Agenda and minutes

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor J Davies, Councillor E C Galsworthy and Councillor K Gibbs.

Members are reminded of their personal responsibility to declare any personal and prejudicial interest in respect of matters contained in this agenda in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government and Finance Act 1992 relating to Council Tax, the Local Government Act 2000, the Council’s Constitution and the Members Code of Conduct

Note:

(a)  Members are reminded that they must identify the item number and subject matter that their interest relates to and signify the nature of the personal interest and

(b)  Where Members withdraw from a Meeting as a consequence of the disclosure of a prejudicial interest they must notify the Chair when they leave

Councillor I Thomas Declared his Interest in Item 5 – Council Tax Base for 2023-24 as he is a Member of the Bedlinog and Trelewis Community Council and has Dispensation to speak and vote.

To approve as accurate the Minutes of the following Meetings:

The Council approves as accurate (subject to any amendments) the Minutes of the following Meetings:

Resolved that:

The Minutes of the Full Council Meeting held 9 November 2022 be accepted as a correct record.

Resolved that:

The Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting held 9 November 2022 be accepted as a correct record.

Resolved that:

The Minutes of the Planning, Regulatory and Licensing Committee held 16 November 2022 be accepted as a correct record.

Resolved that:

The Minutes of the Licensing Committee held 23 November 2022 be accepted as a correct record.

Resolved that:

The Minutes of the Governance and Audit Committee held 28 November 2022 be accepted as a correct record.

Resolved that:

The Minutes of the Corporate Support and Resources Scrutiny Committee held 15 November 2022 be accepted as a correct record.

Resolved that:

The Minutes of the Regeneration and Public Protection Scrutiny Committee held 22 November 2022 be accepted as a correct record.

Resolved that:

The Minutes of the Learning and LGES Scrutiny Committee held 17 October 2022 be accepted as a correct record.

To consider report of the Chief Executive

Councillor A Barry referred the Council to the ‘Corporate Risk Management Strategy / Policy Proposed Amendments, report and advised that the revision in the Policy was needed to reflect greater fluidity and the need to react in a timely fashion. 

Councillor A Barry referred to Paragraph 3.3 of the report and advised that five Members were required to propose this revision and that this revision had to be ratified by Council.  The process of having five Councillors to move the proposal was to ensure that it only happened in exceptional circumstances and allowed flexibility within the decision making process.

Councillor A Barry then moved the recommendation as detailed in Paragraph 2.1 of the report and was seconded by Councillor M Jones.

The Mayor then advised that this proposal required another three Councillors to come forward in support of this recommendation.

Councillor L Mytton, Councillor C Tovey and Councillor J Jenkins then indicated their support for the recommendation.

Resolved that:

The proposed revision of the Corporate Risk Policy Risk Appetite Section as set out in Section 4 of the report be approved.

To consider report of the Chief Executive

Resolved that:

The following be approved

Pursuant to this report and in accordance with the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) and Council Tax (Prescribed Class of Dwellings) (Wales) (Amendments) Regulations 2004, the number calculated by the Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council for 2023/24 shall be 18,617.78 (18,587.44 – 2022/23) and for the area covered by the Bedlinog and Trelewis Community Council for 2023/24 shall be 1,171.52 (1,163.52 – 2022/23).

To consider report of the Deputy Chief Executive

Councillor G Thomas referred the Committee to the ‘Rapid Rehousing Transition Plan’ report and moved the recommendation as detailed in Paragraph 2.1 of the report.

Questions were then raised by the Members on the report and were responded to in detail by the Officers.

Alyn Owen also suggested that as there were a number of complex interlocking issues a further Workshop be held for Members in January 2023 to explore all these issues.

Resolved that:

The Rapid Rehousing Transitional Plan be approved.

To receive report of the Chief Officer Neighbourhood Services

Resolved that:

The report for Information be received.

To receive report of the Chief Officer Neighbourhood Services

Resolved that:

The report for Information be received.

The Mayor advised that there was no other business deemed urgent.

No Communications were received from their Worship the Mayor.