Report by Director of Finance

The Director of Finance submitted a report on the robustness of the Council’s 2026/27 budget.

The report noted that the process of setting a balanced budget on an annual basis was underpinned by the professional judgement of the Chief Finance Officer, who was legally required to write a Section 25 statement reporting to Council the robustness of the estimates made for the purposes of the budget calculations and the adequacy of the proposed financial reserves.

The following motion was moved by Councillor Terry and seconded by Councillor Leng and CARRIED:

Resolved –

That the Chief Finance Officer’s report on the robustness of the Council’s 2026/27 budget and indicative budgets for the subsequent two financial years 2027/28 and 2028/29 or 2029/30 be noted and the opinion contained therein be taken into account in consideration of Items 47-50 below.