Items
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Item |
1. |
APOLOGIES
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Cabinet Members and Officers were welcomed to the meeting.
Apologies were received from Cllr. Dyfrig Siencyn.
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2. |
DECLARATION OF PERSONAL INTEREST
Additional documents:
Minutes:
There were no declarations of personal interest.
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3. |
URGENT ITEMS
Additional documents:
Minutes:
There were no urgent items.
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4. |
MATTERS ARISING FROM SCRUTINY COMMITTEES
Additional documents:
Minutes:
There were no matters arising from Scrutiny Committees.
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5. |
MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 19th JANUARY 2016 PDF 150 KB
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Chairman signed the minutes of the Cabinet meeting held on 19 January
2016.
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6. |
STRATEGIC REVIEW - HIGHWAYS PDF 135 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. John Wynn Jones
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. John Wynn Jones.
The report was seconded by Cllr. Dafydd Meurig.
DECISION
1. To
accept the results of the strategic review;
2. Whilst noting and accepting the praiseworthy work of
the service, in order to ensure that we are as effective and efficient as
possible, that a review should be undertaken of the service over the next few
months as part of the "Empowering Units to Implement Ffordd
Gwynedd" project.
3. That responsibility for bridges, retaining walls
and culverts should transfer to the Highways and Municipal Department and ask
both relevant Cabinet members to supervise a logical plan to do so;
4. That we should move to a procedure of establishing
the risks of our bridges and retaining walls and follow
a risk-based maintenance regime as a result of that. In order to do this, that
a maximum of up to £104,000 of one-off resources should be approved from the
invest to save fund unless there are other ways of funding the necessary investment
and allow the Chief Executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for
Resources to consider the amount that needs to be released from the Fund.
5. Consider that the highways maintenance budget
should be reduced and that the amount of that reduction should be decided as
part of the consideration given to cuts.
Awdur: Dilwyn O Williams
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7. |
POST-16 TRANSPORT POLICY PDF 154 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Gareth Thomas
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Gareth Thomas.
The report was seconded by Cllr. Ioan Thomas.
DECISION
To approve the new Post-16
Transport Policy (submitted to the Cabinet as Appendix 1 to the relevant
report) for implementation from September 2016.
Awdur: Owen Owens
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8. |
THE DRAFT LOCAL GOVERNMENT (WALES) BILL PDF 294 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Dyfed Wyn Edwards
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Dyfed Edwards.
The report was seconded by Cllr. Gareth Thomas.
DECISION
Approve
the observations contained in the report to the meeting, in response to the
Bill on behalf of the Council, with the additional of the observations
submitted by the Council's Audit Committee.
Awdur: Arwel Ellis Jones
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9. |
OVERVIEW OF GWYNEDD COUNCIL'S PERFORMANCE 2015/16 PDF 233 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Dyfed Wyn Edwards
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Dyfed Edwards.
The report was seconded by Cllr. Dafydd Meurig.
DECISION
To accept
and note the information in the report submitted to the meeting.
Awdur: Geraint Owen
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10. |
STRATEGIC PLAN 2016/17 PDF 236 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Dyfed Wyn Edwards
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Dyfed Edwards.
The report was seconded by Cllr. Gareth Thomas.
DECISION
To approve the Strategic Plan 2016-17 for submission
to the Council on 3 March
2016.
Awdur: Geraint Owen
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11. |
EFFICIENCY SAVINGS PDF 105 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Peredur Jenkins
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Peredur Jenkins.
The report was seconded by Cllr. W Gareth Roberts.
DECISION
Approve
the efficiency schemes listed in the report to the meeting:
2.4
(schemes Plant1, Plant2, Plant4, OED25, OED27, OED29, OED34, CC3, TAI6)
3.1
(schemes OED7, OED8, OED9, OED10)
5.1
namely –
Scheme
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2014/15
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Arfon
Area Transport Savings
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£267,000
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Cross-departmental
Procurement Savings
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£118,000
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Reducing
sickness absences
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£50,000
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Assistive
Technology Savings (Telecare)
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£217,000
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Savings
by making more effective use of the Council's fleet vehicles
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£130,000
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Redesigning
the Council's printing arrangements
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£78,000
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Total
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£860,000
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and
also approving the Communities Scrutiny Committee's attention in relation to
Scheme 4.1 (namely 'Alternative Procedure for Replacing Lamps' - total of
£97,000).
