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Apologies To receive apologies for absence. Minutes: Apologies for absence were received from County Councillor James Evans. |
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To authorise the Chair to sign the minutes of the last meeting held on 11 April 2017 as a correct record. Minutes: The Leader was authorised to sign the minutes of the last meeting held on 11th April 2017 as a correct record. |
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Declarations of interest To receive any declarations of interest from Members relating to items to be considered on the agenda. Minutes: County Councillor Aled Davies declared prejudicial interests in items 13 and 14 into Home to School Transport at Llanidloes High School and Ysgol Bro Hyddgen as the governor of a school which had been in a similar situation.
County Councillors Phyl Davies and Martin Weale declared prejudicial interests in items 13 and 14 into Home to School Transport at Llanidloes High School and Ysgol Bro Hyddgen as transport providers.
County Councillors Phyl Davies declared a prejudicial interest in item 16 Former Livestock Market and Premises, Gorn Road Llanidloes as the former occupier of the premises.
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Financial Outturn for the Year Ended 31st March 2017 PDF 186 KB To consider a report by County Councillor Aled Davies, Portfolio Holder for Finance. Minutes: Cabinet considered the budget outturn position by Directorate for the year ended 31st March 2017. The final outturn position was an over spend of £561k. This compared with a forecast overspend of £3.7m at the end of February. Members and staff who had worked to bring reduce the overspend were thanked with the work of the last Cabinet and in particular the former Portfolio Holder for Finance, Wynne Jones, being acknowledged.
The figures included savings delivered of £9.633m, 79% of the £12.139m target, which was a slight improvement on the 76% delivered last year. Cabinet noted that it was essential that agreed savings were delivered in order to safeguard the council’s financial position. Previous years’ savings that were not delivered in 2016/17 would need to be delivered in 2017/18 because they remained in the base budget. Cabinet also noted with concern the position of the schools delegated budgets which had been heavily supported by reserves. The Strategic Director of Resources (Section 151 Officer) indicated this was a matter of increasing concern with a potential impact on the Council’s overall financial position.
Cabinet also noted significant third party savings still to be made and the Chief Executive recommended that Cabinet receive regular updates on unachieved savings. The Chair of the Audit Committee also acknowledged the progress made, but noted that there were areas that needed to improve that the Audit Committee would be looking at and he suggested that there needed to be an education recovery plan. The Portfolio Holder for Finance agreed that there would have to be close oversight of the large capital projects underway.
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To consider a report by the Solicitor to the Council. Minutes: Cabinet considered a response to a Welsh Government consultation on proposals to reduce the number of Powys County Council representatives on the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority from 8 to 6 members. Comments had been received from the Labour and Liberal Democrat groups and had been appended to the report. County Councillor James Gibson-Watt, Leader of the Liberal Democrat group commented that there was already a democratic deficit with Brecknockshire members making up only a third of the membership of the park.
The comments from the Independent Group were that the arrangements did not reflect the fact that 80% of the Park was within Powys, that not all the Council’s representatives came from with the Park, that having two different planning authorities in the same area was not conducive to consistent decision making and that areas within the Park did not have the same opportunities for economic development.
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To consider a report by County Councillor Jonathan Wilkinson, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Countryside Services. Additional documents:
Minutes: Cabinet considered proposals to delegate authority to consider applications relating to alleged errors or omissions on the Registers of Common Land, or of Town or Village Greens. Under sections 19, 22 and Schedule 2 of the Commons Act 2006 to the Planning, Taxi Licensing and Rights of Way Committee.
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Powys Safeguarding Children's and Adult Services Quarterly update PDF 300 KB To consider a report by County Councillor Rachel Powell, Portfolio Holder for Children’s Services and County Councillor Stephen Hates, Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care. Minutes: Cabinet received and considered the safeguarding report for children’s and adult services for the 3rd and 4th quarters. The report detailed the number and type of referrals to the services. The Portfolio Holders and officers answered questions from Members. Cabinet noted that the Council was part of the Mid and West Wales Safeguarding Board that had agreed a quality assurance tool that would provide consistency of reporting across the region.
