Agenda and decisions
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APOLOGIES Additional documents: Decision: |
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DECLARATION OF INTERESTS Members to declare any personal or prejudicial interests in any business identified to be considered at this meeting. Additional documents: Decision: |
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URGENT MATTERS Notice of
items which, in the opinion of the Chair, should be considered at the meeting
as a matter of urgency pursuant to Section 100B(4) of the
Local Government Act 1972. Additional documents: Decision: |
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To receive the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 21 January 2025 (copy enclosed). Additional documents: Decision: |
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To consider a report by Councillor Alan James, Lead Member for Local Development and Planning (copy enclosed) seeking Cabinet approval of the draft interim statement on the authority’s response to the current consultation on the National Park Proposal. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED that Cabinet – (a) agrees the interim
statement as presented in Appendix 1 to the report, and (b) approves the interim
statement as the authority’s response to the current National Resources Wales
consultation on the National Park proposal. |
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PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN FOR WALES ANNUAL LETTER 2023/24 To consider a report by Councillor Julie Matthews, Lead Member for Corporate Strategy, Policy and Equalities (copy enclosed) presenting the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales (PSOW) Annual Letter for consideration and seeking Cabinet’s agreement to report back to the PSOW on any considerations and proposed actions as a result of the Annual Letter. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED that Cabinet – (a) considered the data in the
letter, alongside the Council’s data, to understand more about performance
complaints, including any patterns or trends and the organisation’s compliance
with recommendations made by the Ombudsman, and (b) agreed that any
considerations and proposed actions as a result of the PSOW Annual Letter were
reported back to the PSOW at the earliest opportunity. |
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UPDATE OF CONTRACT PROCEDURES RULES To consider a report by Councillor Julie Matthews, Lead Member for Corporate Strategy, Policy and Equalities (copy enclosed) detailing the changes to the Contract Procedure Rules to align with the Procurement Act 2023 to enable continuation of compliant procurement across the Council. Additional documents: Decision: RESOLVED that Cabinet acknowledge
the changes to the Contract Procedure Rules to enable continuation of complaint
procurement across the Council. |
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DENBIGHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PANEL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT (PPA) - REPORT AND RESPONSE To consider a report by Councillor Gwyneth Ellis, Lead Member for Finance, Performance and Strategic Assets (copy enclosed) seeking Cabinet’s review and approval of the Council’s statutory response to the PPA report and actions it intends to take and recommendation of the same to Council for approval. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED that Cabinet – (a) note and welcome the Panel
Performance Assessment Report (Appendix 1 to the report); (b) reviewed and approves the
statutory statements (Section 4.7 and 4.8 in the report) the Council was
required to make in response to the Report and the action the Council intended
to take, the ‘Action Plan’ (Appendix 2 to the report), and in doing so reviewed
and approves the response to recommendations for change provided by the
Governance and Audit Committee (Appendix 2 to the report), and (c) recommend approval of the
Statements and Action Plan to Council on 20 February 2025. |
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COUNCIL BUDGET 2025/26 To consider a report by Councillor Gwyneth Ellis, Lead Member for Finance, Performance and Strategic Assets (copy enclosed) seeking Cabinet’s support of the proposals to set a balanced budget for 2025/26 prior to Council on 20 February 2025. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED that Cabinet – (a) supports the proposals outlined in the
Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) 2025/26 – 2027/28 (Appendix 1 to the report),
detailed in Section 4 of the report, in order to set the budget for 2025/26; (b) approves the average Council Tax rise of
5.29% for council services plus an additional 0.71% for the increase in the
levy to the North Wales Fire and Rescue Authority; this equates to an overall
uplift of 6.00% proposed (paragraph 4.5 of the report); (c) delegates authority to the Head of Finance
and Audit, in consultation with the Lead Member for Finance, to adjust the use
of cash reserves included in the budget proposals by up to £500k if there was
movement between the draft and final settlement figures in order to allow the
setting of Council Tax in a timely manner; (d) supports the strategy for use of reserves
as set out in paragraph 4.6 of the report, and (e) confirms that it has read, understood and
taken account of the Cumulative Well-being Impact Assessment as set out in
Section 7 of the report. |
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To consider a report by Councillor Gwyneth Ellis, Lead Member for Finance, Performance and Strategic Assets (copy enclosed) detailing the latest financial position and progress against the agreed budget strategy. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED that Cabinet – (a) note the budgets set for
2024/25 and progress against the agreed strategy, and (b) approves the set-aside of
£3.956m to earmarked reserves, as detailed in paragraph 4.4 of the report. |
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CABINET FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME To receive the enclosed Cabinet Forward Work Programme and note the contents.
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AWARD OF THE REGIONAL NORTH WALES DOMICILIARY CARE AGREEMENT
To consider a joint confidential report by Councillors Elen Heaton, Lead Member for Health and Social Care and Diane King, Lead Member for Education, Children and Families (copy enclosed) seeking Cabinet approval to award the Regional North Wales Domiciliary Care Agreement as set out in the report following the completion of an Open Invitation to Tender for the provision of Domiciliary Care to Adults and to Children and Young People. Additional documents:
Decision: RESOLVED that Cabinet – (a) approves the acceptance of
the tenders submitted by 97 suppliers and the rejection of the tenders
submitted by 3 suppliers for the reasons detailed within the Contract Award
Recommendation Report (Appendix 1 to the report), and (b) confirms that it has read,
understood and taken account of the Wellbeing Impact Assessment (Appendix 2 to
the report) as part of its consideration. |