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County Councillors: D MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL Agenda item 4 Minutes of the meeting of Monmouthshire County Council held at County Hall, Usk on Thursday 27th June 2013 at 2.00 p.m. PRESENT: County Councillor D.L.S. Dovey, (Chairman) County Councillors: D. Batrouni, Mrs. D. Blakebrough, R.F. Chapman, P.R. Clarke, Ms. J.E. Crook, A. Easson, D.L. Edwards, Mrs R.M. Edwards, D.J. Evans, P.S. Farley, P.A. Fox, J. George, R. J. W. Greenland, Mrs. E. J. Hacket Pain, R.G. Harris, R.J.C. Hayward, M. Hickman, P.A.D. Hobson, G. Howard, S.G.M. Howarth, D.W.H. Jones, Mrs. P. Jones, Ms. S. Jones, S.B. Jones, R.P. Jordan, J.I. Marshall, P. Murphy, Mrs. M. Powell, J.L. Prosser, Mrs. V.E. Smith, B. Strong, Mrs. F. Taylor, A.C. Watts, Mrs. P.A. Watts, Mrs. A.E. Webb, Mrs S. White, K.G. Williams and A.M. Wintle. OFFICERS IN ATTENDANCE: Mr P. Matthews Chief Executive Mr S.M.W. Andrews Monitoring Officer Mr. G. Ashworth Head of Planning, Place and Regeneration Mr M. Davies Development Plans Manager Mr. R. Hoggins Acting Chief Officer, Regeneration and Culture Mrs J. Robson Head of Finance/Section 151 Officer Mr R. Tranter Deputy Monitoring Officer Mrs M. Wilkinson Deputy Chief Executive Mr P.M. Evans Democratic Services Manager 1 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE These were received from County Councillors G.C. Burrows, G.L. Down, Mrs L. Guppy and R J Higginson. 2 CHAIRMAN’S REPORT AND RECEIPT OF PETITIONS The Chairman had attended a number of events including the following: Wednesday 15th May - Freedom of the Borough Ceremony and Parade of the Welsh Guards - Ysysangharad War Memorial Park, Pontypridd Saturday 18th May - Celebration of the Rotary Club’s 50 years of Service to Chepstow & District - Chepstow Castle Tuesday 21st May - Monmouth Scouts AGM - Centenary Scout Hall Saturday 25th May - Welsh Perry & Cider Festival – Caldicot Castle Sunday 26th May - Abergavenny Steam Rally – Bailey Park Sunday 2nd June - Abergavenny Town Council Civic Sunday – Christchurch, Avergavenny Wednesday 5th June - GAVO Awards Evening – Glen yr Afon House Hotel, Usk Thursday 6th June - Royal Garden Party – Buckingham Palace, London Page 2 Minutes of the meeting of Monmouthshire County Council dated Thursday 27th June 2013 continued Friday 7th June - Supper Party, Bishopstow Sunday 9th June - Monmouth Town Council Civic Service – Priory Church of St Marys the Virgin, Monmouth Sunday 9th June - Wye, Oh! Wye Concert – The Drill Hall, Chepstow Saturday 15th June - Gwent Young Farmers County Rally – Skirrid Farm, Nr Abergavenny Saturday 15th June - Abergavenny Eisteddfod Concert/Competition – Borough Theatre, Abergavenny Monday 17th June - Business Breakfast – Tithe Barn Food Hall, Abergavenny Thursday 20th June - Royal Ascot Ladies Charity Day – Chepstow Race Course The Chairman announced that an event to celebrate the life and work of Steve Greenslade would be held on Friday 19th July at 2.00 p.m. at County Hall. 3 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST These are recorded under the relevant minute heading. 4 “STATE OF MONMOUTHSHIRE” DEBATE We received a statement from the Leader setting out the context of change within which the Council was working, including the Hill Report on Education, and the Public Services Commission which was due to report by the end of the year. There was an unprecedented challenge to public service finance in Wales. Meanwhile people were living longer, but not necessarily living well for longer, and our young people were facing real difficulties in getting jobs and homes of their own. Despite political differences members had a common aim to serve the community. The Leader drew attention to the following achievements of the whole Council: A change in the way we work to agile working, with a 50% reduction in desks. Other organisations wanted to know how we had achieved this. An alteration in our estate and a move into modernised buildings eg the Cattle Market, a new County Hall, Innovation House, new primary schools. An integrated team for Older Peoples’ Services. Considerable savings from waste with an excellent service maintained and high recycling rates. Increased investment in highways infrastructure despite a reducing settlement. A comprehensive Single Integrated Plan Taking on the challenge and potential of social media and new technology eg Monmouthpedia. We had taken 2% - 3% out of the budget over the last few years with only a marginal effect on services. Page 3 Minutes of the meeting of Monmouthshire County Council dated Thursday 27th June 2013 continued There had also been some salutary lessons: The Estyn inspection had been a disappointment, but had given us a wake-up call to do more to develop the potential of our children. It had not been easy having no home or base for the first year of the new Council. There was due to be a 2% cut