Reserves Strategy 2026-27
Policy committee, 11 November 2025: a named vote.
For 12, Against 0, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: No overall control. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
Only one side of this vote could be read from the minutes. The others may be recorded in a form that couldn't be read, or not at all.
For (12)
- Chris Bateson (Liberal Democrats)
- Kathy Grant (Liberal Democrats)
- Lawrence Nichols (Liberal Democrats)
- Michele Gibson (Liberal Democrats)
- John Boughtflower (Conservative)
- Matthew Lee (Conservative)
- Sinead Mooney (Conservative)
- Jon Button (Labour)
- Rebecca Geach (Labour)
- Sue Doran (Labour)
- Joanne Sexton (ISG)
- Malcolm Beecher (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
as a revenue budget equalisation reserve. There were a number of factors that would create budget gaps which would be eased with repurposing the reserves. Councillor Clarke requested a recorded vote. For Councillors Bateson, Beecher, Boughtflower, Button, Doran, Geach, Gibson, Grant, Lee, Mooney, Nichols, Sexton, Williams – 13 votes Against 0 votes Abstain Clarke – 1 vote The Committee resolved to: 1. Recommend to Council that it is informed and assured by the Draft Reserves Strategy noting that the forward projected figures will ch
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