To receive apologies for absence from Members.

To receive declarations of personal and prejudicial interest from Members/Officers in

accordance with the Members’ Code of Conduct adopted by Council from 1 September 2008. 

To receive the minutes of a meeting of Council dated 6 September 2017.

 (i) Mayor (or person presiding)

(ii) Members of the Cabinet

(iii) Chief Executive

(iv) Monitoring Officer

Bridgend Borough Council has to make savings of £35.3 million over the next 4 years under the most likely scenario, due to the reduction being imposed by the UK Government, as a result of the reduction to the Welsh Government block grant funding. This is addition to the reduction in funding over the last 5 years, which amounts to £ 40 million. The unprecedented scale of reduction to the budget amounts in total to £75.3 million or equivalent of over £1000 per household within the Borough.

Although, in my view this council has been subjected to a number of inspections over the last two years and no major concerns have been raised, which cannot be addressed and areas of improvement have or are being addressed. In my opinion this could put enormous pressures on our services and may mean we are unable to fulfil our statutory duties.

It is my opinion Bridgend Borough Council via Welsh Government should receive a fair funding from the UK Government, so this council can achieve its goals in manner that means that our residents, who we were voted to represent. Instead of facing reductions in budgets that are having an impact on an essential range of services and could play a vital role in the health and well-being of the people we serve.

That Council considers

· that Bridgend condemns the potential £ £75.3 million reduction in its budget imposed by the UK Government, as a result of the reduction in the block grant funding from Westminster, to Welsh Government, which in turn means reduction to Bridgend Council budgets.

· To campaign for a fairer funding grant for Bridgend Council from UK Government.

· Bridgend Council will continue to be open and honest about the scale of the reduction and the damage they could do to our local communities.

. The leader writes to Chancellor of the Exchequer and Secretary State for Wales and requests fairer funding for Bridgend Borough Council and its residents.

To consider any item(s) of business in respect of which notice has been given in

accordance with Part 4 (paragraph 4) of the Council Procedure Rules and which the person presiding at the meeting is of the opinion should by reason of special circumstances be transacted at the meeting as a matter of urgency.