Powys Council planning committee chairman re-elected
Powys County Council's planning committee chairman will remain in the hotseat for at least another year.
Councillor Gareth D Jones was re-elected at a behind closed doors annual meeting of the Planning, Taxi Licensing and Rights of Way committee on Thursday, May 22.
Cllr Adrian Jones was also given the thumbs up and voted in to continue as the committee's vice-chairman.
The role of committee chairman comes with a senior salary, which will mean that Cllr Gareth Jones will receive £9,886 on top of the councillor's basic salary of £19,771,
Likewise, as vice-chairman Cllr Adrian Jones will receive half a senior salary worth £4,943 on top of the basic.
The council was asked by the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) why the meeting which was closed to the press or public had not been published online later – as has been the case in the past.
A council spokesman said: 'The meeting was held via (Microsoft)Teams.
'It lasted three minutes as no change to the elected positions of chair and vice chair.'
Last year Cllr Gareth Jones, who represents Llanfair Caerenion and Llanerfyl, took the chair from previous incumbent Cllr Karl Lewis by just one vote.
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