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Apologies Minutes: Councillor Paul Hinge apologised for his inability to attend the meeting. |
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Disclosures of personal interest (including whipping declarations) Members are reminded of their personal responsibility to declare any personal and prejudicial interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct. In addition, Members must declare any prohibited party whip which the Member has been given in relation to the meeting as per the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2011. Minutes: None |
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Report on the draft Budget for 2023/24 PDF 2 MB Minutes: The Learning Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Members met to consider the Service budget for those service areas that are
within the Committee’s remit and to consider the following recommendations: 1. To consider
the overall Budget position as shown in the Budget report in Enclosure A. 2. To consider
the relevant elements of the Budget Cost pressures, totaling
£22.2m across all Services. 3. To consider
the relevant elements of the Budget Savings proposals, totaling
£8.9m across all Services. 4. To consider
the relevant elements of the Fees & charges proposals. 5. To consider
the 4 options outlined in Recommendation 3a) to d) of the 24/01/23 Cabinet
report, namely: 3a) A 6.3% Council
Tax increase (including 1.3% in relation to the proposed Fire Authority Levy
increase) and a 23/24 Budget requirement of £179.627m, which would provide a
lower contribution towards Delegated Schools Budget Cost Pressures. 3b) A 7.3% Council
Tax increase (including 1.3% in relation to the proposed Fire Authority Levy
increase) and a 23/24 Budget requirement of £180.101m. 3c) A 8.3% Council
Tax increase (including 1.3% in relation to the proposed Fire Authority Levy
increase) and a 23/24 Budget requirement of £180.576m, to provide a higher
contribution towards Delegated Schools Budget Cost Pressures. 3d) An alternative
option over and above Recommendations 3a) to 3c) to provide a specific increase
for a specific purpose, provided that any option is considered during the
Budget Scrutiny meetings and that the Section 151 officer is given sufficient
time in advance to fully model the impact and to provide an opinion on its
robustness. 6. To provide any
other appropriate feedback on the Draft 23/24 Budget to Cabinet. The Committee received presentations from the Leader of the
Council (Councillor Bryan Davies), the Cabinet Member for Finance &
Procurement (Councillor Gareth Davies) and the Corporate Lead Officer: Finance
& Procurement (Duncan Hall). The
relevant Cabinet Member then presented the Budget items relevant to their Service
Area. Members were then given the opportunity
to ask questions, which were answered in turn by Cabinet Members and/or Senior
Officers. Recommendations: The Committee agreed that: 1. It had
considered the overall Budget position as shown in the Budget report in
Enclosure A. 2. It had considered
the relevant elements of the Budget Cost pressures falling under this Scrutiny
Committee. 3. It had
considered the relevant elements of the Budget Savings proposals falling under
this Scrutiny Committee. 4. It had
considered the relevant elements of the Fees & Charges proposals falling
under this Scrutiny Committee. 5. The majority
of Committee Members voted in favour of a 7.3% increase for Council Tax
levels. The Committee is therefore
recommending an increase of 7.3% in Council Tax for 2023/2024, which is option
3b) of the recommendations, as follows: 3b) A 7.3% Council
Tax increase (including 1.3% in relation to the proposed Fire Authority Levy
increase) and a 23/24 Budget requirement of £180.101m). 6. It was agreed to recommend to Cabinet that if further money becomes available from Welsh Government that does not have specific terms attached to it ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |
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Minutes: It was AGREED to confirm as a true record the Minutes of the
Meeting of the Committee held on 8 December 2022. Matters arising None. |