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It was RESOLVED
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To agree the final details of the Council’s proposed
budget, as shown in Section 4 of Appendix 1 and Appendix 2;

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To note the Section 151 Officer’s recommendation that the
Council should maintain a minimum of £9.2m 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;

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To recommend a net budget for the County Council of
£184.165m and resulting increase in the level of Council Tax
of 9.50% (8.6% for Council Services and 0.9% for the Fire Levy)
(£136.44 – Band D) to the full Council, noting that a
formal resolution, including the North Wales Police and
Town/Community Council precepts, will be presented to the Council
on the 7 March, 2024;

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That any minor differences between the provisional settlement
and the final settlement be adjusted for by using the general
contingency which is included in the 2024/2025 budget by making a
contribution to/from the Council’s general reserves in order
to set a balanced budget;

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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 £250k be transferred to school reserves from
the central education underspend in 2023/2024;

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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 increases to 100% and for empty homes remains at
100%.