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:
Agenda Item 5 – Members’ Questions
Councillor K Johnson – Personal – “I am an employee for Transport for Wales”
Agenda item 6 – Revenue Budget Strategy 2024/2025
Councillor Sera Evans – Personal- “My son’s school is mentioned in the report”
(Declared later in the meeting Minute No.105 refers) Councillor R Lewis – Personal- “I am Vice Chair of the Central South Consortium Joint Education Service Joint Committee”
Agenda item 7 – Council Tax Resolution 2024/2025
Councillor C Lisles – Personal- “I am a Town Councillor for Pontypridd Town Council”
Councillor J Bonetto – Personal – “ I am a Community Councillor for Taffs Well & Nantgarw Community Council”
Councillor A Rogers – Personal- “I am a member of the Hirwaun & Penderyn Community Council”
The Director of Legal & Democratic Services explained that a blanket personal declaration for those who are members of a Town or Community Council would be declared in respect of Agenda Item 7 which references the Community / Town Council Precepts.
Councillor B Harris – Personal- “I am a member of the South Wales Police & Crime Panel”
Councillor L Addiscott – Personal-“I am a member of the South Wales Police & Crime Panel”
Agenda item 8 - Capital Programme 2024-2025-2026-27
Councillor W. Owen – Personal – “I sit on the Board of Governors for Ponty clun Primary School”
Councillor G Holmes – Personal- “I am a Governor for Penygawsi Primary School”
Councillor S Morgans – Personal- “I am a Governor for Llyn Y Forwyn School”
Councillor J Smith – Personal – “I am a Governor for Llyn Y Forwyn School”
Councillor M Webber – Personal- “I sit on the interim Governing Body for the new Ysgol Awel Taf”
Councillor L Tomkinson – Personal-“I am a interim Governor for Ysgol Afon Taf”
Councillor S Trask – Personal-“ My daughter attends Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School”
Councillor C Lisles – Personal- “I am a Chair of Governors for Hawthorn Primary School”
Councillor C Lisles – Personal- “I am a member of the Governing Body for Hawthorn High School which will form Ysgol Afon Wen”
Councillor C Preedy -Personal-“I have a family member who is a teacher at Bryncelynnog Comprehensive School”
Councillor A Roberts – Personal- “I am a Governor for Hawthorn High School”
Councillor J Bonetto – Personal- “I am a Governor at Hawthorn High School”
Councillor J Bonetto – Personal-“I sit on the interim Governing Body for the new Ysgol Afon Wen”
Agenda item 11 – The Council’s Pay Policy Statement 2024/2025
The Director of Legal & Democratic Services wished to make a declaration on behalf of all Council Officers present in relation to Agenda Item 11:
“The Pay Policy statement for the Council has no effect on existing terms and conditions applying to individual employees and simply sets out the Council’s approach to previously adopted policies, therefore Officers will remain in the meeting whilst the item is presented by the Director of Human Resources and during subsequent discussion”.