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The decisions as the council's minutes record them. A plain-language summary follows once it has been written.
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointmed Chairperson for the meeting.
Decision as recorded
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointmed Chairperson for the meeting.
Agreed that Councillor S.K.Hunt be appointmed Chairperson for the meeting.
The Chair welcomed all to the meeting.
The following Members made declarations of interest at the start of the meeting: Councillor S.Harris Re Item 6 – Nomination of an Elected Member to the National Adoption Services Committee – as the report refers to her.
The Forward Work Programme was noted.
No public questions were received.
Decision: That Cllr Sian Harris, as Cabinet Member for Children and Family Services, be appointed as the Neath Port Talbot Council nominee to the National Adoption Services Committee. Reason for Decision: To fulfil the Council’s responsibilities under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Joint Adoption Arrangements) (Wales) Directions 2015. Implementation of Decision: The decision will be implemented after the three day call in period.
Decisions: 1. That the 2024/25 net Council Tax Base of £48,827.47, for the whole of the County Borough, be approved. 2. That for each Town and Community Council area, the amount shown in paragraph 4 of the circulated report be approved. Reason for Decisions: To determine the Council Tax Base for 2024/25. Implementation of Decisions: The decisions are for immediate implementation, following the agreement of the Scrutiny chair. There would be no call in of this item.
Decision: That the Organisational Response document, which Officers will issue to Audit Wales, as detailed at Appendix 3 to the circulated report, be approved. Reason for Decision: To ensure that the Council has considered and responded to the findings Thematic Digital Strategy Review. Implementation of Decision: The decision is for immediate implementation, following the agreement of the Scrutiny chair. There would be no call in of this item.
Decisions: 1. That the draft Corporate Plan “Reset, Review, Recover” 2022-2027 Annual Report for the period: 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023, be commended to Council for adoption. 2. That the Leader of Council be given delegated authority to make such changes as may be needed to the Annual Report, prior to publication, provided that such changes do not materially alter the content of the document considered by Council. Reason for Decisions: To meet the statutory requirements set out in the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. Implementation of Decisions: The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.
Decision: That the monitoring report be noted.
Decision: That the monitoring report be noted.
No urgent items were received.
RESOLVED: That pursuant to Regulation 4 (3) and (5) of Statutory Instrument 2001 No 2290, the public be excluded for the following items of business which involved the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Paragraph 14 of Part 4 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.
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