Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor J Davies.

Members are reminded of their personal responsibility to declare any personal and prejudicial interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 relating to Council Tax, the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct

Note:

(a)  Members are reminded that they must identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest and

(b)  Where Members withdraw from a Meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chair when they leave

Declarations of Interest

Item 10 – Options aligned to Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust, the Management of Council Assets and the current ‘Contract’ 

The following Councillors Declared their Interest in this item:

Councillor L Davies – Employee of the Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust

Councillor M Jones – On Directors of Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust and the MTCBC Representative – Has Dispensation to speak and vote

Item 9 – Cyfarthfa Heritage Area Special Purpose Vehicle

The following Councillors Declared their Interest in this item:

Councillor G Thomas – Trustee of the Cyfarthfa Foundation and the MTCBC Representative – Has Dispensation to speak and vote

Councillor L Mytton – Member of the Cyfarthfa Foundation – Has Dispensation.

Councillor M Jones - On Directors of Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust - MTCBC Representative - Dispensation to speak and vote.

To consider report of the Chief Executive

Councillor A Barry referred the Council to the ‘Statement of Accounts 2021 / 22’ report, The ‘Annual Governance Statement 2021 /22’ and the Audit Wales ‘Audit of Accounts Report’.

Steve Jones then referred in detail to the Statement of Accounts and Helen Goddard of Audit Wales gave details of the MTCBC Audit Wales – Audit of Accounts Report.

Resolved that:

(a)    The Audited Statement of Accounts for 2021/22 being the financial year ended 31^st March 2022 be approved

(b)    The Annual Governance Statement 2021/22 be approved.

Councillor D Roberts entered the Meeting at 5.35 pm.

To consider report of the Chief Executive

Resolved that:

Representations regarding the 2021/22 Financial Statements be approved and communicated to the Appointed Auditor.

To receive report of the Chief Executive

Resolved that:

The report for Information be received.

The Mayor advised that there was no other business deemed urgent.

No Communications were received from Their Worship the Mayor.

In order for the following to be considered in private, it is suggested that the public be excluded from the Meeting on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Part 4 of Schedule 12A of Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972.

Resolved that:

The public be excluded from the Meeting on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under Part 4 of Schedule 12A of Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Councillor G Thomas led the Council through the ‘Cyfarthfa Heritage Area Special Purpose Vehicle’ report and moved the recommendation as detailed in Paragraph 2.1 of the report.

Councillor D Roberts then proposed than an update report be presented to Full Council every quarter on this matter and this proposal was accepted by Councillor G Thomas.

Questions were then raised on the report by the Members and were responded to in detail by Councillor G Thomas and the Officers.

Resolved that:

(a)   The recommendation as detailed in Paragraph 2.1 of the report be approved

(b)   A quarterly update report be presented to Full Council on this matter.

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Declaration of Interest

Councillor L Davies having Declared his Interest in this item left the Meeting for the consideration of this item.

Councillor G Thomas led the Council through the ‘Options aligned to Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Trust, the Management of Council Assets and the current ‘Contract’’ report and moved the recommendations as outlined at Paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 of the report.

Councillor D Roberts then requested that Full Council receive quarterly updates on this matter and this request was agreed by Councillor G Thomas.

Questions were then raised by the Members on the report and were responded to in detail by Councillor G Thomas, the Officers and the representatives from Browne Jacobson LLP .

After considerable debate it was

Resolved that:

(a)   The recommendations as outlined at Paragraphs 2.1 and 2.2 of the report be approved

(b)   An update report be made to Full Council every quarter on this matter.