Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED
- To consider the proposed balanced
budget including movement in reserves and recommended approval to
full Council.
- To
approve the creation of an £0.75m Ear Marked Reserve to
mitigate the Revenue costs of Local Government
Reorganisation.
- To
approve the use of the Communities reserve to fund a revenue budget
of £4,000 per Member to allow the award of small local
grants.
- That
an alternative option for balancing the budget should be agreed to
replace costs or savings not taken forward if there are
any.
- To
agree that any additional funding announced as part of the final
Local Government Settlement announcement be transferred to
reserves.
- To
decide which proposed new capital bids should be recommended to
full Council for inclusion in the Capital
Programme.
Reason for the decision:
To enable the Council to set a balanced
budget.
Report author: Don McCallum
Publication date: 04/02/2026
Date of decision: 02/02/2026
Decided at meeting: 02/02/2026 - Cabinet
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