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RESOLVED: That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.
RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme 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 has considered and reviewed the Welsh in the Workplace Policy and the Welsh Language Promotion Strategy, prior to presentation to Cabinet.
RESOLVED: That having considered the Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/26 (month 8) report, the comments raised by the Committee be referred to Cabinet.
RESOLVED: That Members have noted the report and provided observations on its content.
Councillor Coggins Cogan declared a personal interest on agenda item 8 due to owning land adjoining a Flintshire cemetery.
That the minutes of the meeting held on 11 December 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 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) to consider the Committee’s Forward Work Programme. The recommendations were supported. RESOLVED: (a) That the Forward Work Programme 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 has considered and reviewed the Welsh in the Workplace Policy and the Welsh Language Promotion Strategy, prior to presentation to Cabinet.
The Chief Executive and the Strategic Policy Advisor presented a report (agenda item 6) on the revised five-year Welsh Language Promotion Strategy and the updated Welsh in the Workplace Policy, prior to presentation to Cabinet. Following discussion, the recommendation was supported. RESOLVED: That the Committee has considered and reviewed the Welsh in the Workplace Policy and the Welsh Language Promotion Strategy, prior to presentation to Cabinet.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That having considered the Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/26 (month 8) report, the comments raised by the Committee be referred to Cabinet.
The Strategic Finance Manager presented report (agenda item 7) on the 2025/26 month 8 position for the Council Fund and Housing Revenue Account (HRA), prior to consideration by Cabinet. Whilst responding to questions, officers agreed to seek a response from the Assets team on the rationale for the amber ‘RAG’ rating on vacating County Hall referenced in Appendix 3. The recommendation in the report was supported. RESOLVED: That having considered the Revenue Budget Monitoring 2025/26 (month 8) report, the comments raised by the Committee be referred to Cabinet.
Decision as recorded
RESOLVED: That Members have noted the report and provided observations on its content.
The Chief Executive presented a report (agenda item 8) on background to cemeteries owned and managed by the Council, the process for acquiring land for cemeteries and ensuring value for money. During the debate, Councillor Ibbotson proposed an additional recommendation that the Chair of the Committee write to appropriate Minster to seek a variation of the Council’s powers of compulsory purchase at current usage value for land acquisition to provide cemeteries. He was seconded by Councillor Swash. Officers agreed to seek a written update from the Bereavement Services Manager on the introduction of above-ground burials in Flintshire and any impact on cemeteries at risk of closure. He would also be asked to contact Councillor Gladys Healey in respect of her query on burial plot reservations. On being put to the vote, the additional recommendation fell. The recommendation in the report was supported. Councillor Coggins Cogan asked that his abstention from the vote be noted due to his declaration of interest. RESOLVED: That Members have noted the report and provided observations on its content.
That the press and public be excluded from the meeting as the following items were considered to be exempt by virtue of paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
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