chair To elect the Chair of Council for the ensuing year. Additional documents: Minutes: The outgoing Chair, County Councillor Gwynfor Thomas, welcomed new and returning members following the elections. He expressed best wishes to the Caereinion High School community following a recent accident and his thanks to the services who had responded. He advised that he had made donations of £9,000 from the Chair’s Fund to the DPJ Foundation, Welshpool foodbank, the Friends of the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Hospital Oswestry and YFCs in Powys.
Members paid tribute to Councillor Gwynfor Thomas for the way he had led the Council over the last 18 months.
Councillor Thomas presented Councillor Beverley Baynham with her past Chair’s badge to mark her term as Chair.
County Councillor Gareth Ratcliffe was nominated by County Councillor Susan McNicholas and seconded by County Councillor William Powell. It was unanimously
RESOLVED that County Councillor Gareth Ratcliffe be elected Chair for the ensuing year.
Councillor Ratcliffe presented Councillor Thomas with his past Chair’s badge to mark his term as Chair. Councillor Ratcliffe welcomed new members to the Council and thanked members who had not returned for their service to their communities. He advised that his priorities for the year would be mental health as the country came out of the pandemic, making a difference for those living with dementia and partnership with the third sector and health.
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Election of Vice-Chair To elect the Vice-Chair of Council for the ensuing year. Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Beverley Baynham was nominated by County Councillor Ange Williams and seconded by County Councillor Pete Roberts and it was unanimously
RESOLVED that County Councillor Beverley Baynham be elected Vice-Chair for the ensuing year. |
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Election of Assistant Vice-Chair To elect the Assistant Vice-Chair of Council for the ensuing year. Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Jonathan Wilkinson was nominated by County Councillor Aled Davies and seconded by County Councillor Gwynfor Thomas and it was unanimously
RESOLVED to elect County Councillor Jonathan Wilkinson as Assistant Vice-Chair for the ensuing year. |
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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Additional documents: Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillor Ian Harrison. County Councillors Jake Berriman, Anita Cartwright, Bryn Davies, Gary Mitchell and Michael Williams were attending remotely. |
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Declarations of Interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to items to be considered on the agenda. Additional documents: Minutes: The Monitoring Officer advised that all members had a personal but non-prejudicial interest in item 10 Members’ Salaries, Allowances and Expenses but that there was an exemption in the Members’ Code of Conduct which allowed Members to speak and vote on this item. |
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Returning Officer's Report - Election of County Councillors PDF 206 KB To receive the report of the Returning Officer on County Councillors elected. Additional documents: Minutes: Council received the report of the Returning Officer setting out details of the Councillors elected on 5th May 2022. The Chief Executive congratulated everyone elected and thanked the Elections team and everyone who had assisted in the running of the elections.
RESOLVED that the details of Councillors elected on 5th May 2022 be noted. |
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Election of Leader To elect the Leader of the Council. Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor James Gibson-Watt was nominated by County Councillor Matthew Dorrance and seconded by County Councillor Gareth Morgan. By 56 votes to 1 with 8 abstentions it was
RESOLVED that County Councillor James Gibson-Watt be elected as the Leader of Powys County Council. |
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Leader's Announcements To receive notification from the Leader on appointments to the Cabinet. Additional documents: Minutes: County Councillor Gibson-Watt thanked Members for placing their trust in him. He thanked the outgoing administration under Rosemarie Harris for their work undertaken during the difficult circumstances of the pandemic. He also thanked staff who had provided services throughout the pandemic. He referred to the Progressive Partnership Agreement which had been sent to all Members and which set out the direction of travel for the incoming administration. He advised that the Cabinet would work in a collaborative way, seeking to involve all members of Council. He invited group leaders to nominate a member to a working group to review and refresh the Corporate Plan.
Councillor Gibson-Watt advised that the members of his Cabinet would be:
County Councillor Matthew Dorrance, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for a Fairer Powys County Councillor David Selby, Cabinet Member for a More Prosperous Powys County Councillor David Thomas, Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Transformation County Councillor Sian Cox, Cabinet Member for a Caring Powys County Councillor Richard Church, Cabinet for a Safer Powys County Councillor Pete Roberts, Cabinet Member for a Learning Powys County Councillor Jackie Charlton, Cabinet Member for a Greener Powys County Councillor Sandra Davies and County Councillor Susan McNicholas, Cabinet Member for Future Generations (Shared post) County Councillor Jake Berriman, Cabinet Member for a Connected Powys.
County Councillor Aled Davies, the Leader of the Conservative group, congratulated Councillor Gibson-Watt on his election as Leader and said that he would look to provide positive opposition. He paid tribute to Rosemarie Harris and the colleagues he had served with on the outgoing Cabinet.
