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    • Agenda and draft minutes

    Standards Community Sub-Committee - Wednesday, 5th October, 2016 10.00 am

    • Attendance details
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    • Agenda reports pack PDF 4 MB
    • Printed draft minutes PDF 57 KB

    Venue: Committee Room A - County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, Powys. View directions

    Contact: Elizabeth Patterson  01597 826980

    Items
    No. Item

    STCS22-2016

    Apologies

    To receive apologies for absence.

    Minutes:

    No apologies for absence were received.

    STCS23-2016

    Minutes pdf icon PDF 81 KB

    To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of the previous meeting(s) of the Committee held on the following date(s) as a correct / correct records.

    Minutes:

    The Chair was authorised to sign the minutes of the meeting held on the 29th June 2016 as a correct record.

    STCS24-2016

    Declarations of Interest

    To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to items to be considered on the agenda.

    Minutes:

    No declarations of interest were received.

    STCS25-2016

    Report of the Solicitor to the Council pdf icon PDF 79 KB

    To receive the report of the Solicitor to the Council.

    Additional documents:

    • Appendices 1 and 2 , item STCS25-2016 pdf icon PDF 3 MB

    Minutes:

    The Committee received the report of the Solicitor to the Council (copy filed with signed minutes).

     

    A         Referral of Councillors to the Public Services Ombudsman

     

    A1       Town and Community Councillor Referrals

     

                There are no outstanding referrals with the Ombudsman.

     

    B         Dispensations

     

    B1       Applications – Town and Community Councillors

     

     

    Councillor R Edwards, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council

     

    Councillor Edwards wished to speak and vote on matters relating to community asset transfers from Powys County Council to Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council and the setting up of management arrangements for such land.

     

    Councillor Edwards is a Director and member of staff of Cultivate which is one of several bodies which intend to form a Consortium to manage the land intended to be transferred from Powys County Council to Newtown Town Council.  He is one of six Directors of Cultivate who, if the company made a profit, would receive dividends. 

     

    The Consortium is in the process of being formed and Co-op Wales are providing support to form the group and are advising on the governance structure.  The Consortium has a number of member groups interested in joining.  At least eight attended an early meeting but there are others who have expressed an interest in joining.  All the members would have an equal say in decision making.

     

    Councillor Edwards is Mayor of Newtown Town Council and is a Member of the Community Delivery Project Team reporting back to the Town Council.

     

    Councillor Edwards is a knowledgeable and leading member of the project team.  No other Members of the Town Council have the depth and extent of knowledge on this matter that he has.

     

     

    RESOLVED

    Reason for resolution

    i) that Councillor R Edwards be granted a dispensation to speak only on matters relating to the transfer of land in Newtown at meetings of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Town Council and having spoken to leave the room,

     

     

    ii) that this dispensation remains in force until the Consortium is properly formed at which point the applicant should resubmit his application for reconsideration

     

     

     

    i)that whilst Councillor Edwards has a personal, prejudicial and pecuniary interest in this matter his participation in the business to which his interest relates is justified by his particular expertise to the extent that he should be permitted to speak only,

    ii) to ensure that the dispensation is correctly granted once the applicants position regarding the Consortium is settled

     

    This dispensation is granted until the end of this term of office in May 2017.

     

    Community Councillor C Evans arrived at 11.00am and did not take part in the debate for the above item as she had not been in attendance for the whole of this item.

     

    Community Councillor C Evans declared an interest in the following item as she is a Member of the same Town Council as the applicant Cllr Lloyd and left the room.

     

                Councillor M. Lloyd, Rhayader Town Council

     

    Councillor Lloyd wished to speak on general discussions relating to the management and maintenance of the Rhayader Town Cemetery which is owned and operated  ...  view the full minutes text for item STCS25-2016