Report from Cabinet.
(The remaining time until the close of the meeting at 1615 is allocated)
(1135-1615 inclusive of the break)
(A 30 Minute break will be taken during the debate at approximately 1309 hours).
Council Business Management Committee has passed the following
resolution:-
"That Standing Orders be waived so that, at the beginning of the debate on
the Budget report, the remaining time of the City Council meeting to 1615
hours is allocated for the whole debate, permit the Leader of the City Council
to make a speech of up to 20 minutes, permit the Conservative Group Leader
to make a speech of up to 20 minutes, permit the Liberal Democrat Group
Leader to make a speech of up to 20 minutes, permit the Birmingham Independent
Councillors Group Leader to make a speech of up to 10 minutes, permit the
Harborne and Quinton Independents Group Leader to make a speech of up to 7 minutes, permit the Green Group Leader to make a speech of up to 7 minutes, permit Councillor Sir Albert Bore to be allocated 10 minutes to
speak to the Budget Scrutiny Task and Finish Group recommendations report.
permit all other speakers in the debate to speak for up to 4 minutes and permit the Leader of the City Council to reply to the debate up to a maximum of 20 minutes."
The Leader of the Council, Councillor John Cotton to move the
recommendations set out in the document pack at page 5.
Members must, in reaching their decision on the Budget recommendations,
have due regard to the contents of the 2026/27 Budget Setting report when
making decisions about the budget.