To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest from Members/Officers in

accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008. 

None.

The Mayor announced that she had attended the Mosque where her/her Consort had met the Imam and the Elders who told them about their religion and what it meant to them. They had a tour of the Mosque and some tea and biscuits where a good discussion subsequently ensued.  

They also attended a ‘Tom Jones’ Tribute which was attended by 79 people and raised £1189 plus £202 from the raffle.

The Mayors Gala took place in the Heronston Hotel and she wished to thank Councillors, friends and family who attended, as it it was an excellent night.

She had also attended an event at Bridgend Fire Station to mark the number of Firemen who had lost their lives since 1902, and there was a stone laid and a Willow Tree planted in they’re remembrance.  A service took place together with a number of speeches, following which she presented the Fire Chief with a County Borough of Bridgend Coat of Arms Shield.

The Mayor also visited the Cardiff City Stadium and presented the Army Cadets with Certificates, where all the Cadets attended from the Bridgend Military Academy and gave a display of Marching, Drill Practice and Physical Exercise.

Her and her Consort had recently attended Maesteg Town Mayors Ball. She wished the outgoing Mayor/Mayoress from Maesteg Town Council well for the future now that their role had come to an end. The Mayor had also attended the Mayors Ball in Rhondda Cynon Taf CBC. She added that Margaret Tegg was an inspiration, and had supported her throughout her Mayoral term. She was 82 years of age on the day of the Ball and received a standing ovation for her services.

The Mayor had also attended the Pencoed Town Mayors Civic Sunday, and this had also been an extremely good event.

Sadly, the Mayor had recently attended ex- Colin Teesdale’s Funeral, who had been a much respected Borough County Mayor and also Maesteg Town Mayor.

The Mayor also confirmed that she would be attending the funeral of Gareth Davies on Thursday coming. A member of the HART’s team, he was a well-respected Paramedic who always went the extra mile. He had been a working colleague and long term friend of over 30 years, and would be sadly missed by everyone, and the Community had lost a dedicated professional she felt.

The Mayor/her Consort had attended a Golf Day in the Grove Golf Club with 9 Teams having taken part. She thanked all who had taken part in this event.

The Mayor had also attended the Annual Lions Ball where she and her Consort were presented with a cheque for £300 for her Charities.

The Mayor announced that she was going to take part in the ‘Stroke Walk’ on the 20^th May at Newbridge Fields. If anyone wished to sponsor her, there was still time she added.

Finally, she confirmed that her year in office as Mayor had gone extremely well, and she thanked Members and Officers their continued support during the  ...  view the full minutes text for item 175.

A motion was made which was duly seconded and carried unanimously, that Councillor JR McCarthy be appointed Mayor for 2018/19.

RESOLVED:                That Councillor JR McCarthy be elected as Mayor for the ensuing year.

Councillor McCarthy announced that his Consort for the ensuing year would be his wife Mrs Judy McCarthy.

A motion was made which was duly seconded, that Councillor SE Baldwin be appointed as Deputy Mayor for 2018/19.

A Member moved that a recorded vote be conducted on the appointment of the Deputy Mayor, and this was duly seconded.

An electronic vote was therefore undertaken in order to establish if a recorded vote should be taken on this appointment, the result of which was a s follows:-

For                               Against                             Abstain

50                                      1                                       0

As this was carried, a recorded vote was taken on the appointment of Councillor Baldwin as Deputy Mayor for the above period, the result of which was as follows:-

RESOLVED:                 That Councillor SE Baldwin be elected as Deputy Mayor for the year 2018/19.

Councillor Baldwin confirmed that due to the level of work commitments of his partner, he would not be having a Consort for the ensuing year.

Councillor McCarthy confirmed that he felt that it was a great honour for him to be elected Mayor and serve Bridgend County Borough Council in a position of such esteem. He added that his term as Deputy Mayor had been very busy yet very worthwhile, and that in this time he had attended a considerable number of events as a key figurehead of the Authority. He added that he was looking forward to an equally busy period for the coming year. 

