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RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2025 be approved as a correct record.
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: (a) That comments raised on the Corporate cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; (b) That comments raised on the Governance portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; (c) That comments raised on the Assets portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; and (d) That comments raised on the People & Resources portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet.
RESOLVED: (a) That having considered the Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/26 (month 6) report, the comments raised by the Committee be referred to Cabinet; and (b) That having considered the Capital Programme Monitoring 2025/26 (month 6) report, the Committee has no comments to be referred to Cabinet.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee recommends the Capital Strategy to Cabinet; and (b) That the Committee recommends to Cabinet:- · The Prudential Indicators for 2026/27 - 2028/29 as detailed within Tables 1, and 4-8 of the Capital Strategy, and · Delegated authority for the Corporate Finance Manager to effect movements between the separately agreed limits within the authorised limit for external debt and the operational boundary for external debt (Table 6 of the Capital Strategy).
RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Supports the allocations and schemes in Table 3 (paragraph 1.09) for the Statutory/Regulatory and Retained Assets sections of the Council Fund Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29; (b) Supports the schemes included in Table 4 (paragraph 1.35) for the Investment section of the Council Fund Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29; (c) Notes the shortfall in funding of schemes in 2027/28 in Table 5 (paragraph 1.40) although there are surplus in the prior and following years; (d) Supports the schemes included in Table 6 (paragraph 1.44) for the specifically funded section of the Council Fund Capital Programme which will be funded in part through borrowing; and (e) Notes that the comments will be referred for Cabinet to consider before the Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29 report is considered by Council.
RESOLVED: That having considered the outcome and recommendations of the ‘Audit Wales: Overview of Partnerships Report’, the comments made by the Committee be referred to Cabinet.
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The Committee welcomed Justin Evans and Anthony Jones, Assistant Chief Fire Officers (ACFOs) who delivered a presentation on the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service covering a range of activities along with information on incident demand, climate hazards and financial overview of 2024/25. The ACFOs responded to a number of questions raised by the Committee and were thanked for their attendance.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 2025 be approved as a correct record.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 9 October 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 5) on progress with actions from previous meetings and provided an update on the current status of outstanding actions. On that basis, 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 6) to consider the Committee’s Forward Work Programme. Councillor Ibbotson proposed that the long-standing item on land for cemeteries be reinstated to the December meeting and that a future report be received on the grant allocation process for warm hubs in Flintshire, specifically the decision-making process on applications and funding. Subject to the above changes, 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: (a) That comments raised on the Corporate cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; (b) That comments raised on the Governance portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; (c) That comments raised on the Assets portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; and (d) That comments raised on the People & Resources portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet.
The Strategic Finance Manager presented a report (agenda item 7) to review and comment on cost pressures and associated risks under the remit of the Committee. During the debate, officers provided clarification on a range of queries and would share separate responses with the Committee on service contract and non-standard inflation, Minimum Revenue Provision annual inflationary uplift and 21st Century Schools borrowing costs. On Assets, further information was requested on cost pressures for the Westbridge site. On that basis, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That comments raised on the Corporate cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; (b) That comments raised on the Governance portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; (c) That comments raised on the Assets portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet; and (d) That comments raised on the People & Resources portfolio’s cost pressures be referred to Cabinet.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That having considered the Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/26 (month 6) report, the comments raised by the Committee be referred to Cabinet; and (b) That having considered the Capital Programme Monitoring 2025/26 (month 6) report, the Committee has no comments to be referred to Cabinet.
The Strategic Finance Managers presented reports (agenda item 8) on the 2025/26 month 6 position for the Council Fund and Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and Capital Programme, prior to consideration by Cabinet. On Revenue Budget Monitoring, the Committee would be provided with further information on the County Hall rateable value, actual spend on schools’ delegated budgets in Table 1 and the level of the apprenticeship in Customer Services. On that basis, the recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That having considered the Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/26 (month 6) report, the comments raised by the Committee be referred to Cabinet; and (b) That having considered the Capital Programme Monitoring 2025/26 (month 6) report, the Committee has no comments to be referred to Cabinet.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee recommends the Capital Strategy to Cabinet; and (b) That the Committee recommends to Cabinet:- · The Prudential Indicators for 2026/27 - 2028/29 as detailed within Tables 1, and 4-8 of the Capital Strategy, and · Delegated authority for the Corporate Finance Manager to effect movements between the separately agreed limits within the authorised limit for external debt and the operational boundary for external debt (Table 6 of the Capital Strategy).
The Strategic Finance Manager presented a report (agenda item 9) on the updated Capital Strategy prior to submission to Cabinet and then County Council. The Strategy was an overarching document which brought together various strategies and policies, split into a number of sections incorporating details of the Council’s Prudential Indicators for 2026/27 - 2028/29. The recommendations in the report were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Committee recommends the Capital Strategy to Cabinet; and (b) That the Committee recommends to Cabinet:- · The Prudential Indicators for 2026/27 - 2028/29 as detailed within Tables 1, and 4-8 of the Capital Strategy, and · Delegated authority for the Corporate Finance Manager to effect movements between the separately agreed limits within the authorised limit for external debt and the operational boundary for external debt (Table 6 of the Capital Strategy).
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Supports the allocations and schemes in Table 3 (paragraph 1.09) for the Statutory/Regulatory and Retained Assets sections of the Council Fund Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29; (b) Supports the schemes included in Table 4 (paragraph 1.35) for the Investment section of the Council Fund Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29; (c) Notes the shortfall in funding of schemes in 2027/28 in Table 5 (paragraph 1.40) although there are surplus in the prior and following years; (d) Supports the schemes included in Table 6 (paragraph 1.44) for the specifically funded section of the Council Fund Capital Programme which will be funded in part through borrowing; and (e) Notes that the comments will be referred for Cabinet to consider before the Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29 report is considered by Council.
The Strategic Finance Manager presented a report (agenda item 10) and accompanying presentation on the proposed Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29 which set out long-term investment in assets to enable the delivery of high quality and value for money public services split between three sections: Statutory/Regulatory, Retained Assets and Investment. The report would be submitted to Cabinet prior to seeking approval by County Council. During discussion, the Team Leader for Corporate Property Maintenance agreed to respond separately on schools at risk of closure due to failing building regulations and gas safety legislation where ventilations system upgrades were not scheduled in the next two years. The recommendations in the report were supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee: (a) Supports the allocations and schemes in Table 3 (paragraph 1.09) for the Statutory/Regulatory and Retained Assets sections of the Council Fund Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29; (b) Supports the schemes included in Table 4 (paragraph 1.35) for the Investment section of the Council Fund Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29; (c) Notes the shortfall in funding of schemes in 2027/28 in Table 5 (paragraph 1.40) although there are surplus in the prior and following years; (d) Supports the schemes included in Table 6 (paragraph 1.44) for the specifically funded section of the Council Fund Capital Programme which will be funded in part through borrowing; and (e) Notes that the comments will be referred for Cabinet to consider before the Capital Programme 2026/27 - 2028/29 report is considered by Council.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That having considered the outcome and recommendations of the ‘Audit Wales: Overview of Partnerships Report’, the comments made by the Committee be referred to Cabinet.
The Strategic Executive Officer presented a report (agenda item 11) on the findings of the Audit Wales report ‘Oversight of Partnerships - Flintshire County Council’, together with the management response and proposed actions to address the recommendations made by Audit Wales. Following discussion, the recommendations in the report were supported. RESOLVED: That having considered the outcome and recommendations of the ‘Audit Wales: Overview of Partnerships Report’, the comments made by the Committee be referred to Cabinet.
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