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| Bryn Parry-Jones pay-off talks with auditor and Pembrokeshire council | Bryn Parry-Jones pay-off talks with auditor and Pembrokeshire council |
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| More talks have been held to pave the way for the chief executive of Pembrokeshire council to receive a £330,000 pay-off. | More talks have been held to pave the way for the chief executive of Pembrokeshire council to receive a £330,000 pay-off. |
| The Wales Audit Office (WAO) advised the council to halt the deal, saying it could lead to "unlawful expenditure". | |
| It comes after councillors voted in favour of the pay-off for Bryn Parry-Jones in order for him to quit his job. | It comes after councillors voted in favour of the pay-off for Bryn Parry-Jones in order for him to quit his job. |
| The council said is it has since been told satisfying a number of "relatively simple steps" could resolve the issue. | The council said is it has since been told satisfying a number of "relatively simple steps" could resolve the issue. |
| The payment notice was served on the council on Tuesday. | The payment notice was served on the council on Tuesday. |
| The council confirmed that its leader, coun Jamie Adams, spoke with the appointed auditor, Anthony Barrett, on Thursday. | The council confirmed that its leader, coun Jamie Adams, spoke with the appointed auditor, Anthony Barrett, on Thursday. |
| Councillors voted in favour of the deal following the fallout from cash payments made to Mr Parry-Jones in lieu of pension contributions that the WAO said were unlawful. | Councillors voted in favour of the deal following the fallout from cash payments made to Mr Parry-Jones in lieu of pension contributions that the WAO said were unlawful. |
| Those additional payments have been used to calculate Mr Jones's pay-off and it is that which concerns the auditor. | |
| The WAO said the authority was given this advice before the pay-off was agreed, but some councillors now say they were not made aware of this in advance of that meeting earlier this month. | |
| The auditor believes any new settlement should go before the council for approval and an extraordinary meeting of the authority is due to be held next week. | |
| However, it was due to be Mr Jones's last day in his post on Friday. | |
| A spokesperson from Pembrokeshire council said "no comment" when asked whether Mr Jones would be staying in his job or leaving then. |