Agenda

To invite Councillors to declare any Disclosable Pecuniary Interests or Other Disclosable Interests they may have in items on the agenda, and to confirm the nature of those interests.

A period of up to 15 minutes is allowed for members of the public to make a comment, ask questions or present petitions.  Each member of the public has up to 3 minutes to do this.  A councillor may also present a petition on behalf of a member of the public.

To consider the outstanding recommendations from the meeting of the Cabinet held on 7^th January 2026 that have not yet been determined. Also to consider recommendations arising from the Cabinet meeting on 18^th February 2026.

The Medium-Term Financial Plan Stage 2 Budget Report 2026/2027 to 2028/2029 (including Capital Strategy, Investment Strategy and Treasury Management Strategy) report and associated appendices will be published in a supplementary papers pack to this agenda following consideration at the Cabinet meeting on 18^th February 2026.

Please note that an appendix to this report contains exempt information that may need to be considered in exempt session.

This agenda has been published prior to the Cabinet meeting on 18^th February 2026; therefore the minutes of the Cabinet meeting will be published in a supplementary papers pack to this agenda.

This agenda has been published prior to the Audit, Standards and Governance Committee meeting on 17^th February 2026; therefore any recommendations made by the Audit, Standards and Governance Committee meeting will be published in a supplementary papers pack to this agenda.

To deal with any questions on notice from Members of the Council, in the order in which they have been received.

A period of up to 15 minutes is allocated for the asking and answering of questions.  This may be extended at the discretion of the Chairman with the agreement of the majority of those present.

A period of up to one hour is allocated to consider the motions on notice.  This may only be extended with the agreement of the Council.

"RESOLVED: that under Section 100 I of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following item(s) of business on the grounds that it/they involve(s) the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act, as amended, the relevant paragraph of that part, in each case, being as set out below, and that it is in the public interest to do so:-

The Medium-Term Financial Plan Stage 2 Budget Report 2026/2027 to 2028/2029 (including Capital Strategy, Investment Strategy and Treasury Management Strategy) report and associated appendices will be published in a supplementary papers pack to this agenda following consideration at the Cabinet meeting on 18^th February 2026.

Please note that an appendix to this report contains exempt information that may need to be considered in exempt session.