The meeting focused on appointing a new Chair and Vice Chair for the Planning Committee. Councillor Gareth D Jones was elected as Chair, and Councillor Adrian Jones was elected as Vice Chair. The next committee meeting will be held online on June 27th due to the elections.

Appointment of Chair

The first item on the agenda was the appointment of a new Chair. Two members were nominated: Councillor Gareth D Jones and Councillor Karl Lewis. The voting was conducted via a chat box link, with an option to vote verbally or by email if needed. Councillor Gareth D Jones received 9 votes, while Councillor Karl Lewis received 8 votes. Councillor Gareth D Jones was appointed as the new Chair.

Appointment of Vice Chair

The next item was the nomination for Vice Chair. Councillor Karina Kenyon-Wade was initially nominated and seconded. Councillor Jonathan Wilkinson then nominated Councillor Adrian Jones, which was seconded by Councillor Geoff Morgan. The voting was again conducted via a chat box link. Councillor Adrian Jones received 9 votes, and Councillor Karina Kenyon-Wade received 8 votes. Councillor Adrian Jones was appointed as the new Vice Chair.

Upcoming Meetings

Carol informed the members that the next committee meeting would be on June 27th and would be held online due to the elections. The elections team will be using the Chamber and Committee Room A. Additionally, there is a meeting scheduled for the following Thursday, with agenda papers to be sent out the same day.

Apologies for Next Meeting

Councillor Gareth Pugh mentioned that he would be on holiday and gave his apologies for the next Thursday meeting.

The meeting concluded at ten to ten.