County Councillor Elwyn Vaughan, the Leader of the Plaid Cymru group congratulated Councillor Gibson-Watt. He said he would support the Cabinet in strengthening the Welsh language and would be reminding them of the commitments made on Council Tax.
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To consider the report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services. Additional documents:
Minutes: Council considered the report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services on the allocations and appointments to be made to committees and outside bodies.
Politically Balanced Appointments to Council Committees
Appointments to the Standards Committee
It was proposed by County Councillor Aled Davies and seconded by County Councillor William Powell and
RESOLVED (i) To appoint County Councillor Matt Beecham Welsh Liberal Democrats, County Councillor Iain McIntosh Welsh Conservatives, County Councillor Liz Rijnenberg Welsh Labour.
(ii) To authorise the Monitoring Officer to make the fourth appointment in accordance with nominations received from the relevant Group Leader and to notify Council.
Appointment of Co-Opted Members to the Learning and Skills Scrutiny Committee
It was proposed by County Councillor Ange Williams and seconded by County Councillor Aled Davies and
RESOLVED
(i) To make appointments of Co-Opted Representatives to the Learning and Skills Scrutiny Committee for a period of four years to May 2026 as set out in paragraph 5.7 of the report.
(ii) To authorise the Monitoring Officer to make appointments in accordance with nominations received from the Roman Catholic Church diocese representative.
Appointment of Co-Opted Members to the Governance and Audit Committee.
Council noted that following the appointment of Gareth Hall and Lynne Hamilton as Lay Members of the Governance and Audit Committee at the last meeting on 3rd March, Mr John Brautigam had been appointed for a final term as the third Lay Member.
Politically Balanced Appointments to Council Committees
It was proposed by County Councillor Sandra Davies and seconded by County Councillor Pete Roberts and
RESOLVED to approve the allocation of seats on Council Committees to the different Political Groups in accordance with Page 3 of Appendix 3 of the report.
It was proposed by County Councillor Michael Williams and seconded by County Councillor Edwin Roderick and
RESOLVED to authorise the Monitoring Officer to make appointments in accordance with nominations received from the relevant Group Leaders and to notify Council.
Appointment of Chairs of Scrutiny Committees
It was proposed by County Councillor Huw Williams and seconded by County Councillor Gareth Jones
RESOLVED
(i) to appoint County Councillor Angela Davies as Chair of the Economy, Residents and Communities Scrutiny Committee and County Councillor Amanda Jenner as Chair of the Health and Care Scrutiny Committee;
(ii) to authorise the Monitoring Officer to make appointments in accordance with nominations received from the relevant Group Leaders and to notify Council.
Appointment of Chairs to the Democratic Services Committee
It was proposed by County Councillor Karl Lewis and seconded by County Councillor Edwin Roderick and
RESOLVED that County Councillor Elwyn Vaughan be appointed as Chair of the Democratic Services Committee.
Politically Balanced Appointments to Relevant Outside Bodies
Brecon Beacons National Park Authority (BBNPA)
It was proposed by County Councillor Karl Lewis and seconded by County Councillor Michael Williams and
RESOLVED (i) to make appointments to the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority in accordance with the nominations of the political groups as set out below: Welsh Liberal Democrats: County Councillors Gareth Ratcliffe ... view the full minutes text for item 9. |
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Members Salaries, Allowances and Expenses PDF 792 KB To receive and consider the report of the Head of Finance. Additional documents: Minutes: The Monitoring Officer reminded Members that they had a personal non prejudicial interest in this item but that there was a general exemption under the Code of Conduct.
Council noted the recommendations of the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales (IRPW) in respect of the amounts to be paid as Basic Salary, Senior Salary and Civic Salaries. Council was required to approve the number of Senior salary positions which are remunerated and to approve the publication of the Members Schedule of Remuneration 2022/23.
The recommendations in the report were proposed by County Councillor Sandra Davies and seconded by County Councillor Ange Williams and by 51 votes to 2 with 7 abstentions it was
RESOLVED
(i) To approve the recommendation for the allocation of up to 17 Senior Salaries as detailed in section 4 of the report.
(ii) To approve the publication of the Members’ Schedule of Remuneration based on the report.
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Whitton Community Council PDF 145 KB To consider the report of the Head of Legal and Democratic Services. Additional documents: Minutes: Council was advised that no candidates had come forward to stand for Whitton Community Council at the elections on 5th May 2022. Until an election was held on 23rd June 2022, it was proposed that the County Councillors for Llangunllo with Norton, Knighton with Beguildy, Old Radnor and Presteigne act as temporary members. It was moved by County Councillor William Powell and seconded by County Councillor Karl Lewis and
RESOLVED to make the Whitton Community Council (Removal of Difficulty) Order 2022 as set out in Appendix A to the report.
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