Full Council

The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.

1. Statement of Accounts 2022-23

   Resolved that: (a) The Audited Statement of Accounts for 2022/23, being the financial year ending 31st March 2023 be approved. (b) The Annual Governance Statement 2022/23 be approved.

2. Letter of Representation 2022-23

   Resolved that: Representations regarding the 2022/23 Financial Statements be approved and communicated to the Appointed Auditor.

1. 1

   Apologies for Absence

   Minute

   Apologies for absence were received from Councillor J Thomas and Councillor J Davies.

2. 2

   Declarations of Interest

   Minute

   No Declarations of Interest were received.

3. 3

   Statement of Accounts 2022-23

   Decision as recorded

   Resolved that: (a) The Audited Statement of Accounts for 2022/23, being the financial year ending 31st March 2023 be approved. (b) The Annual Governance Statement 2022/23 be approved.

   Minute

   Councillor A Barry referred the Council to the Statement of Accounts 2022-23 Liam Hull then referred in detail to the Statement of Accounts and Alice King of Audit Wales provided details of the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council Audit Wales – Audit of Accounts Report. Councillor A Barry left the meeting as a question was raised about Home to School Transport. Councillor A Barry returned to the meeting once the question had been answered by the Officers in attendance. Resolved that: (a) The Audited Statement of Accounts for 2022/23, being the financial year ending 31st March 2023 be approved. (b) The Annual Governance Statement 2022/23 be approved.

   Papers: Committee Report, Appendix 1, IIA, Appendix 2
4. 4

   Letter of Representation 2022-23

   Decision as recorded

   Resolved that: Representations regarding the 2022/23 Financial Statements be approved and communicated to the Appointed Auditor.

   Minute

   Resolved that: Representations regarding the 2022/23 Financial Statements be approved and communicated to the Appointed Auditor.

   Papers: Committee Report, Appendix 1, IIA
5. 5

   To deal with any other urgent business or correspondence

   Minute

   The Mayor advised that there was no other business deemed urgent.

6. 6

   To receive communications from Their Worship the Mayor

   Minute

   The Mayor wished Gavin Gwynne all the best on the weekend in his bid to become European Lightweight Champion.

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• John Thomas, Vice-ChairIndependentSent apologies
• Andrew Barry, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Anna Williams- Price, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Bill Smith, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Brent Carter, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Claire Jones, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Clive Jones, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Clive Tovey, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Darren Roberts, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• David Isaac, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• David Jones, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Declan Sammon, Committee MemberDowlais and Pant Community IndependentsPresent
• Ernie Galsworthy, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Gareth Lewis, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Gareth Richards, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Geraint Thomas, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Ian Thomas, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Jamie Scriven, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Jeremy Davies, Committee MemberIndependentSent apologies
• Julia Jenkins, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Kevin Gibbs, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Lee Davies, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Lisa Mytton, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Louise Minett-Vokes, Committee MemberLabourPresent
• Michelle Jones, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Michelle Symonds, Committee MemberIndependentPresent
• Paula Layton, Committee MemberDowlais and Pant Community IndependentsPresent
• Scott Thomas, Committee MemberLabourPresent

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