Having considered an open officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet
Member for Finance and Resources, Councillor Amanda De Ryk, the Mayor
and Cabinet agreed that
(1) the risks with regards to current year financial cuts, Covid and the
uncertainty of future government funding; and the potential for this to impact
negatively on the cuts levels required for 2022/23 be noted;
(2) the 2022/23 to 2025/26 Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) and
outline approach being taken to identify cuts proposals required to meet the
remaining estimated budget gap of £26m over the next four years be
approved; and
(3) the timetable for bringing forward cuts proposals and building the 2022/23
budget to Council in February/March 2022 be approved.