RESOLVED
To approve the request to extend the Validity Period to complete the Grant Funding Agreements by three months for the following Land and Property projects:
Project Name
Date of approval by Economic Well-being Sub-Committee
6-month review date
Revised review date
Business Justification Case + North Anglesey Sites and Buildings
3 October 2025
2 April 2026
1 July 2026
Business Justification Case + Freeport Gateway
3 October 2025
2 April 2026
1 July 2026
Business Justification Case + Port of Mostyn
5 December 2025
4 June 2026
3 September 2026
To note that if the relevant Grant Funding Agreements have not been completed by the revised review dates, the relevant business case will need to be resubmitted to the Sub-Committee for further consideration and approval.
To confirm that the Portfolio Director is authorised to take all necessary operational steps to proceed with and complete the Grant Funding Agreements within the extended Validity Periods, subject to customary legal, financial, procurement and governance requirements.
REASONS FOR THE DECISION
To seek the Sub-committee's approval to extend the review date for the Grant Funding Agreement by three months for the reasons set out in the report.
DISCUSSION
The Report was discussed.
Decided: The Council confirmed the nomination of Local Authority representatives on the governing bodies of the relevant schools. The minute does not name the schools or councillors; the appendix lists them.
Decided: Councillor John Roberts was elected Chairman of the Council for the 2026-27 municipal year. The election was proposed by Councillor Elizabeth Evans, seconded by Councillor Meirion Davies, and passed unanimously.
Decided: Councillor Wyn Evans was elected Vice-Chair of the Council for the 2026-27 municipal year. The election was proposed by Councillor Rhodri Evans, seconded by Councillor Gareth Lloyd, and passed unanimously.
Decided: The Council approved the proposed public consultation on a possible Visitor Levy, a charge per person per night on overnight stays. A proposal to extend the consultation period to six months, until September 2026, was lost.
Decided: The Council re-appointed its committees and their terms of reference for 2026/2027. It re-appointed the Senior Employment Committee and set up a Senior Investigation Committee, a Senior Disciplinary Committee and an Appeals Committee. It adopted Option 2 for allocating seats between political groups, appointed Councillor Nia Owen to the Standards Committee, and set the membership of the Democratic Services Committee, with Councillor Harry Saville re-appointed as its Chair. It also agreed the eight councillors on the Governance and Audit Committee, the five councillors on the Conwy Harbour Advisory Committee, the size and membership of two working groups, and the 2026/2027 meeting timetable. It noted the arrangements for scrutiny chairs and received the scheme of delegation.
Decided: The Committee agreed to recommend to the Lead Members for Governance and Customer, and for Housing and Climate Change, that future reports allow pre-decision scrutiny (Members check options before a decision is made) of options for the next phases of the project. It also agreed that future reports include feedback from the Customer Access Survey, which is scheduled for 8 June 2026 for eight weeks, and more detail on key actions and milestones for each phase, with targets and completion dates. The Committee further agreed that an open day be held for Committee Members on customer contact trends and call volumes, and that case studies of new online systems, with service user feedback, be circulated to Members.
Decided: The Committee recognised and welcomed the decision to increase planning enforcement resource. It recommended to the Lead Member for Planning and Public Protection that a planning information digest be developed for all Members on major and controversial applications, planning appeals and enforcement actions, and that the Planning Improvement Action Plan link to relevant actions in other Council strategic plans. The Committee also agreed that the Planning Code of Conduct be circulated to Committee Members.
RESOLVED: - That the Committee considered the Audit Wales review (Appendix 1) and the Organisational Response Form (Appendix 2) to assure itself that the Council had provided an effective response to the recommendations, in accordance with its Terms of Reference (33).
RESOLVED: - That the Governance & Audit Committee considered the Care Inspectorate Wales review of the North Wales Adoption Service (NWAS) at Appendix A and the NWAS response at Appendix B.
RESOLVED: - That the Committee noted the Audit Wales Work Programme and Timetable – Wrexham Council – 31 December 2025, confirming it had reviewed the update in line with its responsibilities.
RESOLVED to review and determine the allocation of seats on Council Committees to the different Political Groups in accordance with Appendix 3 of the report.
The nominations to committees by political groups were set out in Appendix 5.
RESOLVED to make appointments to Committees in accordance with the wishes of the different Political Groups as set out in Appendix 5 of the report.
Appointment of Chairs of Scrutiny Committees
RESOLVED to appoint County Councillor Angela Davies as Chair of the Economy, Residents and Communities Scrutiny Committee, County Councillor Amanda Jenner as Chair of the Health and Care Scrutiny Committee and County Councillor Gwynfor Thomas as Chair of the Learning and Skills Scrutiny Committee for the ensuing year.
Appointment of Chair of the Democratic Services Committee
RESOLVED that County Councillor Graham Breeze be appointed Chair of the Democratic Services Committee for the ensuing year.
Appointments to Outside Bodies
Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority (BBNPA)
RESOLVED that County Councillors William Powell, Gareth Ratcliffe, Ed Jones, Edwin Roderick, Peter James and Huw Williams be appointed to the Bannau Brycheinog National Park Authority.
Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA)
County Councillors Beverley Baynham, Jake Berriman, Jackie Charlton and Matthew Dorrance were nominated. Following a ballot it was
RESOLVED that County Councillors Jake Berriman, Beverley Baynham and Matthew Dorrance be appointed to the Welsh Local Government Association.
Welsh Local Government Association Executive Board
RESOLVED that County Councillor Jake Berriman be appointed to the Welsh Government Association Executive Board.
SACRE
County Councillors Lauren D’Silva and Deb Edwards were nominated. Following a ballot it was
RESOLVED that County Councillor Deb Edwards be appointed to SACRE.
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority
Council was advised that there was a vacancy as a result of Elwyn Vaughan’s resignation. County Councillor Danny Bebb was duly nominated and seconded and it was
RESOLVED that County Councillor Danny Bebb be appointed to Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Authority.
RESOLVED
(i) To approve the recommendation for the allocation of Senior Salaries as detailed in section 4 of the report.
(ii) To approve the publication of the Members’ Schedule of Remuneration based on the report.
Carmarthenshire, Cabinet Member for Deputy Leader and Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism,
Decided: The Cabinet Member approved a £20,000 grant to Llangain & District Memorial Hall, subject to the usual terms and conditions and those set out in the report.