Agenda item

Notification of any items of business which the mayor deems urgent

In special circumstances an item of business may be added to an agenda within seven working days of the meeting.

Minutes:

At this juncture, the meeting agreed the programme motion.

 

That the meeting be conducted as follows:

 

Time

Business

7.00pm – 7.10pm

1. Preliminary business and announcements

 

7.10pm – 10.00pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.1. Policy and Resources Strategy: 2026-27 Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy

 

  1. Consideration of this item is not time limited but the meeting is subject to the guillotine.

 

  1. Debate to include:
  • 15 questions on the report (20 minute time limit)
  • Councillor Stephanie Cryan to present recommendations (10 minutes)
  • Councillor David Watson to reply on behalf of majority opposition (5 minutes)
  • Two amendments to be moved and seconded (3 minutes each)
  • Report and amendments to be debated as a single debate (all speakers 3 minutes each)
  • Reply to the debate from Councillor Stephanie Cryan (3 minutes)
  • Separate vote on each amendment
  • Recorded vote on substantive motion.

Members can only speak once, except for Councillor Stephanie Cryan, who will reply to the single debate.

 

This report has a legal requirement to take a recorded vote on the substantive motion.

 

Item 2.2. Setting the Council Tax 2025-26

 

There is no debate on this item.

 

This report has a legal requirement to take a recorded vote on the substantive motion.

 

Item 2.3. Treasury Management Strategy and Capital Strategy 2025-26

 

To be considered as normal.

 

Item 2.4 Proportionality and allocation of seats on committees

 

To be considered as normal.

 

 

Item 2 Reports for decision

 

Each report to have a single debate, subject to the guillotine.

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