Councillor Sharon Sluman

...approved the final joint revenue budget estimates for the 2026/27 financial year.

...approved and adopted the Joint Treasury Management Strategy Statement and Annual Investment Strategy for 2026/27 to 2028/29.

...approved the virement of £668,700 from the Pier Sprinkler System project to fund the reinstatement of permanent supports for Worthing Pier, thereby pausing the sprinkler system upgrade.

...the recommendations of the Joint Mid Year Treasury Management Review for 2025/26 were approved, with the report to be forwarded to the Worthing Borough Council and Adur District Council meetings.

...approved the recommendations to note the progress on implementing Simpler Recycling, particularly food waste collections, and to acknowledge the unavoidable delay in their implementation due to late government funding and extended vehicle delivery times.