Agenda and decisions

At the Annual Meeting, Council determined that the Independent Group will chair this Committee.  The Committee is advised that Councillor Richard Jones is the Chair of the Committee for the municipal year.

That the appointment of Councillor Richard Jones as Chair of the Committee for the 2024/25 municipal year be noted.

To appoint a Vice-Chair for the Committee.

That Councillor Bill Crease be appointed Vice-Chair for the 2024/25 municipal year.

To receive any Declarations and advise Members accordingly.

None.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meeting on 7 March 2024.

That subject to the amendment, the minutes of the meeting held on 7 March 2024 be approved as a correct record.

That the Committee notes the progress which has been made.

(a) That the Forward Work Programme be approved;

(b) That the Democratic Services Manager, in consultation with the Chair of the Committee, be authorised to vary the Forward Work Programme between meetings, as the need arises; and

(c) That the Constitution & Democratic Services Committee considers a request for alternating agendas of this Committee to include an item to enable the relevant Cabinet Members to answer questions from Members.

That the Committee notes the update on the current position regarding outstanding Continuing Health Care invoices raised by the Council for payment by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

a) That the draft Welsh Language Standards Annual Monitoring Report for 2023/24 be endorsed;

b) That the Committee is assured that the Council has been making progress to meeting the statutory requirements of the Welsh Language Compliance Notice; and

c) That the Strategic Policy Advisor liaise with the Democratic Services Manager to ensure that information on training and development initiatives are circulated to all elected Members to promote greater use of the Welsh language.

That the Committee notes progress to meet the recommendations of Audit Wales ‘Equality Impact Assessments: more than a tick box exercise?’.

That the Committee notes the year-end Workforce Information Report for 2023/24.

That having considered the response to the recommendations for improvement, the Committee comments to Cabinet as follows:

(a) In relation to key policy and service decisions including any changes to services, that reports include service user perspectives on the outcomes currently being delivered; and

(b) That Cabinet be asked to consider an annual survey of service users on the Council’s performance, possibly around April to be incorporated with the issuing of Council Tax bills.