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At its meeting on 7 July 2026, the County Council approved its performance self-assessment for 2025 to 2026 and its Pay Policy Statement for 2026/27. It also approved the 2027 committee timetable, acknowledged the Strategic Equality and Diversity Group's annual statement, and appointed Councillor Andrea Tomlin to the Standards Committee.
It appointed two independent members to the Standards Committee and a councillor to the board of Denbighshire Leisure Limited, and noted the Standards Committee's annual report and the political balance of committees. On two notices of motion, Council asked for a full report on bin replacement charges before any decision, and asked Cabinet to review funding for rural road maintenance.
The Council set its 2026/27 budget and approved a Council Tax rise of 5.22%: 4.76% for council services and 0.46% for the Fire Authority levy. It then passed the legal resolutions setting Council Tax bands and precepts for 2026/27. The meeting also heard an update on the National Park proposal and noted its forward work programme.
The council adopted the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for 2026/27, approved the Capital Plan and Capital Strategy, and approved the Treasury Management Strategy for 2026/27. It also agreed to extend the current Corporate Plan to 2028 and approved an updated constitution for the local Standing Advisory Council on Religion, Values and Ethics, and heard a petition on replacing Pont Llannerch without recording a decision on it.
Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
Summary when the minutes are published, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
The full council met on 24 October 2025 and interviewed candidates for the post of Chief Executive, the council's most senior officer. The press and public were excluded from this item. The minute records that Helen White was appointed to the post.
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County Council met on 8 July 2025. It approved the Council's performance self-assessment for 2024 to 2025, changed the Council Tax premiums on long-term empty and second homes, approved the committee timetable for 2026, and agreed to recruit a new Chief Executive. A notice of motion on Personal Independence Payment was withdrawn.
It also approved the 2025-26 Pay Policy Statement, noted the committee seat arrangements, appointed two lay members to the Standards Committee, and passed an amended motion on inheritance tax and farming.
With the press and public excluded for this item, councillors considered a plan to change how Denbighshire Leisure Limited (DLL), the Council's wholly owned leisure company, is run.
The council set its 2025/26 budget and the Council Tax rise that goes with it. Councillors agreed an overall Council Tax rise of 6.00% and moved £500k that had been planned for reserves into education. They also approved changes to the council's contract rules, noted a performance assessment and noted the Standards Committee's annual report.
Denbighshire County Council met on 28 January 2025 and approved its 2025/26 Council Tax Reduction Scheme, its 2025/26 Capital Plan and its Treasury Management Strategy. Members also agreed a joint scrutiny committee for the North Wales Corporate Joint Committee, accepted the Governance and Audit Committee's annual report, and approved the existing network of polling places.
The meeting considered the council's medium-term financial plan for 2025/26 to 2027/28, two notices of motion and two member questions. Councillors backed the Medium Term Financial Strategy and Plan, which warns that service cuts and higher Council Tax are likely unless funding from Welsh Government improves. The council also approved a motion asking the Leader to write to Welsh Government about the Crown Estate, and referred a Plaid Cymru motion on support for town and community councils to the Budget and Transformation Board.
A motion to remove the Leader and Cabinet was rejected by 25 votes to 17 at the full Council meeting on 10 September 2024. The Council also appointed a new Vice-Chair and a director to Denbighshire Leisure Limited, adopted a mandatory training policy for councillors and agreed to write to Denbighshire's MPs about the two-child benefit cap.
On 9 July 2024 the Council considered six items. It adopted the Climate and Nature Strategy, approved the 2023/24 Performance Self-Assessment and the Scrutiny Committees' annual report, and approved the 2025 committee timetable. It also appointed Tony Ward as a director of Denbighshire Leisure Limited.
Councillors approved the council's Pay Policy Statement for 2024/25 and adopted new terms of reference for the Governance and Audit Committee. They also appointed Councillor Jon Harland to the Standards Committee after a vote.
Denbighshire County Council met on 27 February 2024. Members set council tax levels for 2024/25. They also approved the capital plan, the treasury management strategy and a revised Corporate Plan, and agreed a motion on people affected by events in Israel and Palestine. They defeated a motion to suspend engagement with the proposed North Wales National Park.
The Council met to set its budget for 2024/25 and to adopt the Council Tax Reduction Scheme for the year. Members approved a council tax rise of 9.34%, and a recorded vote carried the budget by 27 votes to 17, with 2 abstentions. The Council also adopted the scheme that helps low-income households pay their council tax.
County Council met on 14 November 2023 after the death of its Chair, Councillor Pete Prendergast. Members also noted the annual report of the Governance and Audit Committee and appointed Councillor King to the board of Denbighshire Leisure Limited and to the North Wales Police and Crime Panel.
Full Council made decisions on council tax premiums, two annual reports from committees and three notices of motion. The main decision was to raise the council tax premium on second homes and long-term empty homes to 100% from April 2024 and 150% from April 2025. A premium is an extra charge on top of the standard council tax bill.
Denbighshire County Council appointed Elizabeth Thomas as Head of Finance and Audit at its meeting on 20 July 2023. The Head of Finance and Audit is the Section 151 officer, the senior officer responsible for the council's money, and members heard a presentation and questions from one candidate before deciding.
The full Council discussed how the Corporate Plan is governed and approved its performance self-assessment for 2022 to 2023. It also agreed to add licensing training to the list of mandatory member training, approved the 2024 committee timetable, and passed two notices of motion, on Blue Flag status for beaches and on Rhyl promenade kiosks.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
Denbighshire County Council met on 28 February 2023 and set the Council Tax for 2023/24. Councillors also approved the 2023/24 capital plan, the Conwy and Denbighshire Public Services Board's Well-being Plan and the treasury management strategy.
Council finalised the 2023/24 budget, including a 3.8% rise in Council Tax, by 38 votes to 3, with 1 abstention. It also adopted the Council Tax Reduction Scheme, which helps low-income households pay their bills, and approved the arrangements for the timing of meetings after a survey of members. Both of these decisions were agreed without opposition.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.
The minutes are published. No summary has been written yet.