Changes to the Committee's forward work programme
Decided: The Forward Work Programme was noted. The Head of Adult Services will provide a written report on a press article linking stress to staff sickness absence in Adult Services.
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Decided: The Forward Work Programme was noted. The Head of Adult Services will provide a written report on a press article linking stress to staff sickness absence in Adult Services.
Resolved: to exclude the public for the following item(s) pursuant to Section 100A(4) and (5) of the Local Government Act 1972 and the relevant exempt paragraphs of Part 4 of Schedule 12A to the above Act
Decided: Members noted the report. They agreed that a further update would come to the Committee in about six months.
Decided: Members noted the report.
Decided: Members noted the report. The Chair asked that future commentary on Disabled Facilities Grant waiting times include the longest and shortest cases, and the Head of Service agreed.
Decided: The next meeting will be an informal Panel meeting with and at St David's Catholic Primary School on 22 October 2026.
Decided: Council deferred the decision on whether to introduce a visitor levy in Conwy until there is further evidence and experience to support an informed decision.
RESOLVED: a) That the proposed amendments to the Conwy Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE) Constitution, as outlined in Appendix A of the report, be approved. b) That the proposed name change to the Conwy Standing Advisory Council for Religion, Value and Ethics and Religious Education (SACRVE) be approved.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting of Council held on 9 July 2026 be approved and signed as a correct record.
Decided: Council approved the recommendations of the Democratic Services Committee. Minute 195 keeps the current arrangements for senior and civic salaries. Minute 196 sets up a politically representative Member Induction Working Group to agree an induction programme starting in May 2027.
Decided: Council did not support the motion on community public access defibrillators.
Decided: Council agreed to refer the proposal on Council Tax Reduction for people with a terminal illness to the Finance and Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee. It also agreed to lobby Welsh Government to include terminal illness in the scheme rules and fund the scheme centrally, and to consider prioritising housing adaptations for people with a terminal diagnosis.
Decided: Council appointed Councillor Ann Jones as a Community Council representative on the Standards Committee.
Decided: Council approved the allocation of committee seats to political groups, as set out in the table in paragraph 3.6 of the report and the revised spreadsheet.