Voting record
Budget Council, Council, Monday, 23rd February, 2026 6.00 pm
Item: 2026-27 Revenue Budget, Capital Programme and Medium Term Financial Strategy
Budget - to APPROVE the Conservative Group amendments:
Amendment status:
Rejected
| Vote | Councillors | Count |
|---|---|---|
| For | Fowles, Hall-Wilson, Judd, Slater, Stowe, Theyer and Wilkins | 7 |
| Against | Bloomer, Brassington, Bridges, Coleman, Dale, Evemy, Harris, Harris, Hodgkinson, Ind, Jenkinson, Layton, Mansilla, McKeown, Neill, Spivey, Thurling, Turner, Vann, Watson and Wilkinson | 21 |
| Abstain | None | 0 |
| Conflict Of Interests | None | 0 |
2026/27 Revenue Budget, Capital Programme and Medium-term Financial Strategy - Approve Recommendations:
Resolution status:
Carried
RESOLVED that Council APPROVED :
1. the Medium-Term Financial Strategy set out in Annex B
2. the Budget Pressures and Savings for inclusion in the budget, set out in Annex C
3. the Council Tax Requirement of £7,419,716 for this Council
4. the Council Tax level for Cotswold District Council purposes of £163.93 for a Band D property in 2026/27 (an increase of £5)
5. the Capital Programme, set out in Annex D
6. the Annual Capital Strategy 2026/27, as set out in Annex E
7. the Annual Treasury Management Strategy and Non-Treasury Management Investment Strategy 2026/27, as set out in Annex F
8. the Strategy for the Flexible use of Capital Receipts, as set out in Annex H
9. that £2m is set aside in a new earmarked reserve Council Priority: LGR Transition through the releasing of £2m of the balance currently held in the Financial Resilience Reserve.
10. the balances and reserves forecast for 2026/27 to 2029/30 as set out in Section 7 of the report.
| Vote | Councillors | Count |
|---|---|---|
| For | Bloomer, Brassington, Bridges, Coleman, Dale, Evemy, Harris, Harris, Hodgkinson, Ind, Jenkinson, Layton, Mansilla, McKeown, Neill, Spivey, Thurling, Turner, Vann, Watson and Wilkinson | 21 |
| Against | Fowles, Hall-Wilson and Judd | 3 |
| Abstain | Slater, Stowe, Theyer and Wilkins | 4 |
| Conflict Of Interests | None | 0 |