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Appointments To consider the following appointments to outside bodies and working groups:
Association of Public Service Excellence – Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Commissioning LPD Working Group – Portfolio Holder for Regeneration and Planning plus 2 representing each of the Shires North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agency – Portfolio Holder for Highways plus 1 TRACC – Portfolio Holder for Highways Welsh Joint Education Committee – Portfolio Holder for Education
Minutes: RESOLVED to make the following appointments:
RESOLVED not to make an appointment to the Institute of Welsh Affairs. |
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CORRESPONDENCE To receive such items of correspondence as in the opinion of the Leader is of such urgency as to warrant consideration. Minutes: The Leader reported that she had received a letter from the organisers of the National Eisteddfod and the Urdd Eisteddfod inviting expressions of interest in hosting the events, and that she had offered to host both events in Powys. It was also noted that the Urdd were looking for a permanent home and that Powys was ideally located. |
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Delegated Decisions Taken Since the Last Meeting PDF 42 KB To receive for information the list of delegated decisions taken since the last meeting. Minutes: Cabinet received the list of delegated decisions taken by Portfolio Holders since the last meeting. |
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Forward Work Programme PDF 65 KB To consider the Cabinet forward work programme. Minutes: Cabinet received the forward work programme. |
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Exempt Items The Monitoring Officer has determined that categories 1, 3 & 7 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules applies to the following items. His view on the public interest test (having taken account of the provisions of Rule 14.8 of the Council's Access to Information Rules) was that to make this information public would disclose information relating to:
(i) information relating to a particular individual
(ii) information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).
(iii) information relating to any action taken or to be taken in connection with the prevention, investigation or prosecution of crime.
These factors in his view outweigh the public interest in disclosing this information. Members are asked to consider these factors when determining the public interest test, which they must decide when considering excluding the public from this part of the meeting.
Minutes: RESOLVED to exclude the public for the following item of business on the grounds that there would be disclosure to them of exempt information under categories 1, 3 & 7 of The Local Authorities (Access to Information) (Variation) (Wales) Order 2007).
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Consideration of the Deputy Monitoring Officer Home to School Transport Investigation Report on behalf of Powys County Council & the Governing Body of Llanidloes High School To consider a report by the Solicitor to the Council. Additional documents:
Minutes: County Councillors Aled Davies, Phyl Davies and Martin Weale left the Chamber whilst this and the following item was considered having declared prejudicial interests.
Cabinet received the report of the Deputy Monitoring Officer into the breach by Llanidloes High School of clause 5.2 of the Powys Scheme for Financing Schools.
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Consideration of the Deputy Monitoring Officer Home to School Transport Investigation Report on behalf of Powys County Council & the Governing Body of Ysgol Bro Hyddgen To consider a report by the Solicitor to the Council. Additional documents:
Minutes: Cabinet received the report of the Deputy Monitoring Officer into the breach by Ysgol Bro Hyddgen of clause 5.2 of the Powys Scheme for Financing Schools.
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Senior Manager Proceeds of Crime Act - Proposed Settlement Figure To consider a report by County Councillor Aled Davies, Portfolio Holder for Finance and County Councillor Jonathan Wilkinson, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Countryside Services. Minutes: Cabinet considered the report of the Senior Manager Regulatory Services into the investigation and prosecution of rogue traders at the Royal Welsh Show.
The Leader thanked staff involved in the successful prosecution. |
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Former Livestock Market and Premises, Gorn Road, Llanidloes, Powys To consider a report by the Leader, County Councillor Rosemarie Harris. Minutes: County Councillor Phyl Davies left the Chamber having declared a prejudicial interest in this item.
Cabinet considered a report on a proposal to sell the former livestock market and premises at Gorn Road, Llanidloes to the Housing service site for the in-house development of 100% affordable housing to provide public sector housing in the town. The local member supported the proposal. In welcoming the project, Cabinet asked that consideration should be given to the Older Peoples Strategy when considering the mix of properties to be developed on the site.
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