Agenda and minutes

You are welcome to use Welsh at the meeting, a minimum notice period of 3 working days is required should you wish to do so.  A simultaneous translation will be provided if requested.

 

It was noted that no requests had been received for the simultaneous translation service.

 

To receive.

Apologies for absence were reported for Councillor D. Woods, the Interim Chief Executive and the Interim Corporate Director of Social Services.

 

To consider any declarations of interest and dispensations made.

 

No declarations of interest or dispensations were reported.

 

To appoint Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Standing Committees and Standing Sub-Committees.

 

The Leader of the Council reported that the Planning & General Licensing Committee would be split moving forward, i.e. Planning Committee, General Licensing Committee; and Statutory Licensing Committee.

 

RESOLVED that the following be appointed:

 

Planning Committee

11 Members – Proportionality 7:4

 

1.           Chair -                  Councillor L. Winnett

 

2.      Vice Chair -         Councillor D. Bevan

 

3.      Councillors          P. Baldwin

 

4.                                  M. Day

 

5.                                  J. Gardner

 

6.                                    J. Hill

 

7.                                   W. Hodgins

 

8.                                   G. Humphreys

 

9.                                  J. Morgan, J.P.

 

10.                                J. Thomas                    

 

11.                                D. Wilkshire                           

                                               

*Ward Members to be invited re planning site meetings without voting rights.

 

 

General Licensing Committee

11 Members – Proportionality 7:4

 

1.       Chair -                Councillor L. Winnett

 

2.      Vice Chair -         Councillor D. Bevan

 

3.      Councillors          S. Behr     

 

4.                                  M. Cross

 

5.                                    G. A. Davies

 

6.                                   J. Gardner

 

7.                                   G. Humphreys

 

8.                                  L. Parsons

 

9.                                   D. Rowberry

 

10.                                 G. Thomas

 

11.                                 D. Woods

 

General Licensing Sub-Committee (Rolling Rota)

3 Members – (No Proportionality)

 

1.          Chair                Councillor

              or

             Vice Chair        Councillor

 

Plus 2 other Members of the General Licensing Committee

 

 

Statutory Licensing Committee

11 Members – Proportionality 7:4

 

1.       Chair -                Councillor L. Winnett

 

2.      Vice Chair -         Councillor D. Bevan

 

3.      Councillors          S. Behr     

 

4.                                  M. Cross

 

5.                                    G. A. Davies

 

6.                                   J. Gardner

 

7.                                   G. Humphreys

 

8.                                  L. Parsons

 

9.                                   D. Rowberry

 

10.                                 G. Thomas

 

11.                                 D. Woods

 

 

Statutory Licensing Sub-Committee (Rolling Rota)

3 Members – (No Proportionality)

 

1.          Chair                Councillor

             or

2.          Vice Chair        Councillor

 

Plus 2 other Members of the Statutory Licensing Committee

 

 

Democratic Services Committee

9 Members - Proportionality 6:3

 

1.      Chair                   Councillor J. Holt

       

2.      Vice Chair -         Councillor C. Bainton

 

3.      Executive Member -  Councillor J. C. Morgan

 

4.      Councillors                D. Bevan

 

5.                                         M. Day

 

6.                                                  E. Jones

 

7.                                        L. Parsons

 

8.                                        C. Smith

 

9.                                        L. Winnett

 

* Chair and Vice Chair of Scrutiny Committees to be invited without voting rights.

 

 

Governance & Audit Committee

9 Members – Proportionality 4:2 plus 3 Lay Members

 

         Chair                   Lay Member – To be confirmed

       

1.      Vice Chair -         Councillor S. Behr

 

2.      Councillors          J. Gardner   

 

3.                                   W. Hodgins

 

4.                                   C. Smith

 

5.                                            T. Smith

 

6.                                  J. Wilkins

 

7.      Lay Member  - Mr. T. Edwards                           

 

8.      Lay Member – Mr. M. Veale

 

9.     Lay Member

 

Governance & Audit Committee Appointments Panel 3:2

 

1.      Councillor S. Behr

 

2.      Councillor W. Hodgins

 

3.      Councillor C. Smith

 

4.      Councillor T. Smith

 

5.      Councillor J. Wilkins

 

 

Standards Committee - 9 Members –

(3 County Borough Councillors/5 External Members/

1 Community Council Member)

 

1.      Town Councillor – To be confirmed

2.      Mr. R. Lynch

3.      Mr. Stephen Williams

4.      Mr R. Alexander

5.      Mrs Sarah Rosser

6.      Miss H. Roberts

7.      Councillor M. Cross

8.      Councillor J. Thomas

9.      Councillor L. Winnett

 

Longlisting/Shortlisting – JNC Officers

7 Members – Proportionality 5:2

 

1.           Leader or Deputy Leader

 

2.      Executive Member for appropriate Portfolio

 

3.      Chair of appropriate Scrutiny Committee

 

4.      Vice-Chair of appropriate Scrutiny Committee

 

5.      Councillor S. Behr

 

6.      Councillor J. Hill

 

7.      Councillor G. Thomas

 

Substitutes

 

           1. Councillor P. Baldwin

 

           2.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 4.

