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The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.
RESOLVED- That Council be recommended to adopt the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) Regulations for 2025/2026, with no changes to the existing discretionary elements, which have been adopted annually by the Council since April 2013.
RESOLVED- That the Welsh Public Library Standards Annual Return and Welsh Government Assessment 2023-2024 be noted.
RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following item as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
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The Leader gave a brief outline of the purpose and framework of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), which represented all 22 local authorities in Wales. Key priority areas of work included policy development and joint working with the UK and Welsh Government and providing a united voice in terms of the challenges facing local authorities.
The Leader advised that he would make an announcement at Council on 30 January 2025 to thank Council staff, volunteers and engineers, who had worked tirelessly during the recent water outage.
The Chief Executive reiterated the comments of the Leader.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That Council be recommended to adopt the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) Regulations for 2025/2026, with no changes to the existing discretionary elements, which have been adopted annually by the Council since April 2013.
The Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Economy sought Cabinet’s approval to recommend to Council that the Council Tax Reduction Scheme Regulations for 2025/2026 be adopted. RESOLVED- That Council be recommended to adopt the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (CTRS) Regulations for 2025/2026, with no changes to the existing discretionary elements, which have been adopted annually by the Council since April 2013.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Welsh Public Library Standards Annual Return and Welsh Government Assessment 2023-2024 be noted.
The Cabinet Member for Culture, Governance and IT presented the Welsh Public Library Standards Annual Return and Welsh Government Assessment 2023-2024. Discussion ensued as follows:- · Library staff had adapted to modernising the service within reducing budgets. · The report highlighted that libraries were community well-being hubs, supporting vulnerable individuals and families, which was a key part of the preventative agenda. · In terms of decisions regarding funding, there would be a report to the Finance and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee followed by a report to Council, where the decision would be made by all Members. RESOLVED- That the Welsh Public Library Standards Annual Return and Welsh Government Assessment 2023-2024 be noted.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following item as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
RESOLVED- That the Public and Press be excluded from the meeting under the provisions of Section 100A of the above Act during consideration of the following item as it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the Act and that in all the relevant circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.
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