Minutes:
The Chief Executive outlined the report and letter attached as an appendix, written by the Company Secretary on behalf of the Board of Newport Transport to the Chief Executive requesting that a Councillor Director be removed from the Board, following an independent internal investigation.
The Leader Moved option 1 of the report, that the member concerned by removed and replaced. The Leader then proceeded to explain that this was a serious matter as the Board had lost trust and confidence in the member concerned and, therefore, it was no longer appropriate for the Councillor to represent the Council, as shareholder, on the Board. Councillor Lacey seconded the motion.
The Monitoring Officer advised that it was not open to the Council to review the internal investigation carried out by the Board or their decision that the Councillor concerned had breached his duties to the Company. That was entirely a matter for the Company. The Council had to consider, as shareholder, whether the member concerned should continue to represent the authority on the Board.
After lengthy discussion by all parties on the matter, Cllr Mayer moved a closure motion in accordance with Standing Order 6.12. The closure motion was seconded and put to the vote without further debate. A recorded vote was requested by more than 5 members in accordance with Standing Order 7.4. A roll-call was therefore undertaken by the Monitoring Officer which showed the following: 25 members were For the closure of motion, 11 were Against and there were five Abstentions.
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Councillor Name |
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
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Al-Nuaimi, Miqdad |
1 |
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Berry, Graham |
1 |
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Clarke, James |
Absent |
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Cleverly, Jan |
1 |
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Cockeram, Paul |
1 |
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Cornelious, Margaret |
Absent |
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Critchley, Ken |
Absent |
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Davies, Deb |
1 |
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Dudley, Val |
1 |
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Evans, Chris |
1 |
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Evans, Matthew |
1 |
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Ferris, Charles |
1 |
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Forsey, Yvonne |
1 |
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Fouweather, David |
1 |
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Giles, Gail |
1 |
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Guy, John |
1 |
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Harvey, Debbie |
Absent |
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Hayat, Ibrahim |
1 |
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Hayat, Rehmaan |
1 |
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Holyoake, Tracey |
Absent |
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Hourahine, Phil |
1 |
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Hughes, Jason |
1 |
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Jeavons, Roger |
1 |
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Jenkins, Christine |
Disqualified |
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Jordan, Jason |
1 |
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Kellaway, Martyn |
1 |
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Lacey, Laura |
1 |
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Linton, Malcolm |
1 |
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Marshall, Stephen |
1 |
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Mayer, David |
1 |
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Mogford, Ray |
1 |
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Morris, Allan |
Absent |
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Mudd, Jane |
1 |
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Rahman, Majid |
1 |
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Richards, John |
1 |
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Routley, William |
Absent |
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Spencer, Mark |
Absent |
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Suller, Tom |
1 |
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Thomas, Herbie |
1 |
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Thomas, Kate |
1 |
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Townsend, Carmel |
1 |
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Townsend, Holly |
1 |
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Truman, Ray |
1 |
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Watkins, Joan |
1 |
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Watkins, Trevor |
1 |
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Whitcutt, Mark |
1 |
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White, Richard |
1 |
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Whitehead, Kevin |
1 |
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Wilcox, Debbie |
1 |
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Williams, David |
1 |
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25 |
11 |
5 |
The closure motion was duly carried and members of the Council proceeded to vote on the substantive motion. A further recorded vote was requested by more than 5 members in accordance with Standing Order 7.4
The Monitoring Officer therefore proceeded with a second roll-call to take a decision on the substantive motion to remove the Councillor as a Director of Newport Transport Company.
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Councillor Name |
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For |
Against |
Abstain |
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Al-Nuaimi, Miqdad |
1 |
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Berry, Graham |
1 |
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Clarke, James |
Absent |
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Cleverly, Jan |
1 |
|||
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Cockeram, Paul |
1 |
|||
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Cornelious, Margaret |
Absent |
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Critchley, Ken |
Absent |
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Davies, Deb |
1 |
|||
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Dudley, Val |
1 |
|||
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Evans, Chris |
1 |
|||
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Evans, Matthew |
1 |
|||
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Ferris, Charles |
1 |
|||
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Forsey, Yvonne |
1 |
|||
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Fouweather, David |
1 |
|||
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Giles, Gail |
1 |
|||
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Guy, John |
1 |
|||
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Harvey, Debbie |
Absent |
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Hayat, Ibrahim |
1 |
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Hayat, Rehmaan |
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Holyoake, Tracey |
Absent |
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Hourahine, Phil |
1 |
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Hughes, Jason |
1 |
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Jeavons, Roger |
1 |
|||
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Jenkins, Christine |
Disqualified |
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Jordan, Jason |
1 |
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Kellaway, Martyn |
1 |
|||
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Lacey, Laura |
1 |
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Linton, Malcolm |
1 |
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Marshall, Stephen |
1 |
|||
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Mayer, David |
1 |
|||
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Mogford, Ray |
1 |
|||
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Morris, Allan |
Absent |
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Mudd, Jane |
1 |
|||
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Rahman, Majid |
1 |
|||
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Richards, John |
1 |
|||
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Routley, William |
Absent |
|||
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Spencer, Mark |
Absent |
|||
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Suller, Tom |
1 |
|||
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Thomas, Herbie |
1 |
|||
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Thomas, Kate |
1 |
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Townsend, Carmel |
1 |
|||
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Townsend, Holly |
1 |
|||
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Truman, Ray |
1 |
|||
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Watkins, Joan |
1 |
|||
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Watkins, Trevor |
1 |
|||
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Whitcutt, Mark |
1 |
|||
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White, Richard |
1 |
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Whitehead, Kevin |
1 |
|||
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Wilcox, Debbie |
1 |
|||
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Williams, David |
1 |
|||
|
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24 |
11 |
5 |
The roll call showed that the majority of 24 members were For the first option, with 11 Against and five Abstentions.
Resolved:
That the member concerned by removed as Council-appointed Director of Newport Transport Limited and replaced by another Council representative.