1.            Youth Mayor of the County Borough of Bridgend

2.            Deputy Youth Mayor of the County Borough of Bridgend

The Mayor confirmed that the announcement of the Youth Mayor and Deputy Youth Mayor would be undertaken at a date sometime in the immediate future.

A motion was made which was duly seconded, that Councillor Huw David be elected as Leader of Bridgend County Borough Council for 2018/19.

RESOLVED:                    That Councillor Huw David be elected Leader of Bridgend County Borough Council for the ensuing year.

RESOLVED:                    That the Cabinet for 2018/19 consists of the Leader, Deputy Leader and four Cabinet Members supporting portfolios.

The Leader firstly extended a very special thank you to the Mayor, Councillor Pam Davies for representing the authority within our County Borough and representing Bridgend across Wales so well, with confidence and ease, this last year. He also extended his congratulations to the incoming Mayor Councillor John McCarthy and his consort, and also BCBC’s new Deputy Mayor Councillor Stuart Baldwin.

He took the opportunity to thank BCBC staff, as it was only because of their hard work and service that the Council continued to provide the vital services that it did, and it seems that every year more and more was being asked of staff, despite there being less and less of them. There was one officer in particular that he wished to thank today, which was Andrew Jolley’s last meeting as Corporate Director Operational & Partnership Services and Monitoring Officer. As an example of how we continue to ask more of officers, he has been given responsibility for Housing, ICT, Human Resources and Customer Services. He had always found Mr. Jolley firm but fair, and he had been very loyal to his staff, and believed in and practiced a philosophy of “growing your own”. A key responsibility of the Monitoring Officer is to promote and uphold transparent and open government and high standards of probity, and successive Wales Audit reports have demonstrated that those standards were in place in BCBC. He thanked him for his service, and hoped that he would enjoy his retirement, with his grandchildren and ‘tinkering about’ with old cars.

Mr. Jolley thanked the Leader and all Members for the support he had received since he had been in BCBC. He similarly thanked Officers for their support also. With this he added, his job had been all the more easier to do. He concluded by confirming that he had thoroughly enjoyed his time within the Authority since he had started employment here some 14 or so years ago.

The Leader confirmed that he was both honoured and privileged to once more be re-elected by fellow Members as Leader, and he thanked them for their continued support to this end.

He added that he could only serve as Leader with the backing of his Cabinet colleagues.

He was confident that this team would continue the good work that has already taken place, and as always, he was grateful for their commitment towards their roles.

Serving in any capacity as an elected Member was not an easy job, and as we all know, the last few years have been among the most difficult if not the most difficult that the Council has ever had to face.

But whatever challenges have arisen, the Authority have faced each and every one of them, and continued to do so with resolve and a united purpose across the Chamber, to support our local communities to the very best of our ability.

Never ending national austerity marches on, and as a Council, we are continuing to strive to deliver essential services against a  ...  view the full minutes text for item 182.

RESOLVED:                    The Leader appointed the following Members to the Cabinet:-

                                         Councillor HW Williams

                                         Councillor D Patel

                                         Councillor PJ White

                                         Councillor CE Smith

                                         Councillor RE Young

RESOLVED:                    The Leader announced that the Deputy Leader for 2018/19 would be Councillor HM Williams, and that he would be responsible for Resources.

                                         He added that the following Cabinet Members would be responsible for the undermentioned portfolios:-

                          Councillor D Patel – Wellbeing and Future Generations

                          Councillor PJ White – Social Services and Early Help

                          Councillor RE Young – Communities

                          Councillor CE Smith – Education and Regeneration

The Monitoring Officer presented a report, the purpose of which, was to propose a programme of ordinary meetings of the Council and Council Committees for the municipal year May 2018 – April 2019 for approval (Appendix 1 to the report), and to note the programme of meetings for the municipal year May 2019 – April 2020 (Appendix 2 to the report).

These included meetings of Council, Cabinet, Cabinet Committees and Cabinet’s Joint Committee (Coychurch Crematorium).