in funding from Westminster to the Welsh Assembly Government and this would translate into massive cuts for local government including Monmouthshire. The level of savings we would need to make would have to at least double in 2014/15 over this year. To protect education and social services, we may need to lose 20% - 50% of resources in other services. To do this we would need to invest in workforce capacity. The Leader highlighted the following messages: All the children in Monmouthshire should have a fair start. A modern secondary school estate was needed. The need to recognise that some families need specific assistance. The need to develop the potential of brighter children from poorer homes. The need to harness the social capital of Monmouthshire. To move on at speed the “whole place” agenda to deliver attractive, vibrant places. Can we tap into the capacity for communities to be more sustainable for food, energy, transport and recycling? We need to link people digitally in ways that are multi-generational. To achieve this we needed to have a different sort of conversation and relationship with our communities. We also needed to engage with our democratic partners in town and community councils. A members’ seminar on service re-design would be held on Wednesday 3rd July at 10.00 a.m. and a further seminar would be held on Wednesday 31st July at 10.00 a.m. There would be further events during the autumn. The Leader concluded by inviting all members to join in a debate about the state of Monmouthshire and it’s fitness for the future. In response to a question from County Councillor S.G.M.Howarth as to whether the Leader wanted backbenchers to come on board with the Cabinet, the Leader stated that the whole Council had a part to play. He had to maintain an executive function and no Cabinet re-shuffle was envisaged. The question was, how do we sustain high quality services with half the money? In response to a question from County Councillor A.C.Watts about what the Leader intended to do to protect people living in pockets of deprivation, the Leader referred to the need to take forward the agenda on “narrowing the gap”. There were high levels of deprivation in small pockets. Page 4 Minutes of the meeting of Monmouthshire County Council dated Thursday 27th June 2013 continued In response to a supplementary question from Councillor Watts as to how the Leader would work with other parties, the Leader stated that he wanted to use the best expertise in the Council Chamber to raise expectations in families and to provide opportunities for children and young people. County Councillor R J C Hayward asked if the Council had received a 0.6% increase in funding over last year, and the spending review had identified a 2% cut in real terms – wasn’t that an increase, bearing in mind inflation? And was talk of cuts of 50% scaremongering? In response, the Leader confirmed that the headline figure was a 2% cut, but the funding to WAG from the Treasury was flat lining, and in real terms there was a cut. The Institute for Fiscal Studies had indicated that councils could expect cuts of anything up to 20% up to the end of the decade. The Leader hoped that he was wrong but he was relaying the message passed on by the Institute of Fiscal Studies and WAG Ministers. County Councillor Mrs F Taylor welcomed the intention to address poverty and deprivation but stated that this needed to be a whole Council debate. There was a need to harness social capital. Community engagement was not understood in the Council. In response, the Leader acknowledged the need for better engagement. The forthcoming members’ seminars would provide an opportunity to address these issues. 5 MINUTES We resolved that the minutes of the following meetings of the County Council be confirmed as a correct record and signed by the Chairman: (a) Annual Meeting 14th May 2013 (b) County Council 16th May 2013 6 PUBLIC FORUM ITEMS None received. 7 COMMITTEE MINUTES We resolved that the minutes of the following meetings be received: (a) Democratic Services Committee 10th April 2013 (b) Standards Committee 4th March 2013 (c) Standards Committee 7th May 2013 (d) SACRE 26th February 2013 8 NOTICE OF MOTION The following motion was moved by County Councillor D Batrouni and seconded: “That this Council values all its employees and believes a hard day’s work should be rewarded with a liveable wage. Consequently, this council should implement Page 5 Minutes of the meeting of Monmouthshire County Council dated Thursday 27th June 2013 continued the living wage as a minimum standard of pay for all Monmouthshire County Council employees by the next financial year 2014-15.” In moving the motion, Councillor Batrouni highlighted the following points: This was a moral argument, a hard day’s work should be rewarded by fair pay, and the Council should pay a decent liveable wage.
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