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It also endorsed the Charter for Families Bereaved by Public Tragedy and agreed that the Chief Executive should sign it.
Apologies for absence were submitted on behalf of Councillors Trevor Bates, Pete Howell, Corin Jarvis, Hugh Jones, Marc Jones Beverley Parry-Jones, Rondo Roberts, Paul Rogers and Andy Williams.
In accordance with the Council’s Constitution, a Member question was received relating to Nant Mill. The Lead Member for Finance and Performance responded to the question accordingly.
RESOLVED - That the Minutes of the meeting of the County Borough Council held on 19 February 2025 be confirmed as a correct record.
The Mayor thanked those Members and Officers who had attended the St David’s Day parade in the town centre. She referred to the huge turnout and stated that it had been an honour to be a part of such a special day. The Mayor wished to convey her thanks to all those who had supported the recent fundraising events held in aid of her charity fund. She advised that both the concert and the band night were enjoyable evenings which had raised over £1000.00 for her nominated charities. Finally, the Mayor thanked all for the support they had shown throughout her term of office.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED (i) That it be recommended to the Annual Meeting of the Council that Councillor Tina Mannering be nominated for the office of Mayor of the County Borough for the year 2025/26, subject to her acceptance of the office of Mayor. (ii) That it be recommended to the Annual Meeting of the Council that Councillor Jeremy Kent be nominated for the office of Deputy Mayor of the County Borough for the year 2025/26, subject to his acceptance of the office of Deputy Mayor.
The Chair of the Constitution Working Group submitted a report COGC/19/25 which allowed Members to consider nominations for the election of a Mayor and appointment of a Deputy Mayor for 2025/26. RESOLVED (i) That it be recommended to the Annual Meeting of the Council that Councillor Tina Mannering be nominated for the office of Mayor of the County Borough for the year 2025/26, subject to her acceptance of the office of Mayor. (ii) That it be recommended to the Annual Meeting of the Council that Councillor Jeremy Kent be nominated for the office of Deputy Mayor of the County Borough for the year 2025/26, subject to his acceptance of the office of Deputy Mayor.
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Decision as recorded
RESOLVED (i) The ratification of The Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy be endorsed. (ii) The Charter be signed by the Chief Executive on behalf of Wrexham County Borough Council. (iii) That due regard be given to the Public Sector Equality Duty (Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010) during implementation and adoption of the Charter. REASON FOR DECISION To ensure that the organisation is aligned to agreed principles when managing public tragedies and incidents.
The Lead Member for Finance and Performance submitted a report COET/11/25 which presented to Members the Charter for Families Bereaved by Public Tragedy and sought Council’s agreement to adopt and commit to the outlined principles in the response to a major incident. RESOLVED (i) The ratification of The Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy be endorsed. (ii) The Charter be signed by the Chief Executive on behalf of Wrexham County Borough Council. (iii) That due regard be given to the Public Sector Equality Duty (Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010) during implementation and adoption of the Charter. REASON FOR DECISION To ensure that the organisation is aligned to agreed principles when managing public tragedies and incidents.
RESOLVED - That the press and public be excluded from the Meeting during consideration of the following item as it is likely that, if they were present, there would be disclosure to them of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 15 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).