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| Meeting called over Pembrokeshire council chief's pay-off | Meeting called over Pembrokeshire council chief's pay-off |
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| Pembrokeshire council's chief executive is due to leave the job on Friday but a question mark is still hanging over his £330,000 pay-off deal. | |
| One councillor has told BBC Wales there will be extraordinary meeting called next week after auditors blocked the settlement for Bryn Parry-Jones. | One councillor has told BBC Wales there will be extraordinary meeting called next week after auditors blocked the settlement for Bryn Parry-Jones. |
| Auditors say they raised concerns before the deal was signed off. | Auditors say they raised concerns before the deal was signed off. |
| The council said it has since been told satisfying a number of "relatively simple steps" could resolve the issue. | The council said 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, Councillor Jamie Adams, spoke with the appointed auditor, Anthony Barrett from the Wales Audit Office (WAO), on Thursday to resolve the issues. | The council confirmed that its leader, Councillor Jamie Adams, spoke with the appointed auditor, Anthony Barrett from the Wales Audit Office (WAO), on Thursday to resolve the issues. |
| Councillors voted in favour of the deal on 16 October 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 on 16 October 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 Parry-Jones's pay-off and it is that which concerns the auditor. | Those additional payments have been used to calculate Mr Parry-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. | 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. |
| The auditor believes any new settlement should go before the council for approval. | The auditor believes any new settlement should go before the council for approval. |
| Pembrokeshire council's Labour group leader, Councillor Paul Miller, said there will be an extraordinary meeting of the council next week. | Pembrokeshire council's Labour group leader, Councillor Paul Miller, said there will be an extraordinary meeting of the council next week. |
| However, it was due to be Mr Parry-Jones's last day in his post on Friday. | However, it was due to be Mr Parry-Jones's last day in his post on Friday. |
| A spokesperson from Pembrokeshire council said "no comment" when asked whether the chief executive would be staying in his job or leaving then. | A spokesperson from Pembrokeshire council said "no comment" when asked whether the chief executive would be staying in his job or leaving then. |