Margaret Vartanian

...approved budget proposals for the financial year 2026/27 and over the period of the current Medium Term Financial Strategy, including a 4.99% increase in Council Tax.

... the Cabinet approved the award of the main works contract for the Villiers High School new building project to Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Limited and agreed to increase the capital budget to £29.320m.

...approved the recommendations presented in the Quarter 3 2025/26 Budget Monitoring Report, which included noting budget forecasts, approving capital programme re-profiling, and delegating authority to accept potential grant funding.

...approved the procurement strategy for council-wide insurance services, excluding property, and delegated authority for contract award and extensions.

...dispose of land adjacent to Gurnell Leisure Centre to Countryside Properties (UK) Limited for housing development to help fund the new leisure centre.