Agenda and draft minutes
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Appointment of Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson Minutes: It
was proposed and seconded and resolved that Cllr Sonia Reynolds be appointed Chairperson
for the meeting. It
was proposed and seconded and resolved that Cllr Saifur Rahaman be the
Vice-Chairperson for the meeting. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: The following Members made a declaration of interest at the commencement of the meeting:
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Future Provision of Indoor Leisure Services (enclosed within Cabinet Papers) Minutes: Cllr.
Lockyer re-affirmed his interest and withdrew from the meeting Members
of scrutiny considered the options available for the future delivery of indoor
leisure services across the county borough. Members
of scrutiny received a verbal briefing from the Section 151 Officer who stated
that he has a statutory responsibility to advise Cabinet members in relation to
the financial impacts of the various options being considered today. It
was highlighted that options A and C could not be delivered within the current
£1.5 million base budget available for running indoor leisure services. It
was also reiterated that there were only three ways that a gap in funding could
be met as presently there was no identified funding strategy for any costs over
and above £1.5 million. The three ways of closing a funding gap were outlined
as being one of or a combination of: ·
Identify
permanent savings elsewhere in the Council’s budget ·
Generate
additional income or reduce the current cost of running indoor leisure services
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Increase council tax Members
of scrutiny were pleased to see the report in front of them at the meeting and
felt that following the Task and Finish Group they had received sufficient
information to make a decision. The
following proposal was proposed and seconded: ·
That the Cabinet consider that Indoor Leisure
Services be brought back to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to
operate. A
recorded vote was proposed and seconded and agreed in line with required procedures. The
vote was undertaken to determine which Members were for against and abstaining
from the proposed motion. The results of the vote were as follows: For
The Proposal Councillors - Mathew Crowley, Sharon Freeguard, Wyndham Griffiths, Jo Hale, Sian Harris, Nigel
Hunt, Steve Hunt, Jane Jones, Dennis Keogh, Simon Knoyle, Alun Llewelyn, Sandra
Miller, Rhydian Mizzen, Suzanne Paddison, Rebecca
Phillips, Mark Protheroe, Saifur
Rahaman, Susanne Renkes,
Sonia Reynolds, Anthony Richards, Marcia Spooner, Rachel Taylor, David Whitelock, Rob Wood, Arwyn Woolcock, Chris James, Against
The Proposal None Abstentions None Following
scrutiny, the majority of the Committee was supportive of the following
proposal to be considered by the Cabinet Board: ·
That the Cabinet consider that Indoor Leisure
Services be brought back to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council to
operate. |