Resolved – That:

(1)  the financial proposals for 2020/21 that will be subject to consultation and further consideration by Cabinet in February 2020 be approved;

(2)  the financial challenges facing the Council in setting a sustainable and balanced budget for the MTFP period from 2021/22 to 2024/25 be noted;

(3)  the approach the Council is taking to close the funding gap in future years be noted; and;

(4)  that an updated Budget Report and MTFP be presented to Cabinet in February 2020.