Agenda and decisions

To enable Members to pay tribute to the former late County Councillor Veronica Gay.

To receive any Declarations and advise Members accordingly.

To confirm as a correct record the minutes of the meetings held on 24 September and 24 October 2024.

24 September  2024 

Item 42 – Notice of Motion: Merchant Navy Roll of Honour.  Councillor Coggins-Cogan said it had been agreed that the NOM be amended to reflect that the Roll of Honour would include all Merchant Navy mariners who had died in the course of their duty and not restricted to “at sea”.

Notice of Motion: Three-weekly Bin Collections.  Councillor Coggins-Cogan said the decision and subsequent vote taken to defer the Notice of Motion to the next scheduled meeting of the County Council was not recorded in the minutes. 

Item 32 – Declarations of Interest.  That the minutes be amended to reflect that Councillor Pees made a personal declaration of interest in respect of the Notice of Motion on Winter Fuel Payments

24 October 2024

Councillor Coggins-Cogan referred to page 16 of the minutes and said that the decision to adjourn the meeting had not been recorded.

The Chief Officer (Governance) responded that the minutes would be amended to record that Members voted in accordance with the procedural rules to adjourn the meeting at 5.00 pm

RESOLVED:

That subject to the amendments listed above, the minutes of the meetings held on 24 September and 24 October 2024 be approved as a correct record.

To receive the communications as circulated.

This is an opportunity for Members of Council to submit petitions on behalf of people in their ward. Once received, petitions are passed to the appropriate Chief Officer for action and response.

This item is to receive any Notices of Motion.  Two have been accepted and attached to the agenda.

Notice of Motion: Making Schools Accessible to All

RESOLVED:

1.       That Officers develop a paper for consideration of Members on this issue with all the background to the current policy, Member concerns, the Learner Travel Measure, cross-border issues, the costs of the current policy and the cost pressures around further potential expansion of the discretionary policy.

2.         That the paper also sets out the potential steps and timescales for a full consultation and the resources required.

3.         That the paper is presented to the all-Member workshop which is planned for Spring 2025 and an outcome report is then presented to the Education, Youth and Culture Scrutiny Committee for consideration and take action as it considers necessary.

4.         That the Cabinet Member for Education and the Chair of Education,Youth and Culture Scrutiny Committee reports back to Full Council on the outcomes resulting from this motion before the end of June 2025.   

Notice of Motion:  North Wales Police and the events week commencing 29July 2024

RESOLVED:

That the Leader of Flintshire County Council and the Chief Executive write a formal letter of thanks to North Wales Police on behalf of officers and Members, for their actions during this terrible time.

RESOLVED:

That the Constitution is amended in accordance with the report to require a

new Leader to be appointed either:

(a)      Aat the next available County Council meeting whenever the office falls vacant, or

(b)      Immediately after the Leader is removed by a motion on notice; and

(c)      That the Leader will hold office until they are unable to perform the duties and responsibilities of Leader due to incapacitation whether through illness; injury or some other reason, for a period of 6 months or more.

RESOLVED:

(a)      That the allocations and schemes in Table 3 (paragraph 1.09) for

the Statutory/Regulatory and Retained Assets sections of the Council

Fund Capital Programme 2025/26 - 2027/28 be approved; .

(b)      That the schemes included in Table 4 (paragraph 1.31) for the

Investment section of the Council Fund Capital Programme 2025/26 -

2027/28 be approved; .

;

(c)      That the shortfall in funding of schemes in 2027/28 in Table 5

(paragraph 1.35) although there are surplus in years prior be noted; and.

(d)      That the schemes included in Table 6 (paragraph 1.39) for the specifically funded section of the Council Fund Capital Programme, which will be funded in part through borrowing, be approved.

RESOLVED:

(a)      That the Capital Strategy be approved; and

(b)      That the following be approved: 

• The Prudential Indicators for 2025/26 - 2027/28 as detailed within Tables 1, and 4 – 8 of the Capital Strategy;

• Delegated authority for the Corporate Finance Manager to effect movements between the separately agreed limits within the authorised limit for external debt and the operational boundary for external debt (Table 6 of the Capital Strategy).

RESOLVED:

That the Annual Treasury Management Report for 2023/24 be approved.

RESOLVED:

That the Annual Performance Report 2023/24 combined with the Council Plan End of Year 2023/24 Performance Report be approved and the performance achieved  noted.

To note the appointment of the Cabinet by the Leader of the Council.

RESOLVED:

That the choice of Councillors to serve on the Cabinet and their portfolios detailed below, be noted.

RESOLVED:

(a)      That Version 6 of the political balance calculation be approved subject to the following :

• That Flintshire People’s Voice have 1 seat on Planning Committee and 1 seat on Climate Change Committee;

• That True Independents have 2 seats on Planning Committee and 1 seat on Climate Change Committee; and

• that any Group with 5 or more Councillors should have at least 1 seat on the Planning Committee.

(b)      That Councillor Hilary McGuill be appointed as Chair of the

Constitution and Democratic Services Committee; and

(c)      That Councillor David Evans be appointed as Chair of Environment & Economy Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

That Councillor Teresa Carberry be appointed as Chair of Education, Youth and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

That Councillor Bill Crease be appointed as Chair of the Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

That Flintshire People’s Voice nominate a Chair of Social & Health Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

That True Independents nominate a Chair of Community & Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee

Purpose:       To consider and make recommendations to Council on the

proposed scrutiny arrangements for the Corporate Joint

Committee.

RESOLVED:

That the Chief Officer (Governance) agreed to provide feedback to Gwynedd County Council on Members’ views on the proposal to establish the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee and Joint Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and seek fresh proposals

RESOLVED:

That the item be deferred

This item is to receive any Public Questions.

To note the answers to any questions submitted in accordance with County Council Standing Order No. 9.4(A).

Questions deferred from County Council meeting held on 24^th October, 2024 (Document 1).

Questions submitted since the County Council meeting held on 24^th October, 2024 (Document 2).

To consider any issues raised by Members arising from the Minutes of the Cabinet, Scrutiny Committees and other Committees, together with any questions raised under Section 4.20 of the Council’s Constitution.  Copies of the Minutes of the various meetings that have taken place since the last ordinary meeting of the Council which have been approved and published on the Authority’s website, can be obtained, if required, via the Committee and Member Services.