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It was resolved
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To utilise the additional funding resulting from Welsh
Government’s final settlement to amend the initial draft
budget proposal as follows –

 

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Not to implement the proposal to begin making a service charge
for industrial and business units in 2025/26

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Not to implement the proposal to reduce the combined number of
days that the Council’s recycling centres are open in
2025/26

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To reduce the increase in Council Tax by 1% to 8.5% (7.85% for
Council Services and 0.65% for the Fire Levy)

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To allocate £217k to meet future costs of replacing IT
equipment schools

 

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To note the Section 151 Officer’s recommendation that the
Council should maintain a minimum of £9.75m general
balances.

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To note the comments made by the Section 151 Officer on the
robustness of the estimates made as set out in Section 5 of
Appendix 1 of the report.

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To recommend a final net budget for the County Council of
£195.443m and resulting increase in the level of Council Tax
of 8.5% (7.85% for Council Services and 0.65% for the Fire Levy)
noting that a formal resolution, including the North Wales Police
and Town/Community Council precepts will be presented to the
Council on 6 March 2025.

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To authorise the Section 151 Officer to make such changes as may
be necessary before the submission of the final proposals to the
Council.

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To agree that any unforeseen pressures on demand led budgets
during the financial year will be able to draw upon funding from
the general contingencies budget.

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To request the Council to authorise the Executive to release up
to £250k from general balances if the general contingencies
budget is fully committed during the year.

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To delegate to the Section 151 Officer the power to release
funding from the general contingency up to £50k for any
single item. Any item in excess of £50k not to be approved
without the prior consent of the Executive.

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To confirm that the level of Council Tax Premium for second
homes and empty homes is maintained at 100%.