Awdur: Meinir Owen
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12. |
REVENUE BUDGET 2015/16 - THIRD QUARTER REVIEW PDF 75 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Peredur Jenkins
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Peredur Jenkins.
The report was seconded by Cllr. Dafydd Meurig.
DECISION
To accept the report on the third quarter
review of the 2015/16 Revenue Budget (position as at 31 December 2015) asking the Cabinet Members and relevant heads of
department to take appropriate steps regarding the matters under their
leadership/management.
To note the various
reviews noted in the report and the steps to be taken by departments to manage
their budgets.
Approve the use of
corporate underspend in 2015/16 to assist the 2016/17 Financial Strategy,
specifically in order to fund one-off bids.
Awdur: Dafydd L Edwards
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13. |
CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2015/16 - THIRD QUARTER REVIEW PDF 154 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Peredur Jenkins
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Peredur Jenkins.
The report was seconded by Cllr. John Wynn Jones.
DECISION
To accept the report on the third
quarter review (31 December 2015 position) of the capital programme, and approve the revised financing as shown in
part 2 of the report, that is:
- an increase
of £132,000 in the use
of unsupported borrowing
- an increase of £276,000 in
the use of grants and contributions
- an increase of £350,000 in
the use of capital receipts
- an increase of £268,000 in
the use of revenue contributions
- a decrease of
£151,000 in the use of
the capital reserve
- an increase of £133,000 in
the use of renewal reserves
Awdur: Dafydd L Edwards
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14. |
2016/17 BUDGET, 2016/17-2019/20 FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND CUTS TO MEET THE FINANCIAL DEFICIT
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Peredur Jenkins.
DECISION
- That the budget mentioned in the cabinet member's report for 2016/17 should be
adopted which means a budget of £227,227,120
should be set for 2016/17, to be funded by £166,950,760 of Government Grant and £60,276,360
Council Tax income, with an increase of 3.97%, namely an increase of £46.09 in the
Band D Council Tax from £1,161.07 to £1,207.16 per annum..
- Also, to accept the medium-term financial strategy, and consequently plan to increase the Council Tax by 3.97% in 2017/18 which would mean having to meet a financial deficit of £4.94m over the next two years after meeting the efficiency savings of
£14.054m noted in clause 21 of the report "2016/17 Budget
and 2016-17 - 2019-20 Financial Strategy".
- To establish a capital programme of £22.141m in
2016/17 and £12.286m in
2017/18 to be funded from
sources noted in clause 9.4 of the appendix to the report. "2016/17 Budget
and 2016-17 - 2019-20 Financial Strategy".
- To meet the deficit of £4.94m noted in part
(ii) above, that the following cuts regime should be implemented -
No.
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Possible cut
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Amount
£
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C2
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Delete 2 posts
out of 7.5 in the Systems
Support Unit within the Adults
Service
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80,000
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C3
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Delete 3 posts
out of 20.6 in the Workforce Support Unit which supports adults and children's services
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90,000
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C4
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Delete 2 posts
out of 10.5 in the Workforce Development Unit within the Adults Service
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75,000
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C5
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Delete 1 post out of 2.5 within Housing Management and Strategy
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37,500
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C7
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Delete 1 post out of 3 in the Information Unit which deals with Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act
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30,000
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C8
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Close Frondeg
Pwllheli and Beach Road Felinheli offices but that the Service should be requested to report back to the Cabinet on the business case of scheme C8 (Frondeg) before moving on to realise it to ensure that there are
acceptable solutions to
the needs of those who are currently
there
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60,000
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C9
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Delete 1 post out of 8.5 in the Building
Maintenance Unit
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28,000
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C10
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Delete 1.5 post out of 7.2 in the Estates and Facilities
Unit
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40,000
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C11
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Delete 2 posts
out of 37.62 in the
Finance Units
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50,000
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C12
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Stop providing Information
Technology support outside normal working hours
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39,500
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C13
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Delete the Gwynedd Trainee scheme and the Professional Trainee scheme
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258,720
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C14
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Delete 2 posts
out of 8.8 in the Health and Safety unit
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80,000
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C15
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Remodel the Gwynedd and Anglesey partnership due to the changes in the Public Service Boards
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130,000
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C16
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Delete the contribution towards the
Gwynedd Environmental Partnership
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7,620
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C18
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Delete the budget to support alcohol and drugs misuse
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28,900
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C19
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Delete 1 post out of 2 within Project Management
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31,060
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1
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Grass cutting
main areas of our towns 6 times a year rather than 8 times however consideration should be given to whether more efficiency savings can be found on ... view the full minutes text for item 14.
