Decision details

THAT THE CITY FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS TO COUNCIL

THAT COUNCIL

1.       Notes the analysis of adopted 2026/27 funding allocations against the top-five themes identified in the Draft 2026/27 Business Plan and Budget consultation summary, in Attachment A of Item 7.3 on the Agenda for the meeting of the City Finance and Governance Committee held on 20 October 2026.

2.       Notes the list of unfunded projects from the 2026/27 Business Plan and Budget process that are aligned to the top-five themes.

3.       Approves the list of unfunded projects in this report to be considered as ‘unfunded initiatives’ for the 2026/27 financial year.

4.       Approves the approach outlined in this report, that unfunded initiatives will be prioritised for funding during 2026/27 quarterly budget reviews, subject to funding availability and the specified criteria.

Undertaking - 2026/27 Budget Prioritisation

In response to a query from Councillor Freeman, an undertaking was given to provide Council Members with the top 5 themes used to group the consultation feedback in previous years, for a comparison with this year’s themes.