Decision details

NOTED the report and update provided at the meeting by Councillor Muhammed Butt, as Leader of the Council, highlighting the work being undertaken across each Cabinet portfolio in order to provide ongoing support and services to residents within the borough.  As part of the update the Leader took the opportunity to outline the work being undertaken to manage the Council’s finances as efficiently as possible within the current economic climate reflecting the Government’s recent fiscal statement and developing priorities within the Borough Plan; to deliver the Councils new council housing programme alongside its wider estate and regeneration programme and to focus on the protection of housing tenants and those living within the private rental sector.  As part of the ongoing process in seeking to engage and support local residents, particularly in tackling the cost-of-living crisis, he also took the opportunity to highlight the Council’s upcoming budget consultation process which he was keen to ensure as many residents were able to engage with as possible.