Overview and Scrutiny Co-ordinating Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Draft 2025/26 Council budget
The Committee considered the overall budget position in the budget report (Enclosure A). It noted that the four thematic committees will look at the effect on services on 6 and 7 February 2025. It asked Cabinet to consider the letter from Councillor Rhodri Evans.
Healthier Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Draft 2025/26 Budget
Committee Members agreed they had considered recommendations 1 a) to f). They agreed to recommend to Cabinet option (b) as the preferred option: a draft 2025/26 Budget Requirement of £209.234m, resulting in a Council Tax increase of £14.24 per month for a Band D property (9.9%), including £346k for the Planning Enforcement Service and £481k for the Waste Collection Service.
Learning Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Draft 2025/26 budget and Council Tax options
The committee agreed it had considered the budget recommendations. It made no other recommendations.
Thriving Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Draft 2025/26 budget and Council Tax rise
The committee recommended that Cabinet choose Option (b) as its preferred option. Option (b) sets a draft budget requirement (the total the council needs to spend) of £209.234m, with a Council Tax rise of £14.24 a month (9.9%) for a Band D home, for the Ceredigion County Council part of the bill. The budget includes £346k to invest in the Planning Enforcement Service and £481k for the Waste Collection Service. The committee made no further recommendations for Cabinet.
Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Scrutiny committees question decisions and can recommend changes. They don't make the decision.
Draft 2025/26 budget for the committee's services
The committee agreed that it had considered recommendations 1 (a) to (f) on the budget. It agreed to recommend that Cabinet choose option (b) as the preferred option. Option (b) is a draft budget of £209.234m, with a council tax rise of £14.24 a month for a Band D home (9.9%), the reference band used to compare council tax. It includes £346k for the Planning Enforcement Service and £481k for the Waste Collection Service. The committee made no further recommendations.
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