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Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 20/01/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 20/01/2021
Effective from: 20/01/2021
Decision:
That Cabinet approves the release of its draft budget proposals for 2021/22 for consultation purposes.
That Cabinet approves that the consultation period, including the opportunity to present alternative proposals that have been assessed for Future Generations and equality implications, commences for a four-week period ending on 17th February 2021.
To update Cabinet on the implications arising out of the provisional settlement
announcement of Welsh Goverrnment and to agree its proposed response as outlined in the letter shown in appendix 5.
That Cabinet recognises unavoidable pressures of some £10.070 million that need to be provided for within the 2021/22 budget.
That Cabinet confirms its intention to fully fund all pay related pressures insofar as they impact schools and to accommodate significant demand pressures caused in particular by increasing numbers of looked after children and pupils with additional learning needs.
That Cabinet proposes a Council Tax rise of 4.95% for financial year 2021/22.
That Cabinet recognises that whilst the draft budget proposals are presenting a balanced budget this includes a one-off contribution of £749k from the Council’s limited general reserve balances (Council Fund). Efforts are to continue to mitigate as much as possible the level of reserve contribution supporting the budget proposals for 2021/22.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 20/01/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 20/01/2021
Effective from: 20/01/2021
Decision:
That Cabinet approves the release of its draft capital budget proposals for 2021/22 for consultation purposes.
That Cabinet considers whether draft budget proposals are reasonable and appropriate in light of the capital pressures identified in Appendix 1.
That Cabinet reaffirms the principle that new capital schemes can only be added to the capital programme if the business case demonstrates that either:
· they are self-financing
· the scheme is deemed a higher priority, utilising the priority matrix in the Capital Strategy, than current schemes in the capital programme and displaces them
· they do not compromise the core principles of affordability, sustainability or prudence
That Cabinet notes the capital receipt receipts forecast in appendix 6 (exempt), and the prudence not to anticipate further significant additional receipts over this next 4-year MTFP window, until the uncertainties identified in paragraph 3.8 have been resolved.
That Cabinet specifically approves the use of £1.7m of capital receipts, using Welsh Government guidance on the flexible use of capital receipts to fund revenue costs associated with service reform, to support the draft revenue budget proposals for 2021/22.
That Cabinet considers and re-affirms its agreement to the prudential indicators supplied in Appendix 7 and its interpretation in paragraph 3.14 of this report.
That Cabinet issues its draft capital budget proposals for 2020/21 and indicative capital budgets for 2022/23 to 2024/25 for consultation purposes as set out in Appendix 3.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 20/01/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 20/01/2021
Effective from: 20/01/2021
Decision:
To set out the wider context, background and reasons for the Bus Emergency
Scheme (BES) and to seek Cabinet approval for Monmouthshire County Council to sign up to the BES2 scheme. It also sets out Welsh Governments (WG) proposed reform of bus services in Wales and seeks Cabinet support in calling for a further report on proposed bus reform relating to future management of bus services in Wales.
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Made at meeting: 20/01/2021 - Cabinet
Decision published: 20/01/2021
Effective from: 20/01/2021
Decision:
Subject to consultation, the council
Rationalises the number of fixed play areas in the county and re-provisions
those that are recommended for closure – the opportunities for rationalisation are more likely to occur in the four main settlements;
Replaces the current Fields in Trust (FiT) classification in favour of a two-tier
classification of Neighbourhood and Doorstep Play Areas and that this is used to rationalise the number of urban-based play areas in the four main towns;
Uses this revised classification when assessing layout plans for new residential developments in the county;
Carries out a rationalisation of fixed play provision in the town of Monmouth as an initial pilot, which can then be rolled out to the other main settlements;.
In future moves towards the provision of play equipment constructed of more
natural materials such as sustainable hardwoods (e.g. robinia), with a greater
proportion of accessible equipment.
Decision Maker: Individual Cabinet Member Decisions
Made at meeting: 13/01/2021 - Individual Cabinet Member Decisions
Decision published: 13/01/2021
Effective from: 13/01/2021
Decision:
That Officers within the Public Protection division who are authorised under the Energy Act 2011 be authorised under Regulation 35 of the Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015.
That the Scheme of Delegation to Officers in the Councils Constitution be amended by the Monitoring Officer to reflect this new authorisation.
Agreed and adopted the Enforcement Protocol as the Council’s approach to dealing with identified non-compliances including the use of Fixed Penalty and Compliance Notices where appropriate.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision Maker: Individual Cabinet Member Decisions
Made at meeting: 13/01/2021 - Individual Cabinet Member Decisions
Decision published: 13/01/2021
Effective from: 13/01/2021
Decision:
The Cabinet Member for Enterprise and Land Use Planning partially endorsed the Regional Technical Statement (2nd Review) in relation to the individual apportionment for aggregates for the Monmouthshire area only and not agree to the principle of meeting the wider sub-regional apportionment requirement at this time due to the lack of information regarding the implications for the RLDP.
The Cabinet Member agreed to progress with the preparation of a Statement of Sub-Regional Collaboration (SSRC) to explore options of how the sub-regional apportionment can be met to enable the RLDP to progress through the plan process. A SSRC could be agreed at officer level under delegated powers provided that all constituent Local Planning Authorities within the sub-region accept their individual apportionments for aggregates for their areas and make appropriate allocations/designations in their RLDPs to address such requirements. If the need arises for Monmouthshire to meet another authority’s apportionment, any related statement of sub-regional collaboration would need to be agreed and endorsed by Cabinet.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision Maker: Individual Cabinet Member Decisions
Made at meeting: 13/01/2021 - Individual Cabinet Member Decisions
Decision published: 13/01/2021
Effective from: 13/01/2021
Decision:
Agreed the deaccessioning of and disposal actions for the proposed items in line with Section 4 of the Museums Association Disposal Toolkit. (List can be seen in Appendix 2).
To note this forms the third of a series. Further lists for items will be identified for disposal as we are able to make recommendations.