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Councillors approved the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2027/28 to 2031/32, a five-year financial plan that projects a budget shortfall. They agreed to re-establish a cross-party group to review committee sizes, and to keep Chair Announcements on the condition that they must be non-political. Members also heard a presentation from Rali Ceredigion and confirmed committee membership for 2026-27.
It renewed the alcohol restriction orders for Aberystwyth, Lampeter and Cardigan town centres for three years, and agreed to let the Borth beach dog order expire. It also merged two licensing committees, made several appointments, and conditionally accepted a motion opposing changes to town and community council boundaries.
The Council met to interview shortlisted candidates for the vacant post of Corporate Lead Officer for Policy, Performance and Public Protection, and to appoint one person. Members voted by ballot to offer the post to Diana Davies, who accepted it on the first point of the Corporate Lead Officer pay scale, starting on 27 July 2026.
At its meeting on 11 June 2026, Ceredigion County Council approved revised teacher pay policies and a higher business mileage rate of 55 pence per mile. It also agreed to recruit two lay members to the Governance and Audit Committee, confirmed an interim Vice-Chair for that committee, and amended the Constitution. From 2027 it will change the Member Champion roles, and it offered the post of Corporate Lead Officer, Porth Gofal, to Mr Hywel Dafydd.
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It also noted the appointment of a Chaplain for the Chairman, confirmed the membership of the council's committees, and confirmed local authority representatives on school governing bodies.
Councillors approved the pay and allowance rules for members for 2026/27, including pay levels set by an outside body. They also approved the Council's Pay Policy for staff and elected the next Chair and Vice-Chair. The Council received a verbal update on the financial risks from the Middle East conflict, but the minute records no decision on it.
The Council approved the 2026/27 budget of £221.499 million and a 4.75% rise in its own Council Tax, which is £89.61 a year for a Band D home. It also set the total Council Tax for 2026/27, approved the Treasury Management Strategy and the Minimum Revenue Provision Policy, and appointed two new lay members to the Ethics and Standards Committee.
At its meeting on 22 January 2026, Ceredigion County Council agreed a motion on suicide and self-harm prevention and a motion on renewable energy in Ceredigion. It also approved the 2026/27 Council Tax Reduction Scheme, teachers' pay policies, a revised Statement of Licensing Policy, a revised Code of Conduct for Members and changes to the Constitution, and noted its response to the provisional local government finance settlement.
The Council approved the 2024-25 Annual Governance Statement, the Statement of Accounts and a revised policy on covert surveillance. It appointed a Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures, authorised legal staff, and changed the Constitution. It noted the Social Services and scrutiny annual reports and heard an update on the 2026/27 budget settlement.
Council considered a Notice of Motion on pension fund investments linked to Israel, the Medium Term Financial Strategy, the recruitment of a lay member to the Ethics and Standards Committee, and membership of the Local Access Forum. Councillors agreed the Notice of Motion as presented, approved the Medium Term Financial Strategy for 2026/27 to 2030/31, approved the recruitment arrangements and appointed Alan Davies as a lay member of the Mid Wales CJC Standards Sub-Committee. They also appointed members to the Local Access Forum for 2025 to 2028, and heard a presentation from the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
The Council considered changes to its Constitution, reports on social services and governance, changes to councillor appointments, and a review of chief officer pay. It approved the Constitution changes, an interim Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures, and a revised chief officer structure from 1 August 2025. It also confirmed councillor appointments to a corporate parenting group, a school transport appeals panel and member champion roles.
The Council appointed Mr Greg Jones to the post of Corporate Lead Officer for Porth Cymorth Cynnar, a senior council officer post, after a ballot. It agreed a salary of £83,356, the same salary point as his current role. The public and press were excluded for this item because the application contained personal information.
At its meeting on 12 June 2025, Ceredigion County Council agreed a motion on services at Bronglais Hospital and approved an updated policy on covert surveillance.
Members also noted the appointment of the Chairman's Chaplain and confirmed the membership of the Council's committees.
The Council met on 20 March 2025 to consider reports on gambling, taxi licensing, councillors' and staff pay, and councillors' responsibilities. Members unanimously agreed a motion calling on the UK Government to reverse three financial decisions, and adopted a new gambling policy and a revised taxi policy.
The Council approved a 2025/26 budget of £209.164m, with a 9.3% rise in the county council's Band D council tax. It also set the full council tax, including the town, community and police precepts, approved the Treasury Management Strategy and the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) policy, and agreed changes to the Constitution.
Council met on 23 January 2025 and agreed the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2025/26, the release of conservation area plans for public consultation, and the Digital Strategy 2024-2030. It also agreed a paid substitute for a senior salary holder on family absence, and confirmed councillors for a school governing body and an Audit Wales task and finish group.
Members agreed a motion calling for responsibility for the Crown Estate in Wales to pass to the Welsh Government, and adopted the Corporate Parenting Charter for children and young people in care. They also approved changes to the Council's Constitution, the written rules on how the Council works. Earlier, the Fire and Rescue Service told Members that its levy (the amount councils pay towards the service) for Ceredigion was expected to rise to about 7.3%.
Audit Wales said it intends to give an unqualified opinion on the accounts. Members also confirmed a school governor, committee memberships and other appointments, and heard the annual report on complaints and compliments.
Ceredigion County Council met on 14 November 2024 to decide whether to switch from the current first past the post system, where the candidate with the most votes in each ward wins, to the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system, where voters rank candidates and several members are elected per ward. The motion did not pass: 18 members voted for and 17 against, short of the 26 needed. The voting system will therefore stay the same for the 2027 elections.
They also approved an updated Medium Term Financial Strategy, a new member for the Local Places for Nature grant panel, and Councillor Gwyn James as Armed Forces Member Champion.
The Council refused an application to register Erw Goch field, Waunfawr, as a village green. Its independent barrister advised that the land is legally held for education, which the law treats as a complete defence against registration. The Council also changed committee agendas to use 'Chair's Announcements' and appointed a town and community councillor to the Ethics and Standards Committee.
Council met on 18 July 2024 and noted two annual reports, one from the Democratic Services Committee and one from the Governance and Audit Committee. It also appointed members to two panels and approved changes to the Constitution, subject to a correction to the Welsh organisation chart.
The Council also noted the appointment of Reverend Chris Bolton as Chairman's Chaplain and confirmed the membership of its committees.
Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
The Council agreed to consult the public on changing to the Single Transferable Vote system for county council elections.
The Council set a 2024/25 revenue budget of £193.572m and a county council Council Tax rise of 11.10%. It agreed how premium money from second homes and empty properties will be used, and approved the capital programme, the Treasury Management Strategy and the MRP Policy. The budget was carried by 20 votes to 16, and opposition groups said they could not support it.
Council considered the Annual Governance Statement for 2022-23, the council's yearly review of how it runs its decisions, money and risks. It also received the audit report on the 2022-23 accounts from Audit Wales, the public body that checks council finances. Councillors then approved the Statement of Accounts and the Harbour Statement of Accounts, after Audit Wales said it intends to give an unqualified opinion, meaning it found no major concerns with the figures.
At its meeting on 23 January 2024, Ceredigion County Council adopted its Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2024/25 on the same basis as the year before. It approved changes to polling places and polling stations after its review, withdrew one proposed move, and confirmed the membership of its committees.