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Disclosures of Personal and Prejudicial Interests. Minutes: In accordance with
the Code of Conduct adopted by the City and County of Swansea, the following
interests were declared: 1)
Councillor
A S Lewis declared a Personal Interest in Minute 131 “Capital Budget &
Programme 2018/2019-2021/2022”; 2)
Councillor
J A Raynor declared a Personal and Prejudicial Interest in Minute 136 “Local
Authority Governor Appointment” and withdrew from the meeting prior to its
consideration; 3)
Councillor
M Thomas declared a Personal Interest in Minute 136 “Local Authority Governor
Appointment”. |
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Leader of the Council's Report(s). Minutes: The Leader of Council made no
announcements. |
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Public Question Time. Questions must relate to
matters on the open part of the Agenda of the meeting and will be dealt within
a 10 minute period. Minutes: A number of questions were
asked by Members of the Public relating to the
budget. The relevant Cabinet Member
responded accordingly. The following
question required a written response: 1)
Arthur Rogers asked the following question in relation to
Minute 127 “Annual Review of Charges (Social Services) 2018-2019”: "To what extent does
Swansea's cost/benefit analysis diverge from the experiences of other
Authorities and why?" The Leader of the Council and Children, Education & Lifelong
Learning Cabinet Member stated that a written response would be provided. |
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Councillors' Question Time. Minutes: A number of questions were
asked by Councillors relating to the budget.
The relevant Cabinet Member responded accordingly. The following question required a written
response: 1)
Councillor P M Black asked the following question in
relation to Minute 131 “Capital Budget & Programme 2018/2019-2021/2022”: "If a school is built using the mutual investment model and
following completion the company goes into receivership as happened with
Carillion, what becomes of the asset (the school)?” The Children, Education
& Lifelong Learning Cabinet Member stated that a written response would be
provided. |
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Annual Review of Charges (Social Services) 2018/19. PDF 151 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Cabinet Member
for Health and Wellbeing submitted a report which sought to review changes to
the Council’s Charging Policy (Social Services) and to agree upon a list of
charges to apply in 2018-2019. Details of the charges
are set out in the following link: https://democracy.swansea.gov.uk/ieIssueDetails.aspx?IId=19283&PlanId=0&Opt=3 He proposed
amendments to recommendations 3 and 4. Resolved that: 1) The updated report on the Annual Review
of Charges for Social Care by the Chief Social Services Officer be accepted; 2) A general uplift of 5-6% for all social
services charges, and an above inflation increase to home care charges be
applied; 3) A charge for Day Services - Older People
be introduced following a completion of financial assessments for all services
users; 4) A charge for Day Services – Adults /
Special Needs be introduced following a completion of financial assessments for
all services users; 5) A charge for respite at home is
introduced and aligned with the charge for other forms of home care; 6) The
List of Charges to apply in 2018-2019 be agreed; 7). The amendments
and approves the Charging Policy (Social Services) be noted. |
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Pre-decision Scrutiny Feedback on the Annual Budget. (Verbal) Minutes: Councillor C A Holley, Convenor of the Service Improvement and Finance Scrutiny Performance Panel presented the views of the Panel in relation to the budget proposals. |
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Medium Term Financial Planning 2019/20 to 2021/22. PDF 332 KB Minutes: The Section 151 Officer submitted a report which set out the rationale and purpose of the Medium Term Financial Plan and detailed the major funding assumptions for the period and proposed a strategy to maintain a balanced budget. Resolved that: 1) The Medium Term Financial Plan 2019-2020 to 2021-2022 be recommended to Council as the basis for future service financial planning. |
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Revenue Budget 2018/19. PDF 1 MB Minutes: The Section 151 Officer submitted a report which set out the current position with regard to the Revenue Budget for 2018-2019. It detailed: ·
Financial
Monitoring 2017-2018; ·
The
Local Government Finance Settlement 2018-2019; ·
Budget
Forecast 2018-2019; ·
Specific
Saving Proposals; ·
Outcome
of Budget Consultation; ·
Staffing
Implications; ·
Reserves
and Contingency Fund Requirements; ·
The
Budget Requirement and Council Tax 2018-2019; ·
Summary
of funding proposals; ·
Risks
and uncertainties. The Section 151
Officer referred to a typographical error on Page 184. The reference to the West
Glamorgan Music Service” be amended to “Swansea Music Service”. The Leader of the
Council, Service Transformation & Business Operations Cabinet Member and
the Children, Education & Lifelong Learning Cabinet Member proposed the
following amendments.
