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RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 10th February 2025 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 17th February 2025 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED: 6.1 that the Capital Programme update report be received; 6.2 that the new projects be noted and agreed, to be funded from current year capital charges.
RESOLVED 7.1 that the budget monitoring report be received and the budgetary position and appropriate corrective action taken be noted; 7.2 that, in respect of significant overspends on specific budget areas, Chief Officers and Heads of Service critically review options available to them to address the ongoing impact.
RESOLVED that the report be approved.
RESOLVED to endorse the Model Teachers’ Pay Policy 2024/25, prior to circulation to schools for formal adoption by their Governing Bodies.
RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL:- 10.1 that the Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG): Landscape Character Assessment Revised Local Development Plan as set out in the report be approved for formal public consultation; 10.2 provide officers with delegated authority to update or amend any minor factual, typographical or grammatical changes.
RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL that the Gambling Policy be approved.
Apologies were received from Councillors L.D. Evans and A. Vaughan Owen.
There were no declarations of personal interests.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 10th February 2025 be signed as a correct record.
UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 10th February 2025 be signed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 17th February 2025 be signed as a correct record.
UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 17th February 2025 be signed as a correct record.
The Chair advised that no questions on notice had been submitted by members.
The Chair advised that no public questions had been received.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: 6.1 that the Capital Programme update report be received; 6.2 that the new projects be noted and agreed, to be funded from current year capital charges.
Cabinet considered a report providing details of the latest projected outturn of the capital programme as at 31st December, 2024 in respect of the 2024/25 financial year. The current capital programme is based on information available as at the end of December 2024. Appendix A indicated a forecasted net spend of £90,088k compared with a working net budget of £131,145k, giving a -£35,057k variance. The net budget includes the original H.R.A. and General Fund capital programmes approved by Council and slippage from 2023/24. Some of the budgets have also been amended to account for differences in actual grant allocations compared with the anticipated allocations at the time the programme was approved, and new grant awards received during the year to date. Appendix B detailed the main variances within each department. UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED: 6.1 that the Capital Programme update report be received; 6.2 that the new projects be noted and agreed, to be funded from current year capital charges.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED 7.1 that the budget monitoring report be received and the budgetary position and appropriate corrective action taken be noted; 7.2 that, in respect of significant overspends on specific budget areas, Chief Officers and Heads of Service critically review options available to them to address the ongoing impact.
The Cabinet considered the revenue budget monitoring report which provided an update on the latest budgetary position as at 31st December 2024, in respect of 2024/25. Overall, the monitoring report forecast an overspend for the year at departmental level of £16.9m, including school budgets, with a forecast overspend on the Authority’s net revenue budget of £5.3m. The Cabinet Member for Resources made reference to the fact that many schools setting in-year budgets at levels significantly above funding levels, was leading to a forecast overspend of £10.3m as detailed in Appendix C. In acknowledging that this was unsustainable, it was reported that urgent action was being taken at an individual school level to reduce resourcing levels to bring expenditure in line with available budgets. It was noted that the most significant change to the forecast was that the additional £3.2m grant funding received on 24th December 2024 had now been built into forecasts and had been allocated to individual departments as well as a global sum to delegated school budgets, with the remaining unallocated sum providing a welcome offset to wider pressures at a corporate level. Furthermore, in addition to the figures reported, notification had been received from Welsh Government of additional revenue support grant. Whilst the precise details was unknown, it was highlighted that the additional funding, once confirmed by the Cabinet Secretary and received, would be built into the next revenue budget monitoring report. The Cabinet Member for Resources emphasised that despite the welcome boost in funding, as with all other county councils, finances continue to remain under significant pressure. In regard to the Housing Revenue Account, the current forecast saw an overspend of £1.6m. There remained a high level of responsive repairs driven by demand from tenants. It was reported that an officer working group was currently reviewing how this could be managed better, led by the Deputy Chief Executive, through a more planned programme, the potential to improve the forecast was envisaged. This position would be included within the next budget monitoring position. Furthermore, since the last forecast, there was also a £400k favourable reduction in staffing costs as these had been identified as eligible for Housing Support Grant funding. UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED 7.1 that the budget monitoring report be received and the budgetary position and appropriate corrective action taken be noted; 7.2 that, in respect of significant overspends on specific budget areas, Chief Officers and Heads of Service critically review options available to them to address the ongoing impact.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the report be approved.
Cabinet considered the Treasury Management and Prudential Indicator Report which provided an update on the treasury management activities from 1st April to 31st December 2024. UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the report be approved.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED to endorse the Model Teachers’ Pay Policy 2024/25, prior to circulation to schools for formal adoption by their Governing Bodies.
The Cabinet considered a report detailing the Model Teachers’ Pay Policy 2024/25 which had been updated to reflect the September 2024 pay award, as detailed in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions (Wales) Document 2024. It also included a stipulation that Teaching and Learning Responsibility TLR3 allowances should not be awarded for longer than two years. It was reported that the Regional (Partneriaeth) Model Teachers’ Pay Policy had been replaced this year with a National Model Teachers’ Pay Policy from the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA). UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED to endorse the Model Teachers’ Pay Policy 2024/25, prior to circulation to schools for formal adoption by their Governing Bodies.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL:- 10.1 that the Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG): Landscape Character Assessment Revised Local Development Plan as set out in the report be approved for formal public consultation; 10.2 provide officers with delegated authority to update or amend any minor factual, typographical or grammatical changes.
The Cabinet received for approval a report which set out a Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) in the form of a Landscape Character Assessment of the County for public consultation. The report provided an outline of the process for the preparation and adoption of SPG as part of the documentation in support of the Adopted and Revised LDP as well as the programme in relation to the preparation of future SPG including those identified as for forthcoming preparation and reporting. It was noted that the draft SPG would be subject to a 6-week public consultation and following the consultation, the representations received would, along with any recommended amendments, be reported back through the democratic process ahead of Council consideration and approval. It should be noted that the SPG relates to the emerging Revised LDP. In this respect it will support the implementation of the emerging Revised LDP, anticipated for adoption in Autumn 2025 UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL:- 10.1 that the Draft Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG): Landscape Character Assessment Revised Local Development Plan as set out in the report be approved for formal public consultation; 10.2 provide officers with delegated authority to update or amend any minor factual, typographical or grammatical changes.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL that the Gambling Policy be approved.
Cabinet received a report on the review of the Gambling Policy document reflected the results of the consultation and review process and complied with relevant legislation and guidance. The current Gambling Policy was adopted by the authority in March 2022. The legislation required that it be reviewed at least every three years to ensure that it reflects feedback from the local community that the statutory objectives are being met. It was reported that a consultation exercise aimed at the Chief Officer of Police, representatives of gambling businesses and persons who represented the interests of residents and businesses in the area, in order for their views to be formally considered by the authority. The consultation which took place between 27th September 2024 and 10th November 2024, detailed the purpose of the review and included a link to the online survey as well as the Council’s newsletters to Residents, Businesses and Town and Community Councils. It was noted that, the authority’s licensing section in conjunction with the council’s legal department had reviewed the policy document and in light of the consultation responses and the Gambling Commission advice no significant amendments had been made to the Policy document. UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL that the Gambling Policy be approved.
The Chair advised that there were no items of urgent business.
UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, pursuant to the Local Government Act 1972, as amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007, that the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following items as the reports contained exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act.
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