Full Council

Full Council approved the appointment of Geraint Morgan as the Council's Monitoring Officer. The Monitoring Officer is a statutory senior officer who checks that the Council's decisions are lawful. The post became vacant after the previous Head of Legal left.

1. Appointment of Monitoring Officer

   Decided

   The meeting approved the appointment of Geraint Morgan to the role of Monitoring Officer. Cllr D Sammon had amended the recommendation to name him.

   Why

   The Monitoring Officer is a statutory role, and the previous post holder has left. The Council must make this appointment because it is a Council function. Geraint Morgan accepted the offer to be Head of Legal from 23 May 2025 after a recruitment process. Five applications were received, three candidates were interviewed on 8 May 2025, and a members panel met on 15 May 2025. The post is budgeted for in the Medium-Term Financial Plan. By law, the Chief Executive and the Chief Finance Officer cannot be Monitoring Officer.

   Based on the minutes, Committee Report

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1. 1

   Apologies for Absence

   Minute

   Apologies for absence were received from Cllrs J Davies, C Jones, D Jones and S Thomas.

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   No Declarations of Interest were made.

3. 3

   Appointment of Monitoring Officer

   Decision as recorded

   Resolved that: The appointment of Geraint Morgan to the role of Monitoring Officer be approved.

   Minute

   Presented by Cllr D Sammon. Cllr D Sammon then noted an amendment to the recommendation, and that it should read: The appointment of Geraint Morgan to role of Monitoring Officer be approved. Resolved that: The appointment of Geraint Morgan to the role of Monitoring Officer be approved.

   Papers: Committee Report
4. 4

   To deal with any other urgent business or correspondence

   Minute

   There was no urgent business or correspondence.

5. 5

   To receive communications from Their Worship the Mayor

   Minute

   There were no communications received from their Worship the Mayor.

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• David Isaac, Vice-ChairLabourPresent
• Paula Layton, ChairDowlais and Pant Community IndependentsPresent
• Andrew Barry, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Anna Williams- Price, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Bill Smith, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Brent Carter, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Claire Jones, Committee MemberIndependentSent apologies
• Clive Jones, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Clive Tovey, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Darren Roberts, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• David Jones, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies
• Declan Sammon, Committee MemberDowlais and Pant Community IndependentsPresent
• Ernie Galsworthy, Committee MemberLabourAbsent
• Gareth Lewis, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Gareth Richards, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Geraint Thomas, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Gillian Preston, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Ian Thomas, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Jamie Scriven, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Jeremy Davies, Committee MemberIndependentSent apologies
• John Thomas, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Julia Jenkins, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Kevin Gibbs, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Lee Davies, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Lisa Mytton, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Louise Minett-Vokes, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Michelle Jones, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Michelle Symonds, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Scott Thomas, Committee MemberLabourSent apologies

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