Decisions

That the proposed 2017/18 budget totalling £75.153m be commended to Council for approval;

That the position in relation to expenditure as at 31 December 2017, be noted.

That management arrangements be put in place to minimise overspends and the adverse impact on reserves;

           That the additional grant received be noted;

That the proposed reserve movements and budget virements, as contained in the circulated report, be recommended to Cabinet for approval.

That the Welsh Public Library Standards Annual Report 2016 -17 be approved for submission to the Welsh Government and that the Annual Assessment Report 2016 -17 be noted.

That having given due regard to the responses to the consultation and the impact assessments in relation to equality risk, Welsh Language, legal and workforce.  Approval be granted for the Welsh in Education Strategic Plan 2017 – 2020 to be commended to Council for approval prior to submission to the Welsh Government and for implementation on the 1 April 2018 subject to the inclusion that exploration is undertaken into the use of Starter classes in English Medium Schools as a measure to increase Welsh Medium Education.