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Meeting: Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
12.2 NOTICE OF MOTION PROPOSED BY COUNCILLORS EDWARD THOMAS AND ARWEL DAVIES
- Cllr. Fiona Walters - Personal - Employed by Barclays Bank and has close associated employed in the Llandeilo branch.
Meeting: Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
10.2 EMPTY HOMES POLICY- OUR APPROACH TO BRINGING EMPTY HOMES BACK TO USE
- Cllr. Elwyn Williams - Personal - Has a share in his late mother's house.
- Cllr. Kim Broom - Personal - Owns a property used as a holiday let.
- Cllr. Meinir James - Personal - Owns an empty property.
- Cllr. Sharen Davies - Personal - Owns an empty property
- Cllr. Suzy Curry - Personal - Owns a holiday home.
Meeting: Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
9. CARMARTHENSHIRE PUBLIC SERVICES BOARD'S WELL-BEING PLAN: THE CARMARTHENSHIRE WE WANT
- Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - Personal and Prejudicial - Runs a social care consultancy.
Meeting: Wednesday, 19th April, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
12.3 NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLOR HEFIN JONES, EDWARD THOMAS, ROB JAMES AND JOHN JAMES
- Cllr. Sharen Davies - Personal - Is Transport Development Officer for Dolen Teifi.
Meeting: Wednesday, 21st June, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
- Cllr. Sharen Davies - - Works for Dolen Teifi
Meeting: Wednesday, 12th July, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
7. TO RECEIVE THE REPORT OF THE MEETING OF THE CABINET HELD ON THE 19TH JUNE, 2023
- Cllr. Hugh Shepardson - - Minute 11 - Daughter is a teacher.
- Cllr. Kevin Madge - - Minute 6 - Daughter works in Social Services.
- Cllr. Louvain Roberts - - Minute 6 - Family members work in Social Care.
- Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - Personal and Prejudicial - Minute 6 - Undertakes work as a consultant advising on issues relating to the provision of Health & Social Care Services. Cllr Palfreman has been granted dispensation by the Standards Committee allowing him to speak and submit written representation.
- Cllr. Philip Warlow - - Minute 6 - Wife works in Social Care.
- Cllr. Shelly Godfrey-Coles - - Minute 6 - Partner works in Social Care.
Meeting: Wednesday, 12th July, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
6. STANDARDS COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT TO FULL COUNCIL
- Cllr. Terry Davies - Personal - One of the hearings mentioned within the report refers to him.
Meeting: Wednesday, 13th September, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
9.2 NOTICE OF MOTION PROPOSED BY COUNCILLORS EDWARD THOMAS AND HEFIN JONES
- Cllr. Andrew Davies - Personal - Owns land in the area which could be impacted by the proposed bypass.
Meeting: Wednesday, 11th October, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
11.2 NOTICE OF MOTION PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR LINDA EVANS AND EDWARD THOMAS
- Cllr. Sharen Davies - Personal - Works for Dolen Teifi – has dispensation to speak but not vote
Meeting: Wednesday, 8th November, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
9.4 CONSERVATION AREA APPRAISALS
- Cllr. Alun Lenny - Personal - Lives in the Carmarthen Conservation Area
- Cllr. Andrew Davies - Personal - Lives in the Brecon Beacons Conservation Area
- Cllr. Carys Jones - Personal - Lives in the Llanstephan Conservation Area
- Cllr. Dorian Phillips - Personal - Lives in the Llanboidy Conservation Area
- Cllr. Dot Jones - - Has the Caeau Mynydd Mawr Marsh Fritillary Butterfly Project in the area
- Cllr. Edward Thomas - Personal - Lives in the Llandeilo Conservation Area
- Cllr. Hazel Evans - Personal - Lives in the Newcastle Emlyn Conservation Area
- Cllr. Jane Tremlett - Personal - Lives in the Laugharne Conservation Area
Meeting: Wednesday, 8th November, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
6. PRESENTATION BY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER ROGER THOMAS, MID AND WEST WALES FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE.
