Agenda and decisions

To submit for confirmation, the draft minutes of the meetings of the County Council held on the following dates: -

•   3 December 2024

•   12 December 2024 (Extraordinary)

The minutes of the following meetings of the Isle of Anglesey County Council were confirmed as correct :-

·         3 December, 2024;

·         12 December, 2024 (Extraordinary).

To receive any declaration of interest from any Member or Officer in respect of any item of business.

The Chief Officers declared a significant personal interest in Item 12– Pay Policy Statement 2025 and left the meeting during discussion and voting thereon.

To receive any petition in accordance with Paragraph 4.1.11 of the Constitution.

No petitions received.

To receive the following Notice of Motion by Councillor Geraint Bebb: -

‘In 2014, the Crown Estate designated an area of the seabed off the coast of Holy Island for tidal energy. The aim for the Morlais project is to play a part in tackling climate change while ensuring economic and social benefit for the communities of Anglesey but in order to do so an annual lease must be paid to the Crown Estate.

It is estimated that the Crown Estate owns 65% of the foreshores and riverbeds nationally and over 50,000 acres of land. The value of the Crown Estate holdings in Wales has risen from £96 million in 2020 to over £853 million in 2023. 

A YouGov opinion poll held in 2023 showed that 58% of Wales’ voters were in favour of taking control of the estate’s assets in Wales rather than them staying in the hands of the UK Treasury. 

This would make Wales equal to Scotland who have received the right since 2017. The Crown Estate is worth over £100 million a year. A sum which can make a difference.

I am therefore asking to add the name of our Authority to this campaign as it could change lives and improve all of our communities. Wales as a nation should have full control of its own assets so that the profits can benefit our communities and country as I noted in the Morlais project example.

I am asking my fellow Councillors for their support to ask the Leader of our Council to write to Welsh Government and the UK Government and make a public statement calling for devolving the Crown Estate to Wales as a matter of urgency.’ 

Submitted – a Notice of Motion by Councillor Geraint Bebb:-

‘In 2014, the Crown Estate designated an area of the seabed off the coast of Holy Island for tidal energy. The aim for the Morlais project is to play a part in tackling climate change while ensuring economic and social benefit for the communities of Anglesey but in order to do so an annual lease must be paid to the Crown Estate.

It is estimated that the Crown Estate owns 65% of the foreshores and riverbeds nationally and over 50,000 acres of land. The value of the Crown Estate holdings in Wales has risen from £96 million in 2020 to over £853 million in 2023. 

A YouGov opinion poll held in 2023 showed that 58% of Wales’ voters were in favour of taking control of the estate’s assets in Wales rather than them staying in the hands of the UK Treasury. 

This would make Wales equal to Scotland who have received the right since 2017. The Crown Estate is worth over £100 million a year. A sum which can make a difference.

I am therefore asking to add the name of our Authority to this campaign as it could change lives and improve all of our communities. Wales as a nation should have full control of its own assets so that the profits can benefit our communities and country as I noted in the Morlais project example.

I am asking my fellow Councillors for their support to ask the Leader of our Council to write to Welsh Government and the UK Government and make a public statement calling for devolving the Crown Estate to Wales as a matter of urgency.’ 

The Motion was carried.

To submit the report of the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer, as presented to the Executive on 18 February 2025.

It was unanimously RESOLVED to accept the Treasury Management Mid-year Review Report for 2024/2025.

To submit the report of the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer, as presented to the Executive on 27 February 2025.

It was unanimously RESOLVED to accept the Capital Strategy 2025-20230.

To submit the report of the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer, as presented to the Executive on 27 February 2025.

It was unanimously RESOLVED to approve the Treasury Management Strategy Statement for 2025/2026.

 (a)    Revenue Budget 2025/2026 

       To submit a report by the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151

       Officer, as presented to the Executive on 27 February 2025.

   (b)    Capital Budget 2025/2026     

       To submit a report by the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151

       Officer, as presented to the Executive on 27 February 2025.

 (c)    Council Tax Resolution 2025/2026

       To submit a report by the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151

       Officer.                 

It was RESOLVED:-

• To approve the capital budget for 2025/2026.

• To accept the draft Council Tax Resolution as (c) in the Agenda.

To submit the report of the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer, as presented to the Executive on 18 February 2025.

It was unanimously RESOLVED to approve the revised Welsh Language Policy.

To submit the report of the Director of Function (Council Business)/Monitoring Officer.

It was unanimously RESOLVED:-

·          to the establishment of the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee with the Terms of Reference as set out in Appendix 1;

·         that the powers of local scrutiny committees provided for under The Corporate Joint Committees (General) (No. 2) (Wales) Regulations 2022 shall be retained;

·         the political balance of Isle of Anglesey County Council’s nominees to the Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JOSC) will reflect the membership of Isle of Anglesey County Council rather than the membership of the Constituent Councils in aggregate;

·         that the secretariat for the JOSC will be provided by the CJC in accordance with the Terms of Reference.

To submit a report by the Head of Profession (Human Resources) and Transformation.

It was RESOLVED to endorse the Council’s Pay Policy Statement for 2025/2026.