The Monitoring Officer announced that there was one change to the programme of meetings for the year 2018-2019 above, namely, that the meeting of Subject Overview and Scrutiny Committee 1 dated 4 July 2018 be deleted from the schedule, and that a new date be arranged for this meeting, in due course.

RESOLVED:                That Council:-

(1)        Approved the proposed programme of Council meetings for 2018/19 as set out in paragraph 4.1 of the report, subject to the above change.

(2)        Approved the proposed programme of meetings of Council Committees set out in Appendix 1 to this report.

(3)        Noted the provisional programme of meetings of Council and Committees for 2019/20, set out in Appendix 2 to this report.

(4)        Noted the dates of Cabinet, Cabinet Committees and Cabinet’s Joint Committee which are also set out in Appendices 1 and 2 to this report, for information purposes.

The Monitoring Officer presented a report, which sought approval for the appointment of Overview and Scrutiny Committees and such other Committees, Sub-Committees, Panels and other bodies as the Council considers appropriate, to deal with matters which are neither reserved to full Council nor are executive functions.

Part 3 of the Council’s Constitution entitled Responsibility for Council Functions, sets out the Council’s Committees, Sub-Committees, Panels and other bodies currently in place.  Detailed below are certain Committees, some of which are governed by provisions of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011, in terms of their composition and/or appointment of Chairpersons. 

The Measure made a number of requirements in relation to the Audit Committee’s membership, including Lay Membership and the appointment of the Chairperson. The Chairperson under the Measure is required to be appointed by the Audit Committee at its first scheduled meeting which is scheduled for 28 June 2018. In terms of the Lay Membership of this Committee, the current Lay Member Ms J Williams was reappointed for a further term at the Annual Meeting of Council on 17^th May 2017, and in accordance with the Measure, she is allowed to do a maximum of two terms on the Committee in this capacity. 

 The Standards Committee comprises eight members, namely:-

            Four Independent Members (No current vacancies);

            Two County Borough Council Members (Two vacancies);

            Two Town/Community Council Members (One vacancy);

There is currently a vacancy for a Town and Community Councillor on the Standards Committee, and it was therefore recommended that delegated power be granted to the Monitoring Officer to undertake any necessary processes to facilitate and appoint a Town and Community Council representative onto the Standards Committee.

The Council currently has in place an Appointments Committee in order to interview and appoint JNC level staff, which includes designated positions such as the Chief Executive, Directors and Heads of Service.  The membership of this Committee is as detailed below:-

·          Leader (Chairperson)

·          Deputy Leader

·          Cabinet Member (of relevant portfolio to the post)

·          1 x Conservative Member

·          1 x Independent Member

·          1 x Plaid Cymru Member

The Appointments Committee will also facilitate the JNC Determination and JNC Appeals Panels.  These will comprise of 3 members each with the Leader or Deputy Leader chairing the panel, supported by 1 representative each from the Conservative and Independent groups. Substitution of Appointments Committee members is permissible but only for the

whole of an appointments process. The JNC Panels cannot be substituted and must be comprised from the original membership of the Appointments Committee.

The Measure also established procedures whereby Overview and Scrutiny Committee Chairs are nominated and appointed.  The Measure requires that as a minimum the Chairpersons of these Committees be appointed based on the size and political balance of each of the groups that make up the Council.  In line with the political composition of the Council, and the formula used under the Local Government Measure with regard to the allocation of Overview and Scrutiny Chairs, these should be allocated to the following political  ...  view the full minutes text for item 186.

The Corporate Director – Operational and Partnership Services submitted a report, the purpose of which, was to seek Council’s approval for the appointment of Members to the South Wales Police and Crime Panel, and the South East Wales Strategic Planning Group, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.

RESOLVED:                  That Council approved the following nominations to the bodies listed below:-

                                       South Wales Police and Crime Panel – Councillor RE Young

                                       South East Wales Strategic Planning Group – The Chairperson of the Development Control Committee – Councillor G Thomas

To consider any item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in

accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency. 

None.