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RESOLVED that the decisions be approved and confirmed as a true record of proceedings.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Council Forward Work Programme 2023/2024 be agreed.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the paid time off be increased for two cycles of IVF treatment.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Fire Safety at Work Policy be endorsed for implementation.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Schedule of Members Remuneration 2023/2024 be agreed and published.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the report be approved on the basis that Council was satisfied there was a sufficient level of support for Elected Members.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Council was satisfied with the action taken to date and no amendments were made to future actions.
RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the ‘scrutiny activity’ that had been undertaken by each Scrutiny Committee during 2022/23 be approved, and the report be published on the Blaenau Gwent website.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed namely that the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Petitions Protocol 2023/2027 be approved.
RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be accepted and the retrospective Integrated Impact Assessment which had been completed in line with legislation be accepted.
RESOLVED accordingly.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the following be noted: i) The position statement on the successful transfer of Silent Valley Waste Services back to the Council undertaken on 1st May, 2023 (including the transfer of assets and liabilities on or after the transfer date up to the point of winding up of the Company). ii) That given the assumptions currently applied, the estimated financial impact remained within the budget envelope agreed previously. iii) The assessment by Silent Valley Waste Services Ltd of financial benefits to the Council since inception of the Company. It was further agreed that: Ø The balance of the Silent Valley Aftercare provision and the profit and loss reserve be utilised to establish appropriate provisions/earmarked reserves within the Council to support the ongoing financial commitment of aftercare and maintenance at the Silent Valley landfill site and other liabilities. ØOfficers continue to look at the Legal advice on the option of making the company dormant as an alternative to dissolution. Any proposal to make the company dormant would be reported to Council for consideration and agreement.
RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that one-off funding in the sum of approximately £300,000 from General Reserves to enable the extension of the free school meal holiday payments for the period outlined in paragraph 2.5 of the report be approved.
RESOLVED that the above appointments be endorsed. Housing and Homeless Strategy Working Group RESOLVED that the establishment of the above-named Working Group be ratified and the following appointments to the Group be confirmed: Cabinet Member – Place & Environment (Chair) Cabinet Member – Place & Regeneration and Economic Development Councillor S. Behr Councilor W. Hodgins
RESOLVED that all future Council meetings commence at 10.00 a.m.
It was noted that no requests had been received for the simultaneous translation service.
Apologies for absence were received from: Councillor H. Trollope, Corporate Director of Education and the Interim Corporate Director of Social Services.
The following declarations of interest were reported: Item No. 40: Silent Valley Waste Services Limited - Councillors T. Smith and L. Winnett. Item No. 46: Shortlisting JNC Officers Item No. 47: Appointments Committee – JNC Officers - Councillor W. Hodgins The above-named Members remained in the meeting whilst the items of business were considered. Item No. 45: Recruitment - Damien McCann, Interim Chief Executive The Interim Chief Executive confirmed that he would leave the meeting prior to the above item being considered.
Condolences Condolences were expressed to the family of former County Borough Councillor and Mayor, Graham Bartlett on his sad death. Members and officers paid their respects with a minute’s silence. It was noted that a condolence letter had been forwarded to the family.
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RESOLVED that the decisions be approved and confirmed as a true record of proceedings.
The Decision Book for the period February - July 2023 was submitted for consideration. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the decisions be approved and confirmed as a true record of proceedings.
There were no questions submitted by Members.
There were no questions submitted by members of the public.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Council Forward Work Programme 2023/2024 be agreed.
Consideration was given to the report of the Democratic Officer. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Council Forward Work Programme 2023/2024 be agreed.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the paid time off be increased for two cycles of IVF treatment.
Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Organisational Development. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the paid time off be increased for two cycles of IVF treatment.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Fire Safety at Work Policy be endorsed for implementation.
Members considered the report of the Head of Organisational Development. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Fire Safety at Work Policy be endorsed for implementation.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Schedule of Members Remuneration 2023/2024 be agreed and published.
The report of the Head of Organisational Development was submitted for consideration. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Schedule of Members Remuneration 2023/2024 be agreed and published.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the report be approved on the basis that Council was satisfied there was a sufficient level of support for Elected Members.
The report of the Head of Democratic Services was submitted for consideration. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the report be approved on the basis that Council was satisfied there was a sufficient level of support for Elected Members.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Council was satisfied with the action taken to date and no amendments were made to future actions.
Members considered the joint Officers’ report. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the Council was satisfied with the action taken to date and no amendments were made to future actions.
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RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the ‘scrutiny activity’ that had been undertaken by each Scrutiny Committee during 2022/23 be approved, and the report be published on the Blaenau Gwent website.
Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Democratic Services, Governance & Partnerships. The Leader of the Independent Group referred to Appendix 1 of the document relating to scrutiny evaluation, in particular completion of the evaluation forms and stated that this element of the process needed to be further developed and improved. The Leader of the Council proposed that the Head of Democratic Services be requested to review this aspect of the scrutiny process with the aim of improving the scrutiny evaluation element going forward. It was unanimously, RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that the ‘scrutiny activity’ that had been undertaken by each Scrutiny Committee during 2022/23 be approved, and the report be published on the Blaenau Gwent website.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed namely that the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Petitions Protocol 2023/2027 be approved.