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14a |
2016/17 BUDGET, 2016/17-2019/20 FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND CUTS TO MEET THE FINANCIAL DEFICIT PDF 149 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Peredur Jenkins
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The report was submitted by Cllr. Peredur Jenkins.
DECISION
- That the budget mentioned
in the cabinet member's report for 2016/17 should be adopted which means a
budget of £227,227,120 should be set for 2016/17, to be funded
by £166,950,760 of
Government Grant and £60,276,360 Council Tax income, with an
increase of 3.97%, namely
an increase of £46.09 in the Band D Council Tax from £1,161.07 to
£1,207.16 per annum..
- Also, to accept the
medium-term financial strategy, and consequently plan to increase the
Council Tax by 3.97% in 2017/18 which would mean having to meet a
financial deficit of £4.94m over the next two years after meeting the
efficiency savings of £14.054m noted in clause 21 of the report "2016/17 Budget and 2016-17 -
2019-20 Financial Strategy".
- To establish a
capital programme of £22.141m in 2016/17 and £12.286m in 2017/18 to be
funded from sources noted in clause 9.4 of the appendix to the report. "2016/17 Budget and 2016-17 -
2019-20 Financial Strategy".
- To meet the deficit
of £4.94m noted in part (ii) above, that the following cuts regime should
be implemented -
No.
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Possible cut
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Amount
£
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C2
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Delete 2 posts out of 7.5 in the Systems Support Unit within the
Adults Service
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80,000
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C3
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Delete 3 posts out of 20.6 in the Workforce Support Unit which
supports adults and children's services
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90,000
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C4
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Delete 2 posts out of 10.5 in the Workforce Development Unit within
the Adults Service
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75,000
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C5
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Delete 1 post out of 2.5 within Housing Management and Strategy
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37,500
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C7
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Delete 1 post out of 3 in the Information Unit which deals with Data
Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act
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30,000
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C8
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Close Frondeg Pwllheli and Beach Road Felinheli offices but that the Service should be requested
to report back to the Cabinet on the business case of scheme C8 (Frondeg) before
moving on to realise it to ensure that there are acceptable solutions to the
needs of those who are currently there
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60,000
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C9
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Delete 1 post out of 8.5 in the Building Maintenance Unit
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28,000
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C10
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Delete 1.5 post out of 7.2 in the Estates and Facilities Unit
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40,000
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C11
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Delete 2 posts out of 37.62 in the Finance Units
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50,000
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C12
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Stop providing Information Technology support outside normal working
hours
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39,500
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C13
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Delete the Gwynedd Trainee scheme and the Professional Trainee scheme
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258,720
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C14
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Delete 2 posts out of 8.8 in the Health and Safety unit
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80,000
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C15
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Remodel the Gwynedd and Anglesey partnership due to the changes in the
Public Service Boards
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130,000
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C16
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Delete the contribution towards the Gwynedd Environmental Partnership
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7,620
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C18
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Delete the budget to support alcohol and drugs misuse
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28,900
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C19
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Delete 1 post out of 2 within Project Management
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31,060
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1
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Grass cutting main areas of our towns 6 times a year rather than 8
times however consideration should be
given to whether more efficiency savings can be found on Scheme no. 1 (Grass
Cutting in Town Centres) by reducing basic cuts ... view the full minutes text for item 14a
Awdur: Dilwyn O Williams
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14b |
CUTS TO MEET THE FINANCIAL DEFICIT PDF 192 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Peredur Jenkins
Additional documents:
Awdur: Dilwyn O Williams
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14c |
CABINET RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL ON THE 2016/17 BUDGET AND COUNCIL TAX
No prior report – recommendations to be discussed at the meeting.
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cyng/Cllr. Peredur Jenkins
Additional documents:
Awdur: Dilwyn O Williams
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