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• Interim medium term financial strategy

  Recommendations Approved

• Housing Services - Performance, Compliance and Outlook (mid-year)

  Recommendations Approved

• Investment In Green Energy Initiatives

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to support green energy initiatives, the Cabinet delegated authority to the Deputy Chief Executive to provide up to £500,000 to OVESCO for pre-construction finance and to allocate up to £125,000 for project due diligence.

• Local council tax reduction scheme 2026/27

  Recommend Forward to Council

  ...to adopt the 2025/26 Local Council Tax Reduction Scheme as the 2026/27 scheme, subject to budget changes and welfare benefit uprating, and to delegate authority to the Assistant Director Revenues and Benefits to implement and amend the scheme as needed.

• Lewes Local Plan - Draft Local Plan (Phase 2, Regulation 18)

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve the draft Lewes Local Plan (phase 2) document for public consultation, which focuses on the spatial strategy and site allocations for the Lewes Local Plan area, and to delegate authority to the Chief Executive to make minor editorial corrections before the consultation begins.

• Portfolio progress and performance report quarter 2 - 2025-2026

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to note the progress and performance of the Council against corporate plan priority actions, performance indicators, and targets for Quarter 2 of the 2025/26 period.

• Council tax base and non-domestic rate income for 2026/27

  Recommendations Approved

  ...to approve a provisional Council Tax Base of 39,173.0 for 2026/27, authorize the Chief Finance Officer to determine the final Council Tax Base and net yield from Business Rate income for 2026/27 in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets and Community Wealth Building, and set the Council Tax Base for each Town and Parish area.

• Revenue & capital financial monitoring report - quarter 2 2025/26

  For Determination

  ...to note the forecast outturn position for 2025/26, delegate authority for budget virements to the Director of Finance and Performance and the Cabinet Member for Finance, Assets and Community Wealth Building, and note appendices related to the revenue and capital financial monitoring report for quarter 2 of 2025/26.

Attendees

Councillor Wendy Maples Cabinet member The Green Party · Lewes Castle

Councillor Emily O'Brien Cabinet member The Green Party · Ouse Valley and Ringmer

Councillor Zoe Nicholson Leader of the Council and Leader of the Green Group The Green Party · Lewes Bridge

Councillor Christine Robinson Deputy Leader of the Council Labour · East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs

Councillor Chris Collier Cabinet member and Leader of the Labour Group Labour · Peacehaven West

Councillor Johnny Denis Cabinet member The Green Party · Ouse Valley and Ringmer

Councillor Laurence O'Connor Cabinet member Labour · East Saltdean and Telscombe Cliffs

Councillor Mark Slater Cabinet member The Green Party · Chailey Barcombe and Hamsey

Councillor Christine Brett Chair of Policy and Performance Advisory Committee Liberal Democrats · Seaford South

Councillor Stephen Gauntlett Leader of Liberal Democrat Group; Chair of Audit and Governance Committee Liberal Democrats · Seaford Central

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