Agenda and minutes
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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: The Chief Legal Officer
gave advice regarding the potential personal and prejudicial interests that
Councillors and / Officers may have on the agenda. The Head of Democratic
Services reminded Councillors and Officers that the “Disclosures of Personal and
Prejudicial Interests” sheet should only be completed if the Councillor /
Officer actually had an interest to declare. Nil returns were not required.
Councillors and Officers were also informed that any declarable interest must
be made orally and in writing on the sheet. In accordance with the
provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea no interests
were declared. |
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Announcements of the Presiding Member. Minutes: 1)
Webcasting of Council Meeting The Presiding Member stated that as part of
the ongoing works to enable Webcasting of Council, Cabinet, Planning Committee
and the Scrutiny Programme Committee; this Council Meeting is being recorded
for Webcasting purposes. The meeting
will not be streamed live as we are still in the testing period; however it
will recorded. If the trial is successful, the meeting will be published online
at a later date as a Podcast. 2)
Phil Roberts, Chief Executive - Best Wishes &
Speedy Recovery The
Presiding Member extended the Council’s best wishes to Phil Roberts, Chief
Executive during his unexpected and unavoidable sickness absence. He wished Phil Roberts well in his treatment
and for a full and speedy recovery. Phil has to take whatever time he needs and
we all look forward to his return. |
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Announcements of the Leader of the Council. Minutes: No
announcements were made. |
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Public Questions. Questions must relate to matters on the open part of the Agenda of the meeting and will be dealt with in a 10 minute period. Minutes: No
questions were asked. |
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Amendment to the Pay Policy Statement 2018-2019. PDF 118 KB Minutes: The Chief Executive submitted a report, which asked Council to amend the
Pay Policy Statement 2018-2019. Resolved that: 1)
Paragraph 11.1 of the Pay Policy Statement 2018-2019 be amended to read
as follows: “11.1 No Chief Officer who was previously made redundant or
granted early retirement from the Council will be later re-employed or
re-engaged either as an employee (Contract of Service), as a Consultant
(Contract for Service) or through an external contractor commissioned to work
on behalf of the Council save for in exceptional circumstances when a meeting
of Council may waive this requirement.” 2)
The amended Pay Policy Statement 2018-2019 be adopted. |
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Appointment of an Interim Chief Executive. PDF 111 KB Minutes: The Leader of the Council submitted a report, which asked Council to appoint
an Interim Chief Executive / Head of Paid Service. Resolved that: 1)
Jack Straw be appointed Interim Chief Executive
/ Head of Paid Service for a period of 3 months to exercise all the functions
currently exercisable by the current Chief Executive including those of
Returning Officer and Electoral Registration Officer; 2)
The Chief Legal Officer be given delegated
authority to take any further action necessary to give effect to the content of
this report; 3)
The Leader of the Council in consultation with
other Group Leaders and the Chief Legal Officer be granted delegated authority
to extend the appointment to 6 months. |