To appoint Members to Special and Ad Hoc Committees/Consultation Meetings.

 

RESOLVED that the following be appointed:

 

Gwent Public Service Board

 

1.           Leader of the Council / Executive Member – Corporate Overview & Performance

 

                Councillor S. Thomas

 

Consultation with Trade Unions

 

1.      Leader/ Executive Member – Corporate Overview &              Performance

 

2.      Deputy Leader /Executive Member – Place & Environment

 

3.      Appropriate Portfolio Member(s)

 

 

Fostering Panel (Social Services)

 

1.           Councillor D. Bevan

 

Sub:- Councillor D. Rowberry

 

 

Blaenau Gwent & Care and Repair Board

 

1.           Councillor S. Behr

 

2.           Councillor E. Jones

 

 

Education Admissions Forum

 

1.           Executive Member – People & Education

          Councillor S. Edmunds

 

2.           Chair – People Scrutiny Committee

Councillor T. Smith

 

 

 

 

Schools Forum

 

1.           Executive Member – People & Education

Councillor S. Edmunds

 

2.           Chair – People Scrutiny Committee

Councillor T. Smith

 

 

Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education

(SACRE)

 

1.      Executive Member – People & Education

Councillor S. Edmunds

 

2.      Chair – People Scrutiny Committee

          Councillor T. Smith

 

 

Getting to Know Our Schools Sub Group

(same membership as Scrutiny Committee)

 

1.      Chair – People Scrutiny Committee

          Councillor T. Smith

 

2.      Vice Chair – People Scrutiny Committee

          Councillor Jen Morgan, J.P.

 

3.           Councillors          D. Bevan

 

4.                                       C. Bainton                            

 

5.                                       K. Chaplin 

 

6.                                      G. Davies

 

7.                                      J. Holt                         

 

8.                                        G. Thomas                  

 

9.                                        D. Wilkshire

 

 

*        Chair and Vice Chair to endeavour to be at each

          meeting

 

**       All members to be invited to attend sub-group   

          meeting.

 

 

 

Tomorrow Valley Project

 

          1.      Executive Member – Place & Environment

Councillor H. Cunningham

 

2.      Executive Member -  Corporate Overview &

         Performance

          Councillor S. Thomas

 

 

Constitution Working Group

 

1.      Leader of the Council

 

2.      Deputy Leader of the Council

 

3.      Leader of the Independent Group

 

4.      Deputy Leader of the Independent Group

 

5.      Presiding Member

 

         

Freedom of the Borough – Cross Party Working Group

 

1.   Councillors C. Bainton

 

2.                       D. Bevan

 

3.                      J. Hill

 

4.                      G. Humphreys

 

5.                      C. Smith

 

Leisure and Libraries Strategic Group

 

1.           Leader of the Council (Chair)

 

2.           Executive Member – People & Education

 

 

Grants Working Group

14 Members - Proportionality 9:5

 

1 Member from each Ward on a political proportionality basis.

 

1.           Councillor L. Parsons   (Llanhilleth Ward)        

 

2.                   K. Chaplin      (Abertillery & Six Bells Ward)

 

3.                                          J. Gardner         (Brynmawr Ward)

 

4.                                          M. Day              (Cwmtillery Ward)

 

5.                                          L. Winnett         (Blaina Ward)

 

6.                                          C. Smith           (Beaufort Ward)

 

7.                                          G. Humphreys  (Cwm Ward)

 

8.                          D. Rowberry  (Sirhowy Ward)

 

9.                         C. Bainton     (Ebbw Vale South Ward)

 

10.                       D. Davies     (Ebbw Vale North Ward)

 

11.                       S. Thomas     (Tredegar Ward)

 

12.                       J. Thomas     (Georgetown Ward)

 

13.                       G. A. Davies (Rassau & Garnlydan Ward)

 

14.                       P. Baldwin    (Nantyglo Ward)

 

 

 

Advisory Panel for the Appointment of Local Authority Governors’

 

1.  Executive Member – People & Education

    (Chair)

     Councillor S. Edmunds

 

2.   Councillor D. Bevan

 

3.   Councillor D. Davies

 

4.   Councillor G. A. Davies

 

 5.  Councillor – Jen Morgan, J.P.

 

6.  Councillor – T. Smith

 

 

Substitutes:

 

1.  Councillor E. Jones

 

2.  Councillor J. Gardner

 

3.  Councillor J. P. Morgan

 

4.  Councillor G. Thomas

 

5.  Councillor D. Woods

 

6.  Councillor D. Wilkshire

 

Observer:  A representative of the Blaenau Gwent School Governors’ Association (BGSGA)

 

 

 

 

 

Community Asset Transfer Steering  ...  view the full minutes text for item 5.

