To receive disclosures of personal interests from Members in accordance with the Code of Conduct
1. Members are requested to identify the item number and subject that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest;and
2. Where Members withdraw from a meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of prejudicial interest they must notify the Chairman when theyleave.
Minutes:
In accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct, the following declarations were made pertaining to the agenda:
Item 5. Members' Questions
County Borough Councillor K Johnson – Personal – “I am an employee of Transport for Wales”
County Borough Councillor J Brencher – Personal- “ My son works for Transport for Wales”
Item 7. WELSH CHURCH ACT FUND ANNUAL REPORT 2022/23
County Borough Councillor W Lewis –Personal - “ I am a Director of E Siop Fach Zero and my daughter-in-law works for Home Rescue, both are mentioned in the report”.
County Borough Councillor W Treeby –Personal - “I sit on cthe Nos Galan Committee that receives money from the Welsh Church Act Fund”
Councillor M Maohoub –Personal - “I am a member of Nos Galan committee that receives funding form the Welsh Church Act Fund”
County Borough Councillor D Grehan –Personal- “ I am Treasurer for Friends of Tyn Y Bryn Park which is named in the report”
County Borough Councillor G Jones- Personal – “I am Chair of the Trecynon Free Library & Institute, which receives funding from the Welsh Church Act Fund”
County Borough Councillor D Owen-Jones –Personal- “Tyn Y Bryn Park is mentioned in the Welsh Church Act Fund report”
County Borough Councillor A Crimmings –Personal - “I am involved in an organisation that is a recipient of funding from the Welsh Church Act”.
County Borough Councillor S Rees – “I am involved in an organisation that is a recipient of funding from the Welsh Church Act”.
County Borough Councillor A Morgan- Personal –“I sit on the Dan-Y-Las Environmental Building Committee, Dan-Y-Las Environmental Group and the Fernhill and Glenboi Community Centre and the Nos Galan Committee, all of which have benefitted from the Welsh Church Act Fund”.
County Borough Councillor L Tomkinson –Personal - “I am involved in an organisation that receives funding from the Welsh Church Act”
County Borough Councillor M Norris-Personal - “I am on the board of a community group that is referred to within the report”
County Borough Councillor A S Fox –Personal - “I am Chair and Trustee of Penrhiwceiber Lee Gardens Pool Committee and Treasurer of St Winifred’s Church Penrhiwceiber both of which have received Welsh Church Act funding”
County Borough Councillor M Webber –Personal - “A Group I Chair is a recipient of the Welsh Church Act Fund”
County Borough Councillor R Lewis – Personal – “Cylch Meithrin Seren Fach is on the same site as YGG Abercynon of which I am a Governor”
(Further declarations of personal interest were later declared (Minute No’s. 84/89 refers)
County Borough Councillor A Morgan- Personal – “ I am directly involved in two committees that receive funding and I have assisted another group with the funding application”
County Borough Councillor S Bradwick – Personal- “I am chair of the South Wales Fire & Rescue Committee”
County Borough Councillor A Roberts – Personal- “I sit on the South Wales Fire & Rescue Committee”
County Borough Councillor G Holmes – Personal- “I sit on the South Wales Fire & Rescue Committee”
County Borough Councillor J Smith – Personal – “I sit on the Alliance Committee”
County Borough Councillor G Jones – Personal- “I am Chair of the Alliance Committee”