Decisions

It was resolved to support the submission of the draft Statement of Licensing Policy 2026-2031 to the Full Council for adoption.

It was resolved that the minutes of the meeting of the Executive held on 27 January 2026 be confirmed as correct.

It was resolved to adopt the Smallholdings Management Strategic Plan 2026-2031.

It was resolved to refuse the request presented in a business plan by Beaumaris Town Council to transfer the Castle Car Park, Beaumaris to the Town Council, and to offer them a new lease instead, until 31 March 2026 on the same terms as the original lease.

It was resolved to support the following –

·      The undertaking of a public consultation process regarding the potential introduction of a visitor levy on Anglesey (in line with Council and Welsh Government guidelines).

·      That the consultation process be planned in conjunction with Gwynedd and Conwy Councils but conducted independently.

It was resolved –

·      To authorise the release of up to £100k from the Council’s general balances to –

·        Retain agency support to develop the specialisms of two solicitors who have now been appointed.

·        Fund the continuing but temporary costs of agency support for clients, to ensure a smooth and safe transition back to internal legal provision in those routine areas of work.

·        Retain the current Interim Data Protection Officer to ensure the delivery of an Information Governance Recovery and Improvement Programme, the revised and upgraded CRM and the development of a new paralegal.

·      To delegate any further such requests to the Leader and Portfolio Holder for Finance, Corporate Business and Customer Experience, in consultation with the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer.

It was resolved to recommend the following to the Full Council  –

·      To approve the amendment to the Council Tax Discretionary Relief Policy to introduce a 100% discount for households with a terminally ill occupant, in accordance with Section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.

·      To implement the policy from 1 April 2026, ensuring that application processes and documentation (including SR1 certification) are in place.

·      To delegate authority to the Revenues and Benefits Manager to administer the scheme and make any minor operational adjustments required.

·      To monitor and review the impact of the policy after 12 months and report findings to the Executive.

It was resolved to recommend to Full Council that it approves the proposed amendment to the Constitution to provide for the final approval of the Council’s Annual Governance Statement by the Governance and Audit Committee, in place of the Council.

It was resolved to recommend to the Full Council the following capital programme for 2026/27 –

                                                                                     £’000  

2025/26 Schemes Brought Forward (General Fund)    8,394   

Refurbishment/Replacement of Assets                        6,937

Waste Infrastructure                                                     3,806                                       

Menai Bridge Pier and Pontoons                                    225                                       

Plas Arthur Refurbishment – Phase 2                         1,650               

Pride in Place                                                              1,500

Housing Revenue Account                                         31,572

Total Recommended Capital Programme 2026/27     54,084   

Funded By:

General Capital Grant                                                  2,761

Supported Borrowing General                                     5,047

Communities for Learning Unsupported Borrowing   0,000

Capital Receipts Reserve                                                271

Earmarked Reserves                                                    3,452   

Welsh & UK Government Grants                                10,044

Unsupported Borrowing (General Fund)                        937

HRA Revenue Account Surplus                                     5,418

HRA External Grants                                                   17,291   

HRA Unsupported Borrowing                                      8,863

2026/27 Total Capital Funding                                                54,084

It was resolved –

·      To recommend to the Full Council that it accepts the draft revenue budget as proposed and increases the Council Tax Band D charge by 5.1%, taking the charge for 2026/27 to £1,792.98, noting that a formal resolution, including the North Wales Police and Town/Community Council precepts, will be presented to the Council on 5 March 2026.

·      To note the Section 151 Officer’s recommendation that the Council should maintain a minimum of £10.4m general balances.

·      To note the comments made by the Section 151 Officer on the robustness of the estimates made, as set out in section 5 of Appendix 1 to the report.

·      To authorise the Section 151 Officer to make such changes as may be necessary before the submission of the final proposals to the Council.

·      To agree that any unforeseen pressures on demand led budgets during the financial year will be able to draw upon funding from the general contingencies budget.

·      To request the Council to authorise the Executive to release up to £250k from general balances if the general contingencies budget is fully committed during the year.

·      To delegate to the Section 151 Officer the power to release funding from the general contingency up to £50k for any single item. Any item in excess of £50k not to be approved without the prior consent of the Executive.

·      To confirm that the level of Council Tax Premium for second homes and empty homes is maintained at 100%.

It was resolved to approve the schedule of Fees and Charges for 2026/27 outlined in the booklet presented.

It was resolved –

·      To approve the recommendations to increase fee levels as follows:-

·         Residential Care (Older People) - £874.18 per week

·         Residential (Dementia) - £976.89 per week

·         Nursing Care (Social Care element) – £952.07 per week (excluding LA and HB FNC)

·         Nursing (Dementia) (Social Care element) - £1,125.03 per week (excluding LA and HB FNC)

·      To authorise Social Services and the Finance Service to respond to any requests from individual 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 Adult Service Portfolio Holder, the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer and the Head of Adult Social Care within current budgets.

It was resolved to note the Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2026/27 and to forward the statement to the Full Council without further comment.

It was resolved to note the following –

·        The position set out in respect of the financial performance of the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) for Quarter 3 2025/26.

·        The forecast outturn for 2025/26.

It was resolved –

·      To note the progress of expenditure and receipts against the capital budget 2025/26 at Quarter 3.

·      To approve the additional schemes, amounting to £7.276m to the capital programme and amendments to funding, as per Appendix C, which will result in a revised capital budget of £66.945m for 2025/26.

It was resolved –

·      To note the position set out in Appendices A, B and C of the report in respect of the Authority’s financial performance to date and expected outturn for 2025/26.

·      To note the summary of contingency budgets for 2025/26 detailed in Appendix CH.

·      To note the monitoring of agency and consultancy costs for 2025/26 in Appendices D and DD.

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