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RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme, as amended, be approved; and (b) That the Democratic Services Manager, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises.
RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Notes the content of the Regional Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2024 and recognises the progress that has been made during the period; (b) Notes that the Council has recently been re-accredited with the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award and supports the Council’s Armed Forces Champion, Councillor David Evans, in being presented with this award at full Council; and (c) Supports the re-signing of the Armed Forces Covenant by Flintshire County Council at the meeting on 2nd July 2025.
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the improvements made to reporting and monitoring of Freedom of Information compliance.
RESOLVED: That the report be deferred to a future meeting in order to receive the report on the findings of Natural Resources Wales.
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the information provided and welcomes the annual revenue savings as a result of the change.
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That the minutes of the meetings held on 13 March 2025 and 10 April 2025 be approved as a correct record.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
The Democratic Services Manager presented a report (agenda item 4) on progress with actions from previous meetings. The recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme, as amended, be approved; and (b) That the Democratic Services Manager, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises.
The Democratic Services Manager presented a report (agenda item 5) on the Committee’s Forward Work Programme and suggested the following changes: • Council Tax Collections, Discretionary - move from June to September • Joint Funded Care Packages update - move from June to July • Panel Performance Assessment - move from June to July • Risk Management - move from July to September • Annual Performance Report - due in September and not July On that basis, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme, as amended, be approved; and (b) That the Democratic Services Manager, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Notes the content of the Regional Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2024 and recognises the progress that has been made during the period; (b) Notes that the Council has recently been re-accredited with the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award and supports the Council’s Armed Forces Champion, Councillor David Evans, in being presented with this award at full Council; and (c) Supports the re-signing of the Armed Forces Covenant by Flintshire County Council at the meeting on 2nd July 2025.
The Strategic Executive Officer introduced a report (agenda item 6) on the first North Wales Regional Armed Forces Covenant Partnership Annual Report and to seek support for the re-signing of the Armed Forces Covenant. Subject to a minor amendment on the Covenant document, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Notes the content of the Regional Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2024 and recognises the progress that has been made during the period; (b) Notes that the Council has recently been re-accredited with the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award and supports the Council’s Armed Forces Champion, Councillor David Evans, in being presented with this award at full Council; and (c) Supports the re-signing of the Armed Forces Covenant by Flintshire County Council at the meeting on 2nd July 2025.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the improvements made to reporting and monitoring of Freedom of Information compliance.
The Chief Officer (Governance) presented the report (agenda item 7) with performance information in respect of compliance with response targets for Freedom of Information and Individual Rights Requests covering April 2024 to April 2025. A revised appendix was circulated with updated information to improve the accessibility of the report and to correct some amendments. Following discussion, positive feedback on the performance of Education and Social Services would be passed on. The recommendation in the report was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the improvements made to reporting and monitoring of Freedom of Information compliance.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the report be deferred to a future meeting in order to receive the report on the findings of Natural Resources Wales.
Councillor Coggins Cogan proposed that due to the ongoing investigation by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), the item be deferred until the NRW report is issued. He was seconded by Councillor Ibbotson and on being put to the vote, this was carried. RESOLVED: That the report be deferred to a future meeting in order to receive the report on the findings of Natural Resources Wales.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the information provided and welcomes the annual revenue savings as a result of the change.
The Strategic Executive Officer presented a report (agenda item 9) on the financial impact of the transfer of services and staff from Aura Leisure and Libraries Ltd (Aura) to a new Local Authority Trading Company; Flintshire Libraries and Leisure Ltd (Gwella), as requested by the Committee. More detailed financial information was contained in the confidential appendix to the report. During the debate, officers responded to a range of questions. Separate responses would be shared on the question about an increase in fees for the 5?a-side pitch and the question in relation to the posts that had been filled, utilising original staffing budget but with fewer working hours. The recommendation was supported. Councillors Ibbotson and Swash voted against and asked that this be recorded. RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the information provided and welcomes the annual revenue savings as a result of the change.
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