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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Decision: In accordance with the
provisions of the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea the
following interests were declared: Councillors 1) Councillor F D O’Brien declared a
Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 168 - Public Questions and withdrew
from the meeting prior to discussion. 2) Councillors J P Curtice, M Durke, C A
Holley, E J King, M Jones, T M White & A Williams declared a Personal
Interest in Minute 168 – Pay Policy Statement 2023/24. 3) Councillor F D O’Brien declared a
Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 168 – Pay Policy Statement 2023/24
and withdrew from the meeting prior to discussion. 4) Councillor S J Rice declared a Personal
and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 171 – Councillors’ Questions and withdrew
from the meeting prior to discussion. Officers 5) T Meredith and B Smith declared a
Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 167 – Chief Officer Evaluation
Scheme and withdrew from the meeting prior to its consideration. 6) G Borsden, A Chard, C Davies, H Evans, T
Meredith, M Nicholls, and B Smith declared a Personal & Prejudicial
Interest in Minute 168 - Pay Policy Statement 2023/24 and withdrew from the
meeting prior to its consideration. Note: A Chard & H Evans did not
withdraw as they remained to present the report, run the vote, and record the
decision. 7) T Meredith declared a Personal &
Prejudicial Interest in Minute 169 – Options for the Appointment for the Post of Director of Corporate
Services and withdrew from
the meeting prior to its consideration. 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 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 the
following interests were declared: Councillors 1) Councillor F D O’Brien declared a
Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 166 “Public Questions” and withdrew
from the meeting during discussion. 2) Councillors J P Curtice, M Durke, C A
Holley, D H Jenkins, E J King, M Jones, F D O’Brien, M S Tribe, T M White &
A Williams declared a Personal Interest in Minute 168 “Pay Policy Statement
2023/24”. 3) Councillor S J Rice declared a Personal
and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 171 “Councillors’ Questions” and withdrew
from the meeting prior to discussion. Officers 4) T Meredith and B Smith declared a
Personal & Prejudicial Interest in Minute 167 “Chief Officer Evaluation
Scheme” and withdrew from the meeting prior to its consideration. 5) G Borsden, A Chard, C Davies, H Evans, T
Meredith, M Nicholls, and B Smith declared a Personal & Prejudicial
Interest in Minute 168 “Pay Policy Statement 2023/24” and withdrew from the
meeting prior to its consideration. Note: A Chard & H Evans did
not withdraw as they remained to present the report, run the vote, and record
the decision. 6) T Meredith declared a Personal &
Prejudicial Interest in Minute 169 “Options for the Appointment for
the Post of Director of Corporate Services” and withdrew from the
meeting prior to its consideration. |
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To approve & sign the Minutes of the previous meeting(s) as a correct record. Additional documents: Decision: Approved Minutes: Resolved that the following Minutes be approved and
signed as a correct record: 1) Extraordinary Meeting of
Council held on 30 March 2023. 2) Ordinary Meeting of
Council held on 30 March 2023. |
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Written Responses to Questions asked at the Last Ordinary Meeting of Council. PDF 203 KB Additional documents: Decision: For Information Minutes: The Chief Legal Officer
submitted an information report setting out the written responses to questions
asked at the last Ordinary Meeting of Council. |
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Announcements of the Presiding Member. Decision: For Information Minutes: a)
Councillor Mair Baker The Presiding Member welcomed Councillor Mair Baker to her first Council meeting. Councillor Baker was elected following the Penderry By-Election held on 28 April 2023. b)
Dewar Shield The Presiding Member outlined that the Welsh Schools Dewar Shield Competition is the oldest Schools Competition in World Rugby. She was delighted to congratulate Swansea Schools on recently winning the prestigious Dewar Shield for the ninth time, with a 24-22 victory over Pontypridd Schools in the final at Principality Stadium. c)
Live Broadcast The Presiding Member reminded all members of the public that this meeting is being broadcast live. Care must be taken to avoid any abusive or defamatory comments against Officers, Councillors, or other members of the public. d)
Remain Seated when Speaking The Presiding Member reminded all present to remain seated when speaking in the Council Chamber. Thereby making it easier for people to hear and see you. e)
Amendments / Corrections to the Council Summons The Presiding Member outlined that Item 9
“Chief Officer Job Evaluation Scheme” would be considered prior to Item 8 “Pay
Policy Statement 2023-2024”. |
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Announcements of the Leader of the Council. Decision: For Information Minutes: a)
Councillor Mair Baker The Leader of Council welcomed Councillor Mair Baker to her first Council meeting following her recent election in the Penderry Ward. |
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Public Questions. Questions
can be submitted in writing to Democratic Services democracy@swansea.gov.uk up
until noon on the working day prior to the meeting. Written questions take
precedence. Public may attend and ask questions in person if time allows.
