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RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 16th February, 2026 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 23rd February, 2026 be signed as a correct record.
RESOLVED that: 6.1 the capital programme update report 2025/26 be received; 6.2. the new projects as detailed within the report be noted and agreed.
RESOLVED that: 7.1 the budget monitoring report be received and the budgetary position and appropriate corrective action taken be noted; 7.2 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 Labour Group nomination for Councillor Edward Skinner to stand on the Climate Change & Nature Emergency Cross Party Advisory Panel be noted.
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Councillor Minute Number Nature of Interest A. C. Jones 12. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) Personal A. Lenny 12. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) Personal
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 16th February, 2026 be signed as a correct record.
UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 16th February, 2026 be signed as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 23rd February, 2026 be signed as a correct record.
UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting of the Cabinet held on the 23rd February, 2026 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 that: 6.1 the capital programme update report 2025/26 be received; 6.2. the new projects as detailed within the report be noted and agreed.
The Cabinet received a report which provided the latest budgetary position for the 2025/26 capital programme, as at the 31st December 2025 and detailed new projects for noting and Cabinet approval. It was noted that Appendix A reported a forecasted net spend of £92,823k compared with a net working net budget of £131,167k, giving a -£38,345k variance. The net budget included the original H.R.A. and General Fund capital programmes approved by Council together with slippage from 2024/25. It was noted that some budgets had also been amended to account for differences in actual grant allocations compared with the anticipated allocations at the time the programme was approved. It was noted that Appendix B detailed the main variances within each department. UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that: 6.1 the capital programme update report 2025/26 be received; 6.2. the new projects as detailed within the report be noted and agreed.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that: 7.1 the budget monitoring report be received and the budgetary position and appropriate corrective action taken be noted; 7.2 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 the latest budgetary position as at 31st December, 2025 in respect of 2025/26. Overall, the monitoring report projected an overspend for the year at departmental level of £14m including school budgets, with a forecast overspend on the Authority’s net revenue budget of £11.5m. The working budgets for schools forecasted a net overspend in year of £8.9m, as set out in Appendix C. The Housing Revenue Account as set out in Appendix B to the report, forecasted to be on target for 2025/26. UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that: 7.1 the budget monitoring report be received and the budgetary position and appropriate corrective action taken be noted; 7.2 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 Chair advised Cabinet that this report had been withdrawn.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED that the Labour Group nomination for Councillor Edward Skinner to stand on the Climate Change & Nature Emergency Cross Party Advisory Panel be noted.
UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED that the Labour Group nomination for Councillor Edward Skinner to stand on the Climate Change & Nature Emergency Cross Party Advisory Panel be noted.
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 16 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act.
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