Consideration was given to the report of the Head of Democratic Services, Governance & Partnerships. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed namely that the Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council Petitions Protocol 2023/2027 be approved.
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RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be accepted and the retrospective Integrated Impact Assessment which had been completed in line with legislation be accepted.
Consideration was given to the report of the Corporate Director of Regeneration and Community Services. The Leader of the Council made reference to paragraph 2.9 of the report relating to the infrastructure of the previous Civic Centre building and felt that some of the information contained therein could have been portrayed differently. He continued by stating that he had previously requested that the closure of the Civic Centre building be delayed as he felt the building could have served a purpose for the Council in the future including the use of the Council Chamber which had been large enough to accommodate all Members, officers and the public. The Leader concluded by stating that whilst he supported the report, he requested that his comments be noted and included accordingly. Following a lengthy discussion when concerns were raised in relation to the acoustics and parking issues within and at the General Offices, it was proposed and seconded that: ØInvestigations take place into identifying an alternative venue to hold Full Council meetings for the current time (it was noted that these meetings needed to be offered on a hybrid basis). ØA full Integrated Impact Assessment be completed for any alternative venue identified. It was unanimously, RESOLVED, subject to the foregoing, that the report be accepted and the retrospective Integrated Impact Assessment which had been completed in line with legislation be accepted.
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RESOLVED accordingly.
Members considered the report of the Team Manager – Street Scene. It was proposed that the report be deferred pending investigations into identifying further funding opportunities that could be used to implement the work plan. RESOLVED accordingly.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the following be noted: i) The position statement on the successful transfer of Silent Valley Waste Services back to the Council undertaken on 1st May, 2023 (including the transfer of assets and liabilities on or after the transfer date up to the point of winding up of the Company). ii) That given the assumptions currently applied, the estimated financial impact remained within the budget envelope agreed previously. iii) The assessment by Silent Valley Waste Services Ltd of financial benefits to the Council since inception of the Company. It was further agreed that: Ø The balance of the Silent Valley Aftercare provision and the profit and loss reserve be utilised to establish appropriate provisions/earmarked reserves within the Council to support the ongoing financial commitment of aftercare and maintenance at the Silent Valley landfill site and other liabilities. ØOfficers continue to look at the Legal advice on the option of making the company dormant as an alternative to dissolution. Any proposal to make the company dormant would be reported to Council for consideration and agreement.
Councillors T. Smith and L. Winnett declared an interest in this item but remained in the meeting whilst it was considered. Consideration was given to the joint Officers’ report. Councillor J. Wilkins left the meeting at this juncture. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and the following be noted: i) The position statement on the successful transfer of Silent Valley Waste Services back to the Council undertaken on 1st May, 2023 (including the transfer of assets and liabilities on or after the transfer date up to the point of winding up of the Company). ii) That given the assumptions currently applied, the estimated financial impact remained within the budget envelope agreed previously. iii) The assessment by Silent Valley Waste Services Ltd of financial benefits to the Council since inception of the Company. It was further agreed that: Ø The balance of the Silent Valley Aftercare provision and the profit and loss reserve be utilised to establish appropriate provisions/earmarked reserves within the Council to support the ongoing financial commitment of aftercare and maintenance at the Silent Valley landfill site and other liabilities. ØOfficers continue to look at the Legal advice on the option of making the company dormant as an alternative to dissolution. Any proposal to make the company dormant would be reported to Council for consideration and agreement.
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RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that one-off funding in the sum of approximately £300,000 from General Reserves to enable the extension of the free school meal holiday payments for the period outlined in paragraph 2.5 of the report be approved.
Members considered the report of the Acting Director of Education. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that the report be accepted and Option 1 be endorsed, namely that one-off funding in the sum of approximately £300,000 from General Reserves to enable the extension of the free school meal holiday payments for the period outlined in paragraph 2.5 of the report be approved.
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RESOLVED that the above appointments be endorsed. Housing and Homeless Strategy Working Group RESOLVED that the establishment of the above-named Working Group be ratified and the following appointments to the Group be confirmed: Cabinet Member – Place & Environment (Chair) Cabinet Member – Place & Regeneration and Economic Development Councillor S. Behr Councilor W. Hodgins
Advisory Panel for Local Authority Governors The following recommendations were made by the Panel on 10th July, 2023 to appoint in principle: All Saints RC Primary School – Mr Tim Baxter (with effect from 1st September, 2023) Ebbw Fawr 3-16 Learning Community – Ms. Joanne Davies It was, thereupon, unanimously, RESOLVED that the above appointments be endorsed. Housing and Homeless Strategy Working Group RESOLVED that the establishment of the above-named Working Group be ratified and the following appointments to the Group be confirmed: Cabinet Member – Place & Environment (Chair) Cabinet Member – Place & Regeneration and Economic Development Councillor S. Behr Councilor W. Hodgins
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RESOLVED that all future Council meetings commence at 10.00 a.m.
Members considered the time of future Council meetings. It was unanimously, RESOLVED that all future Council meetings commence at 10.00 a.m.
To receive and consider the following reports which in the opinion of the proper officer were exempt items taking into account consideration of the public interest test and that the press and public should be excluded from the meeting (the reasons for the decisions for the exemptions was available on a schedule maintained by the proper officer). The Interim Chief Executive left the meeting at this juncture.
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