Issue - meetings

In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, voting on this motion was recorded.

Councillors Bools, Bray, Cartwright, Cope, J Crooks, W Crooks, Flemming, C Gibbens, S Gibbens, Glenville, Green, Hodgkins, Lambert, Lynch, Moore, Linda Mullaney, Michael Mullaney, Pendlebury, Stead-Davis, Walker, Webber-Jones, Weightman and Williams voted FOR the motion (23);

Councillors C Allen and R Allen voted AGAINST the motion (2);

Councillors Cook, Harris, O’Shea, Simmons and Sutton abstained from voting.

The motion was therefore declared CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED –

(i)            The general fund budget for 2024/25 and 2025/26 be approved;

(ii)          The special expenses area budget for 2024/25 and 2025/26 be approved;

(iii)         The proposed movement in general fund balances and earmarked reserves for 2024/25 and 2025/26 be approved;

(iv)         The supplementary budget for licence costs be approved.

To present the general fund revenue budget for 2025/26.

The Scrutiny Commission noted the proposed general fund budget for 2025/26 and the pressures set out in the report.