It was resolved –
· To acknowledge the North Wales Fee Methodology as implemented hitherto by Authorities in North Wales as a basis for setting fees in Anglesey during 2017/18 as set out in Appendix 1 to the report.
· To approve the recommendation to increase fee levels as noted in Table 2 of the report.
· In line with other authorities, to authorise the Social Services and Finance Departments to respond to any requests from homes to explore their specific accounts and to utilise the exercise as a basis to consider any exceptions to the agreed fees. Any exceptions to be agreed with the Portfolio Holder, the Head of Finance and the Head of Adult Social Care from within current budgets. In the absence of agreement, the matter will be referred to the Executive for a decision.