Decided: The Council unanimously agreed to publicly support the National Emergency Briefing's call for a live, televised emergency briefing. The Council also agreed to inform residents of the decision, and to make Council venues available for community screenings and discussions of the People's Emergency Briefing if needed. It agreed to write to Nick Smith MP, asking him to join the Parliamentary Call, and to the National Emergency Briefing Team to express the Council's support.
Decided: The Council noted the findings of the Healthy Living and Healthy Weight review. It supported developing projects to close gaps and remove barriers across the Missions, which are the programme areas named in the report. It also supported a shared outcomes framework, governance arrangements and performance measures to track impact and reduce inequalities. Progress will be reported back through the usual governance arrangements each year.
Decided: The Council endorsed the appointment in principle of Tracey Dyson as a local authority governor at Ysgol Bro Helyg, Tredegar, on the recommendation of the Advisory Panel for Local Authority Governors.
Decided: The Council approved the Annual Monitoring Report 2026 and its submission to the Welsh Government on or before 31 October 2026. It also delegated any final minor amendments to the Interim Team Manager Development Plan, before the report is submitted and published on the website.
Decided: The committee agreed to start the recruitment process for the permanent post of Chief Executive. It agreed the scope and assessment process, including engaging Solace. It gave delegated authority, meaning power to act without a further meeting, to the Chief Executive, after consulting the Leader, the Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development and the Head of Legal and Democratic Services (Monitoring Officer), to progress advertising, longlisting, assessment and shortlisting. This includes agreeing the Solace consultant's engagement and costs within approved budgets. The committee agreed to hold final interviews and recommend a preferred candidate to Full Council for approval before any offer is made.