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 meeting of the Executive held on 24 September 2024.

It was RESOLVED that the minutes of the previous meeting of the Executive held on 24 September, 2024 be confirmed as correct.

To submit a report by the Head of Democracy.

It was RESOLVED to confirm the Executive’s updated Forward Work Programme for the period November 2024 to June 2025 with the changes outlined at the meeting.

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

It was RESOLVED:-

·       To note that the outturn figures in the report will remain provisional until the audit of the 2023/2024 Statement of Accounts is completed and signed off; any resulting significant adjustments to the figures included in the report will be reported as appropriate;

·       To note the provisional 2023/2024 prudential and treasury indicators in the report;

·       To forward the Annual Treasury Management Review Report for 2023/2024 to the full Council with any comments.

To submit a report by the Head of Highways, Waste and Property.

It was RESOLVED to approve the draft Flood Risk Strategic Plan and the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) for consultation with the public and key stakeholders.

To consider adopting the following: -

“Under Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item on the grounds that it may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A of the said Act and in the attached Public Interest Test.”

To submit a report by the Director of Social Services.

It was RESOLVED:-

·       To endorses the favoured approach, as described in this Report, and in accordance with paragraph 3.5.1.6 authorises the Director of Social Services (or his nominee) to fully participate in the contract award and formalisation of the contract.

·       Should Welsh Government fail to provide the expected funding, or if the funding is insufficient, then the Executive’s proposed Budget to Council for 2025/2026 shall include:-

·       a one-off sum of between £276,000 and £313,000 for the contract implementation charge;

·       an annually recurring revenue sum of between £108,000 and £153,000 (for licenses and hosting charges);

·       a one-off sum of £58,000 to fund a Grade 5 post to support the implementation, training, and current system support from April 2025 for a period of one year.

·       Subject to the approval of the Chair of the Council, in view of the compressed timetable described in this Report, the Executive excludes this decision from call-in by Scrutiny as the time required to complete the call-in process would be prejudicial to the best interests of the Council and the public.

To consider adopting the following: -

“Under Section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, to exclude the press and public from the meeting during the discussion on the following item on the grounds that it may involve the disclosure of exempt information as defined in Schedule 12A of the said Act and in the attached Public Interest Test.”

To submit a report by the Head of Regulation and Economic Development.

It was RESOLVED to delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Leader and Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, the Directors of Council Business/Monitoring Officer and Resources/Section 151, to sign-off and submit the draft Full Business Case (FBC) to Government for approval by UK and Welsh Governments.