Agenda and decisions

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

No urgent matters at the time of dispatch of this agenda.                                                                                  

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

·     16 December 2025

·     6 January 2026 (Extraordinary)

It was resolved that the minutes of the previous meetings of the Executive held on the dates noted below be confirmed as correct:-

·      16 December 2025

·      6 January 2026 (extraordinary)

To submit the report of the Head of Democratic Services.

It was resolved to confirm the Executive’s updated Forward Work Programme for the period February to September 2026 with the changes outlined at the meeting.

To submit the report of the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

It was resolved to approve the following –

·      The initial proposed budget for 2026/27 of £207.023m.

·      A proposed increase in Council Tax of 4.8%, plus 0.3% to cover the Fire Levy = a total of 5.1%, taking the Band D charge to £1,792.98.

·      To formally propose to maintain the premium on empty and second homes at 100%.

·      That £1.685m is released from the Council’s general balances and earmarked reserves in order to balance the 2026/27 revenue budget.

To submit the report of the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

It was resolved to recommend the Capital Strategy 2026-2031 to the Full Council.

To submit the report of the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

It was resolved –

·      To note the outcome of the Council Tax Premium consultation.

·      To approve Option 5 for implementation from 1 April 2027 – to set the level of the premium based on the length of time the property has been empty from the date the property first became empty, but with a starting premium of 100%.

·      That the Executive consider how the associated income should be allocated in line with the Council’s strategic priorities.

To submit the report of the Head of Adults’ Services.

It was resolved to approve the following –

·      To apply the maximum threshold for home care services endorsed by Welsh Government.

·      Charges for Telecare services as outlined in Table A of the report:

·              Tier 1 – everyone will pay £81.25 per quarter

·              Tier 2 – everyone will pay £159.25 per quarter

·      Annual Telecare charges as outlined in Table B of the report:

·           Services and Maintenance £147.95

·           Services only £95.00

·           One off installation £59.20

·      Rate for Direct Payments at £17.85 per hour

·       To implement a charge of £20.00 per hour for Micro Carers

·      To maintain a charge of £10.00 for the administration of Blue Badge requests and replacements as outlined in the report.

·      To increase the fee for purchasing day care services in independent residential homes by 3.8% to £46.85 per day.

·      To increase Domiciliary Care fees by £1.38 per hour to comply with  increase in Real Living Wage.

·      Charges for Meals in Day Services as outlined in Table C of the report:

·           Meals in Day Services for adults (excluding people with learning disabilities) - £8.10

·           Mid-day snack in Day Services for people with learning disabilities - £3.45

·           Other refreshments (tea/coffee/cake) in Day Services - £1.95

To submit the report of the Head of Adults’ Services.

It was resolved –

• That the standard charge for residential homes be set at £1,026.52 per week which is the full cost of the service.
• That as the full cost of the service was agreed in 2025/26 to be implemented over a 3 year period, the full cost of the service for dementia residential care is discounted to £1,150.99 per week in 2026/27.

To submit the report of the Chief Executive.

It was resolved to adopt the new Towards Net Zero Strategic Plan 2026-2031.