To appoint Council's Representatives on Other Bodies.

 

RESOLVED that the following be appointed:

 

Adult Learning Wales (formerly Workers' Educational Association YMCA Wales Community Council)

Scrutiny Chair – People

 

Age Concern Gwent Executive Committee Membership

Executive Member – People & Social Services

 

The Alliance

Executive Member – Place & Regeneration

Scrutiny Chair – Place

 

Aneurin Bevan Community Health Council - Local Committee

1. Councillor H. Trollope

2. Councillor J. Thomas

3. Vacancy

 

Aneurin Bevan Health Board -  Independent Review Panel to meet Continuing Health Care Needs

Scrutiny Chair – People

 

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board – Stakeholder Reference Group

Executive Member – People & Social Services

 

Aneurin Leisure Trust – Community Chest Panel

Councillor C. Bainton

 

Book Council of Wales

Councillor S. Thomas

 

 

Cardiff Capital Region City Deal – Regional Scrutiny Committee

Scrutiny Chair – Place

Councillor M. Cross

 

Scrutiny Vice-Chair – Place

Councillor R. Leadbeater

 

CSC (Compound Semi Conductor Board (Part of IQE Investment through City Deal)

Executive Member – Place & Regeneration 

Executive Member – Place & Environment

 

CCR Regional Transport Authority

Executive Member – Place & Regeneration

 

Duke of Beaufort’s Breconshire Estate

Commoner’s Association

Councillor M. Cross

 

E.A.S. - Education Achievement Service Company Board

Executive Member – Place & Regeneration

Substitute: Executive Member – Place & Environment

 

Joint Executive Group (JEG)

Executive Member – People & Education

 

Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

Councillor L. Winnett

Councillor T. Smith

 

G.A.V.O.  -   Executive Committee

Executive Member – People & Social Services

Councillor H. Trollope

 

                - Local Committee

Executive Member – People & Social Services

Councillor H. Trollope

 

 

G.A.V.O.  - Be Proud of your Community Gwent Awards

(Formerly - Gwent Best Kept Village Committee)

Councillor E. Jones

 

 

Greater Gwent Cremation Joint Committee

Scrutiny Chair – Place

Councillor M. Cross

 

Substitute:  Scrutiny Vice-Chair - Place

Councillor R. Leadbeater

 

Gwent Archives Joint Committee

(Formerly known as Gwent Joint Records Committee)

 

Executive Member – Place & Regeneration

Vacancy

 

Gwent Regional Partnership Board

Gwent Regional Partnership Board

 

Local Government Association

Leader

Deputy Leader

 

Joint Council for Wales

Employers Side

Executive Member – Corporate Overview & Performance

 

Monmouthshire Farm School Endowment Trust

Councillor M Cross

 

National Adoption Service Governance Board

Executive Member – People & Social Services

 

 

 

 

 

Patrol Adjudication Joint Committee

Scrutiny Chair – Place

Councillor M. Cross

 

Substitute: Scrutiny Vice-Chair - Place

Councillor R. Leadbeater

 

 

 

Reserve Forces & Cadets Association for Wales – Local Government Representation

Councillor D. Bevan

 

Rural Development Programme – Local Action Group

Councillor G. Humphreys

 

SRS Strategic Board

Councillor J. Gardner

 

Vision in Wales

(formerly Wales Council for the Blind)

Executive Member – People & Social Services

Scrutiny Chair – People

 

Welsh Local Government Association

Leader of the Council

 

WLGA Executive Board

Leader of the Council

 

W.L.G.A. Council and Voting

Leader of the Council

Substitute: Deputy Leader of the Council

 

W.L.G.A. – All Wales Social Services Policy Group

Executive Member – People & Social Services

 

W.L.G.A.  - Environment Champion

Executive Member – Place & Environment

 

W.L.G.A. - Finance Working Group 

Officer Appointments

Chief Officer Resources

Ms R. Hayden

 

WLGA - Corporate Affairs – Public Private Partnership Ltd – Management Board

Member Appointment

Executive Member – Corporate Overview & Performance

 

 

WLGA - Cultural Affairs & Leisure –

South Wales  ...  view the full minutes text for item 6.