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Budget Meeting, Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 6.00 pm

February 26, 2026 at 6:00 pm Council View on council website  Watch video of meeting

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Profile image for Councillor Mark Ashton
Councillor Mark Ashton Labour and Co-operative Labour Cherry Hinton
Profile image for Councillor Dave Baigent
Councillor Dave Baigent Your Party Romsey
Profile image for Councillor Naomi Bennett
Councillor Naomi Bennett Leader of the Green Group; Green (Spokes) Finance and Resources Green Abbey
Profile image for Councillor Tim Bick
Councillor Tim Bick Leader of Liberal Democrat Group and Lib Dem (Spokes) Culture, Economy and Skills Liberal Democrat Market
Profile image for Councillor Gerri Bird
Councillor Gerri Bird Cabinet Member for Housing Labour East Chesterton
Profile image for Councillor Imogene Blackburn-Horgan
Councillor Imogene Blackburn-Horgan Liberal Democrat Queen Edith's
Profile image for Councillor Hugh Clough
Councillor Hugh Clough Green (Spokes) Finance & Resources, Culture, Economy & Skills Green Newnham
Profile image for Councillor Jamie Dalzell
Councillor Jamie Dalzell Lib Dem (Spokes) Finance & Resources Liberal Democrat West Chesterton
Profile image for Councillor Mike Davey
Councillor Mike Davey Labour Petersfield
Profile image for Iva Divkovic
Iva Divkovic Labour Arbury
Profile image for Councillor Robert Dryden
Councillor Robert Dryden Labour and Co-operative Labour Cherry Hinton
Profile image for Councillor Ingrid Flaubert
Councillor Ingrid Flaubert Liberal Democrat Trumpington
Profile image for Councillor Jenny Gawthrope Wood
Councillor Jenny Gawthrope Wood Labour King's Hedges
Profile image for Councillor Jean Glasberg
Councillor Jean Glasberg Green (Spokes) for Communities, Climate, Action & Environment, Open Spaces & City Services Green Newnham
Profile image for Councillor Tim Griffin
Councillor Tim Griffin Labour Coleridge
Profile image for Councillor Olaf Hauk
Councillor Olaf Hauk Lib Dem (Spokes) Open Spaces & City Services and Climate Action and Environment Liberal Democrat Trumpington
Profile image for Cameron  Holloway
Cameron Holloway Leader Labour Newnham
Profile image for Councillor Delowar Hossain
Councillor Delowar Hossain Conservative King's Hedges
Profile image for Matthew Howard
Matthew Howard Green (Spokes) Planning & Transport Green Abbey
Profile image for Councillor Bob Illingworth
Councillor Bob Illingworth Liberal Democrat East Chesterton
Profile image for Daniel Lee
Daniel Lee Liberal Democrat Queen Edith's
Profile image for Nadya Lokhmotova
Nadya Lokhmotova Liberal Democrat Trumpington
Profile image for Councillor Anthony Martinelli
Councillor Anthony Martinelli Lib Dem (Spokes) Housing Liberal Democrat Market
Profile image for Councillor Russ McPherson
Councillor Russ McPherson Labour Cherry Hinton
Profile image for Councillor Rosy Moore
Councillor Rosy Moore Cabinet Member for Climate Action and Environment Labour Coleridge
Profile image for Councillor Antoinette Nestor
Councillor Antoinette Nestor Cabinet Member for Culture, Economy and Skills Labour Castle
Profile image for Councillor Cheney Payne
Councillor Cheney Payne Lib Dem (Spokes) Communities Liberal Democrat Castle
Profile image for Councillor Katie Porrer
Councillor Katie Porrer Deputy Leader of Liberal Democrat Group and Lib Dem (Spokes) Planning & Transport Liberal Democrat Market
Profile image for Dinah Pounds
Dinah Pounds Mayor of Cambridge Labour Romsey
Profile image for Richard Robertson
Richard Robertson Labour and Co-operative Labour Petersfield
Profile image for Councillor Martin Smart
Councillor Martin Smart Cabinet Member for Nature, Open Space and City Services Labour King's Hedges
Profile image for Anna Smith
Anna Smith Cabinet Member for Communities Labour Coleridge
Profile image for Simon Smith
Simon Smith Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources Labour Castle
Profile image for Councillor Richard Swift
Councillor Richard Swift Deputy Mayor of Cambridge Labour West Chesterton
Profile image for Baiju Thittala
Baiju Thittala Labour East Chesterton
Profile image for Councillor Katie Thornburrow
Councillor Katie Thornburrow Cabinet Member for Planning and Transport Labour Petersfield
Profile image for Councillor Mike Todd-Jones
Councillor Mike Todd-Jones Cabinet Member for Safety, Wellbeing and Tackling Homelessness Labour Arbury
Profile image for Councillor Elliot Tong
Councillor Elliot Tong Deputy Leader of Green Group and Green (Spokes) Housing, Safety, Wellbeing & Tackling Homelessness Green Abbey
Profile image for Councillor Rachel Wade
Councillor Rachel Wade Deputy Leader Labour West Chesterton
Profile image for Councillor Karen Young
Councillor Karen Young Lib Dem (Spokes) Safety, Wellbeing and Tackling Homelessness Liberal Democrat Queen Edith's

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet 26th-Feb-2026 18.00 Council.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack 26th-Feb-2026 18.00 Council.pdf

Additional Documents

7a - Lib dem budget amendment 26th-Feb-2026 18.00 Council.pdf
7a - Green budget amendment 26th-Feb-2026 18.00 Council.pdf
Cabinet Minute for Council - BSR.pdf
Budget Setting Report and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2026-27.pdf
Budget Setting Report 2026-27 with Appendices 1.pdf
Green Amendment.pdf
Cabinet Minute for Council - CTRS.pdf
Copy of Survey Outcome and Comments A3.pdf
Council Tax Reduction scheme report.pdf
Cover report pay Policy Statement Employment Committee.pdf
Appendix A - Current Statement of Licensing.pdf
Appendix B - Consultation responses via Engage consultation platform.pdf
BSR Update.pdf
LD Amendment.pdf
Appendix 1 - PAY POLICY STATEMENT 2026.pdf
Licensing Minute for Council - Statement of Licensing Policy.pdf
Statement of Licensing Policy Report.pdf
Appendix C - Public Health consultation response.pdf
Appendix D - Draft Statement of Licensing Policy proposed with changes in red and changes incoported.pdf
Information Pack 26th-Feb-2026 18.00 Council.pdf
Information Pack.pdf
Employment Committee Pay Policy Statement 26th-Feb-2026 18.00 Council.pdf
item 7a - Lib Dem request for separate vote recommendations 26th-Feb-2026 18.00 Council.pdf
Minutes Full Council 20 November 2025.pdf
Minutes Full Council 27 November 2025.pdf
Cambridge City Council report template CTR April 2026 - March 2029 Report Decembr 2025 FINAL.pdf
EqIA form template 210607 CTR 2026 post consultation.pdf
260226 Council Decisions.pdf
Employment Commitee Minute for Council Feb 2026.pdf
260226 Council Decisions 26th-Feb-2026 18.00 Council.pdf