Resolved that: 1) The outcome of the formal consultation exercise be noted and changes to the Budget Proposals in Appendix D of the report as amended above be agreed, together with the position regarding delegated budgets as set out in section 4.10 of the report; 2) The current Resource Gap identified in Section 4.5 of the report be noted, in line with the potential actions identified in Sections 9 and 10 of the report agreed as course of action to achieve a balanced Revenue Budget for 2018-2019; 3) In addition to a review of current savings proposals Cabinet: a) Reviewed and Approved the Reserve Transfers recommended in the report; b) Agreed a level of Council Tax for 2018-2019 to be recommended to Council. 4) Subject to the changes identified and listed above, Cabinet recommends to Council for approval: a) A Revenue Budget for 2018-2019; b) A Budget Requirement and Council Tax levy for 2018-2019. |
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Capital Budget & Programme 2018/19 – 2021/22. PDF 152 KB Additional documents:
Minutes: The Section 151 Officer submitted a report which proposed a revised Capital Budget for 2017-2018 and a Capital Budget for 2018-2019 to 2021-2022 (2023-2024 for Band B Schools). Resolved that: 1) The revised Capital Budget for 2017-2018 and a Capital Budget for 2018-2019 – 2023-2024 as detailed in Appendices A, B, C, D, E and F of the report be recommended to Council for approved. |
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Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Revenue Budget 2018/19. PDF 147 KB Minutes: The Section 151
Officer and Director of Place submitted a joint report which proposed a Revenue
Budget for 2018-2019 and a rent increase for properties within the Housing
Revenue Account (HRA). Resolved that the
following budget proposals be recommended to Council for approval: 1) Rents
be increased in line with the Welsh Government rent setting
policy as detailed in Section 3 of the report; 2) Fees,
charges and allowances be approved as outlined in Section 3 of
the report; 3) The
Revenue Budget Proposals as detailed in Section 3 of the report. |
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Housing Revenue Account – Capital Budget and Programme 2018/19 – 2021/22. PDF 167 KB Minutes: The Section 151
Officer and Director of Place submitted a joint report which proposed a revised
Capital Budget for 2017-2018 and a Capital Budget for 2018-2019 – 2020-2021. Resolved that the
following be
recommended to Council for approval: 1) The
transfers between schemes and the revised budgets for schemes in 2017-2018 be approved; 2) The
budget proposals for 2018-2019 – 2020-2021 be approved; 3) Where
individual schemes as shown in Appendix B of the report are programmed over the
3 year period, these are committed and approved and that their financial
implications for funding over subsequent years also be approved. |
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Pre Decision Scrutiny Feedback - Transfer of Management of Allotments from City & County of Swansea to Management Associations. (Verbal) Minutes: Councillor M H Jones, Convenor of the Scrutiny
Performance Panel presented the views of the Panel in relation to the Transfer of Management of Allotments from the
City & County of Swansea to Management Associations. |
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Additional documents: Minutes: The Cabinet Member for Future Generations submitted a report sought approval to transfer the management and operational responsibilities for allotments from the City and County of Swansea to Allotment Member Associations. Resolved that: 1)
The transfer of existing Allotment sites to
Member Associations with total Management responsibility be authorised; 2) Where there is no interest from current Allotment Holders to form an Association, the Council should actively pursue an arrangement with other bodies to take on total management responsibility. |
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Local Authority Governor Appointment. PDF 96 KB Minutes: The Cabinet Member for Children, Education
and Lifelong Learning presented a report, which sought approval of the
nominations submitted to fill Local Authority (LA) Governor vacancies on School
Governing Bodies. Resolved that: 1)
The following nominations
be approved as recommended by the Chief Education Officer in conjunction with
the Cabinet Member for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning:
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Financial Procedure Rule 7 Local Transport Fund Grant 2017/18. PDF 228 KB Minutes: The Cabinet Member for Environment Services
presented a report, which confirmed the bid for Local Transport Fund (LTF)
Grant and sought approval for expenditure on the proposed schemes and projects
in 2017-2018. Resolved that: 1)
The Local Transport (LTF)
schemes, together with their financial implications be approved. |
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Pre Decision Scrutiny Feedback - Highways and Transportation Commissioning Review. (Verbal) Minutes: Councillor C A Holley, Convenor of the
Service Improvement and Finance Scrutiny Performance Panel stated that his
feedback would need to be given in closed session. |
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Exclusion of the Public. PDF 68 KB Minutes: Cabinet were requested
to exclude the public from the meeting during consideration of the item(s) of
business identified in the recommendations to the report(s) on the grounds that
it / they involve the likely disclosure of exempt information as set out in the
exclusion paragraph of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as
amended by the Local Government (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales)
Order 2007 relevant to the items of business set out in the report(s). Cabinet considered the
Public Interest Test in deciding whether to exclude the public from the meeting
for the item of business where the Public Interest Test was relevant as set out
in the report. Resolved that the public be excluded for the
following item(s) of business. (Closed Session) |
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Pre Decision Scrutiny Feedback - Highways and Transportation Commissioning Review. (Verbal) Minutes: Councillor C A Holley, Convenor of the
Service Improvement and Finance Scrutiny Performance Panel presented the views
of the Panel in relation to the Highways and Transportation Commissioning
Review. |
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Highways and Transportation Commissioning Review. Minutes: The Cabinet Member for Environment Services submitted a report, which presented the confidential appendices contained
within the Highways and Transportation Commissioning Report. |
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Open Session Minutes: Resolved that Cabinet return to open session and that the public be asked to return. (Open Session) |
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Highways and Transportation Commissioning Review. PDF 3 MB Additional documents: Minutes: The Cabinet Member for Environment Services
presented a report, which outlined the findings of the Highways and
Transportation Commissioning Review and provided an update on progress. Resolved that: 1)
The recommended operating model be approved; 2)
Progress on developing the strategic approach to
transport be endorsed; 3)
Progress on achieving financial savings be noted. |