Decision

It
was RESOLVED that Cabinet RECOMMENDS to Council that it:

a)                  
adopts the budget setting report and associated
financial strategies 2024/25 to 2028/29 (attached Annex) including
the summarised Special Expenses budget at Appendix 1, Budget
Summary at Appendix 2, changes to fees and charges regarding Garden
Waste and Car Parking (Appendix 5) and Transformation and
Efficiency Plan at Appendix 7;

b)                  
adopts the Capital Programme as set out in Appendix
3;
 

c)                  
adopts the Capital and Investment Strategy at
Appendix 8;

d)                  
adopts the Second Home Premium at Section 3.4 and
any notification of further exemptions to be adopted and
incorporated into a revised policy;
 

e)                  
sets Rushcliffe’s 2024/25 Council Tax for a
Band D property at £157.88 (increase from 2023/24 of
£3.93 or 2.55%);

f)                    
sets the Special Expenses for 2024/25 for West
Bridgford, Ruddington and Keyworth, Appendix 1, resulting in the
following Band D Council Tax levels for the Special Expense
Areas:
 

i)            
West Bridgford £59.44 (£55.95 in
2023/24)

ii)      Keyworth £4.69
(£4.38 in 2023/24)

iii)     Ruddington £3.29
(£3.68 in 2023/24);
 

g)                  
adopts the Pay Policy Statement at Appendix 6;
and

h)                  
delegates authority to the Director – Finance
and Corporate Services to make any minor amendments to the
Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) once the final local
government finance settlement is received and advise the Finance
Portfolio Holder accordingly, to be reported to Full
Council.