Agenda item

To provide details of actions taken under delegated powers.

An information item on the actions taken under delegated powers was submitted.  The actions were as set out below:-

Housing and Assets

• Community Asset Transfer

This relates to the Community Asset Transfer of Ty Calon, Chester Road West, Deeside.

• Community Asset Transfer

This relates to the Community Asset Transfer of Buckley Cricket Club, Lane End Ground, Chester Road, Buckley.

Revenues

• Council Housing Rents – Former Tenancy Arrears Write Offs

Financial Procedure Rules (section 5.2) stipulates that individual bad and

irrecoverable debts in excess of £5,000 are considered for write off in conjunction with the relevant Cabinet Member. The decision to write off is in respect of 2 cases of unpaid rent. Following the steps taken, the former tenancy arrears in each case are considered to be irrecoverable and there is no prospect of securing payment. The total amount of unpaid rent associated with these two is £13,003.98.

• Business Rates Write Offs

Financial Procedure Rules requires the Corporate Finance Manager and the Cabinet Member for Governance and Corporate Management to write off debts between £5k and £25k. There are two outstanding Business Rates debts totalling £15,133.81 that have been written off for debts between 2019/20 to 2021/22 which are deemed irrecoverable.

• Council Tax Write Offs

Financial Procedure Rules requires the Corporate Finance Manager and the Cabinet Member for Governance and Corporate Management to write off debts between £5k and £25k. Three outstanding Council Tax debts totalling £26,224.98 which are deemed irrecoverable and a write off is considered necessary.

• Council Housing Rents Write Offs

Financial Procedure Rules requires the Corporate Finance Manager and the Cabinet Member for Governance and Corporate Management to write off debts between £5k and £25k. There are two outstanding Business Rates debts totalling £15,133.81 that have been written off for debts between 2019/20 to 2021/22 which are deemed irrecoverable.

• Council Housing Rents Write Offs

Financial Procedure Rules (section 5.2) stipulates that individual bad and

irrecoverable debts in excess of £5,000 are considered for write off in conjunction with the relevant Cabinet Member. The decision to write off is in respect of two cases of unpaid rent where the tenants are subject to insolvency. The debts are considered to be irrecoverable and there is no prospect of securing payment. The total amount of unpaid rent associated with these two cases is £15,324.75.

Education & Youth

• Local Authority Appointed School Governors

Appointment of Local Authority Governor(s) representatives on school governing bodies in accordance with The Government of Maintained Schools (Wales) Regulations 2005.

Planning, Environment & Economy

• UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF)

Cabinet at the meeting on 12th July agreed, amongst other things, that delegated authority be given to the Chief Officer (Planning, Environment and Economy) and the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Economy to develop and submit Flintshire’s priorities for inclusion in the regional Investment Plan to enable the programme funding to be drawn down. It also authorised Gwynedd County Council to act as the lead body to submit the regional Investment Plan to UK Government on behalf of the six North Wales authorities.

Streetscene and Transportation

• The Flintshire County Council – B5441 Drome Road and Green Lane West, Deeside – Proposed Prohibition of Waiting At Any Time

To advise Members of the objections received following the advertisement of the proposed Prohibition of Waiting At Any Time on the B5441 Drome Road and Green Lane West, Deeside.