- Cllr. Elwyn Williams - - Member of the Fire Authority
- Cllr. Gareth Thomas - - Member of the Fire Authority
- Cllr. Hugh Shepardson - - Member of the Fire Authority
- Cllr. Kim Broom - - Member of the Fire Authority
Meeting: Wednesday, 6th December, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
6.2 STATUTORY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT 2022/23
- Cllr. Kevin Madge - - Daughter works in Social Services.
- Cllr. Louvain Roberts - - Daughter works in Social Care.
- Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - Personal and Prejudicial - Undertakes work as a consultant for public bodies (including this authority) advising on issues relating to the provision of Health and Social Care services.
- Cllr. Philip Warlow - - Wife works in Social Care.
Meeting: Wednesday, 6th December, 2023 10.00 am - County Council
10.2 QUESTION BY COUNCILLOR HEFIN JONES TO COUNCILLOR ALUN LENNY, CABINET MEMBER FOR RESOURCES
- Cllr. Ann Davies - - Her husband is a tenant farmer.
Meeting: Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
6. POLLING DISTRICT AND POLLING PLACES REVIEW 2023, DRAFT PROPOSALS
- Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal - Workplace is used as a polling station.
Meeting: Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
7.3 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT BUSINESS PLAN 2024-27 CARMARTHENSHIRE'S HOUSING INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
- Cllr. Edward Skinner - Personal - Holds a lease with the Authority.
- Cllr. Hazel Evans - Personal and Prejudicial - Close family member is the Chief Executive of a Housing Association.
- Cllr. John James - Personal - Family members are council house tenants.
Meeting: Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
7.2 HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT AND HOUSING RENT SETTING 2024/25
- Cllr. Alex Evans - Personal and Prejudicial - His Aunt’s mother is a council house tenant.
- Cllr. Dai Thomas - Personal and Prejudicial - His wife owns a property rented through the Authority.
- Cllr. Darren Price - Personal and Prejudicial - His grandmother is a Council tenant.
- Cllr. Edward Skinner - Personal and Prejudicial - Holds a lease with the Authority and pays service charges.
- Cllr. Gareth Thomas - Personal and Prejudicial - Owns a house which he rents out through the Authority.
- Cllr. Hazel Evans - Personal and Prejudicial - Close family member is the Chief Executive of a Housing Association.
- Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal and Prejudicial - Close family member rents a property within the County.
- Cllr. John James - Personal and Prejudicial - Family members are council house tenants.
- Cllr. Michelle Donoghue - Personal and Prejudicial - Her husband has a property rented through the Authority.
- Cllr. Philip Hughes - Personal and Prejudicial - He rents a property.
- Cllr. Sean Rees - Personal and Prejudicial - In relation to close relatives.
Meeting: Wednesday, 24th January, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
10.2 NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLORS GLYNOG DAVIES AND ALUN LENNY
- Cllr. Aled Vaughan Owen - Personal - His wife is a teacher in a school within the County.
- Cllr. Anthony Davies - Personal - His wife is a teacher employed by the County.
- Cllr. Betsan Jones - Personal - Her son is a head teacher in a school within the County.
- Cllr. Edward Skinner - Personal - Niece is a teacher.
- Cllr. Fiona Walters - Personal - Family members are teachers.
- Cllr. Hugh Shepardson - Personal - His daughter is a teacher within the County.
- Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal - His sister is a teacher within the County.
- Cllr. Linda Evans - Personal - Her daughter is a teacher within the County.
- Cllr. Llinos Mai Davies - Personal - Her husband is a teacher in a secondary school within the County.
