Issue - meetings
General Fund Budget and Council Tax - 2025/26
Meeting: 28/01/2025 - Cabinet (Item 103)
103 General Fund Budget and Council Tax - 2025/26 PDF 237 KB
The report of the Strategic Director of Resources
Presented by the Corporate Portfolio Holder
Additional documents:
- Appendix A - General Fund and Council Tax 2025-26 Council Report, item 103
PDF 2 MB
- 2025-26 Budget Consultation Responses, item 103
PDF 378 KB
- Appendix 3c - Fees and Charges, item 103
PDF 221 KB
Minutes:
The Strategic Director of Resources presented the report.
The Chair asked about the allocated budget for changes to the food waste collection service. The Strategic Director of Resources advised that the predicted figure was as accurate as it could be, but acknowledged the risk, which was consequently accounted for in the contingency budget.
It was moved by Councillor N Rushton, seconded by Councillor K Merrie, and
RESOLVED THAT:
- The attached Council report (appendix A) be endorsed and recommended to Council for approval at its meeting on 20 February 2025.
- The fees and charges as set out in Appendix 3 of Appendix A be approved.
- The contribution to a contingency budget as detailed in the General Fund budget summary 2025/26 to 2029/30 (appendix A, appendix 1) be approved, and responsibility be delegated to the Chief Executive in consultation with the Director of Resources (Section 151 Officer) and the relevant Portfolio Holder to spend.
- Authority be delegated to the Section 151 Officer, in consultation with the Corporate Portfolio Holder to make amendments to the Council report prior to consideration at Council on 20 February 2025.
Reason for decision: required as part of the budget setting process for 2025/26 to ensure compliance with the Budget Framework as set out in the Council’s Constitution.