Questions must relate to items on the open part of the agenda and will be dealt
within a 10 minute period. Decision: For Information Minutes: Three members of the public asked questions relating to Minute 158 “Councillors’ Questions - Question 9.” The Leader of the Council & Cabinet Member for Corporate Service & Performance responded and committed to providing a written response to Mr Bettany. |
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Chief Officer Job Evaluation Scheme. PDF 439 KB Additional documents:
Decision: Approved Minutes: The Chief Executive submitted a report that sought approval of the proposals of a new Job Evaluation Scheme for Chief Officers. Resolved that: 1)
The recommendations of the independent
consultants as detailed in Sections 2 to 10 of the report be approved. 2)
The recommendations detailed in Section
11 of the report to adopt the Local Government Association (LGA) job evaluation
scheme for Chief Officers for future use be agreed. 3)
The appropriate changes be made to the
Pay Policy as a result of resolution 2. 4) The summary of existing pay bandings outlined in paragraph 11.6 and Appendix D of the report be noted. |
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Pay Policy Statement 2023/24. PDF 223 KB Additional documents: Decision: Approved Minutes: The Cabinet Member for Corporate Service & Performance submitted the updated Pay Policy Statement for the City & County of Swansea for 2023/24 for approval. Resolved that the updated Pay Policy Statement 2023-2024 as outlined in Appendix A of the report be approved and published. |
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Options for the Appointment for the Post of Director of Corporate Services. PDF 114 KB Additional documents: Decision: Approved Minutes: The Chief Executive submitted a report that sought confirmation of the options for the role of Director of Corporate Services. Resolved that: 1) The options set out in the report be noted. 2) Option 2 - Advertise the Role on a Permanent Part-time basis be approved. 3) The post be recruited to in line with the JNC Officer Appointment Procedure Rules. |
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Consultation and Engagement Strategy 2023 - 2028. PDF 398 KB Additional documents: Decision: Approved Minutes: The Leader of Council submitted a report that sought to adopt the Consultation and Engagement Strategy. Resolved that the Consultation and Engagement Strategy attached at Appendix A of the report be adopted. Note: Councillor E W Fitzgerald stated that consultation had not taken place regarding the Penllergaer Cycle Path. The Leader of the Council stated that a written response outlining the actions taken by Council would be provided. |
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Councillors' Questions. PDF 261 KB Decision: For Information Minutes: 1) Part A ‘Supplementary
Questions’ Seven
(7) Part A ‘Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. The relevant Cabinet
Member(s) responded by way of written answers contained in the Council Summons. Those
supplementary questions required a written response are listed below. Question
1 Councillor
P N May asked a technical question regarding the depth of resurfacing that the
authority uses and the methods of pothole repairs used
for compaction etc. The
Leader of Council indicated that a written response would be provided by the Cabinet
Member for Environment & Infrastructure. Question
6 i)
Councillor S Bennett stated that he was “concerned about the volume of
sewage discharge into the River Tawe. There is a perpetual foam which I am told
is algae bloom into the Tawe. Sewage was dumped into the Tawe a total of 1,818
times in 2022 - lasting 13,981 hours. The response refers to discharges only occurring during storms and heavy
rain. I appreciate we get a lot of rain but not this much. I note in the
response there is limited detail about how the Council are working with Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water or Natural Resources
Wales (NRW about preventing ongoing discharges into the Tawe. How will the Council be
addressing this?” ii)
Councillor P M Black asked “What
discussions have the Council had with Welsh Water regarding upgrading their
sewage treatment plant on Fabian Way?” The
Leader of Council indicated that written responses to the above would be provided
by the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Performance. He
also outlined he would also raise the issues raised with both Welsh Government and
Dŵr Cymru / Welsh Water. 2) Part
B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ Nine (9) Part B ‘Questions not requiring Supplementary Questions’ were submitted. |