Meeting: Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
- Cllr. Neil Lewis - Personal and Prejudicial - Works for Ynys Sir Gâr
Meeting: Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
8.2 REVENUE BUDGET STRATEGY 2024/25 TO 2026/27
- Cllr. Aled Vaughan Owen - Personal - Wife is a primary school head teacher
- Cllr. Anthony Davies - Personal - Wife is a Teacher in the Authority
- Cllr. Arwel Davies - Personal - Sister-in-Law works for the Authority
- Cllr. Bryan Davies - Personal - Wife works for Social Care
- Cllr. Carys Jones - Personal - Daughter-in-law works in Social Services
- Cllr. Dai Nicholas - Personal - Daughter works in the Planning Department
- Cllr. Deryk Cundy - Personal - Relatives work for the Council
- Cllr. Edward Skinner - Personal - Niece works for the Authority
- Cllr. Emyr Rees - Personal - Brother works in the Authority
- Cllr. Fiona Walters - Personal - Family members are teachers
- Cllr. Giles Morgan - Personal - Tenant at Delta Lakes
- Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal - Family members work in the Education department of the Authority
- Cllr. Jean Lewis - Personal - Neice works in the Education department
- Cllr. Kevin Madge - Personal - Daughter works in Social Care within the Authority
- Cllr. Liam Bowen - Personal - Wife works within the translation unit in the Authority
- Cllr. Llinos Mai Davies - Personal - Husband teaches as a head of Music
- Cllr. Louvain Roberts - Personal - Daughter works in Health and Social Care within the Authority
- Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - Personal and Prejudicial - Runs a Social Care Consultancy Business – Has dispensation to speak but not vote
- Cllr. Michael Cranham - Personal - Son works in the Education sector of the Authority
- Cllr. Nysia Evans - Personal - Daughter works for the library service
- Cllr. Philip Hughes - Personal - Daughter works in the Authority
- Cllr. Rob Evans - Personal - Daughter works for the library service
- Cllr. Rob James - Personal - Partner works in Library Services within the Authority
- Cllr. Russell Sparks - Personal and Prejudicial - Has a business in the leisure industry and has dispensation to speak but not vote
- Cllr. Shelly Godfrey-Coles - Personal - Partner is Head of Children Services in the Authority
- Cllr. Tina Higgins - Personal - Niece works in the library service
Meeting: Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
8.5 LICENSING ACT 2003 REVIEW OF LICENSING POLICY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
- Cllr. Carys Jones - Personal and Prejudicial - Is a personal License Holder for a licensed premises
- Cllr. Jason Hart - Personal and Prejudicial - Is a personal License Holder and manages a licensed premises.
- Cllr. Peter Hughes Griffiths - Personal and Prejudicial - Is a personal License Holder for a licensed premises
Meeting: Wednesday, 28th February, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
- Cllr. Fiona Walters - Personal
Meeting: Wednesday, 6th March, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
8. PAY POLICY STATEMENT 2024/25
- Cllr. Alex Evans - - My mother works for the Authority
- Cllr. Andrew Davies - - A member of his family works for the Authority
- Cllr. Ann Davies - - Her sister works for the Authority
- Cllr. Anthony Leyshon - - His daughter works in the Library
- Cllr. Arwel Davies - - His sister-in-law works as a Head of Service
- Cllr. Bryan Davies - - His wife works for the Health Dept of the County Council
- Cllr. Carys Jones - - A member of the family works in Social Services
- Cllr. Colin Evans - - His wife works for the Authority as part of the Call Centre
- Cllr. Deryk Cundy - - He has relatives who work for the Council
- Cllr. Edward Skinner - - He has a number of friends working for the Authority
- Cllr. Emyr Rees - - His brother works for the Authority
- Cllr. Fiona Walters - - Daughter works in Social Care
- Cllr. Hefin Jones - - A number of his close friends and family work for the Authority
- Cllr. Jason Hart - - He has family members working for the Authority
- Cllr. Jean Lewis - - Her niece works for the Education Authority
- Cllr. Kevin Madge - - His daughter works in Social Care
- Cllr. Louvain Roberts - - Daughter works in Social Care
- Cllr. Mansel Charles - - Close family members work for the Authority Son works in a school
- Cllr. Martyn Palfreman - - He has a number of friends working for the Authority
- Cllr. Nysia Evans - - Her daughter works for the Authority
- Cllr. Philip Hughes - - A member of his family works for the Authority
- Cllr. Rob Evans - - His daughter works for the Authority
- Cllr. Shelly Godfrey-Coles - - My partner works for the Local Authority
- Cllr. Terry Davies - - A family member works for the Authority
- Cllr. Tina Higgins - - Her niece works in the Library
Meeting: Wednesday, 6th March, 2024 10.00 am - County Council
10.2 NOTICE OF MOTION SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLORS ROBERT JAMES AND DOT JONES
- Cllr. Sharen Davies - - Works for Dolen Teifi. If any transportation issues arise. She has dispensation to speak.
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