Nottingham City Council is asking local people to give their views about the issues that matter most to them and what they feel the priorities are for their city as it sets out its spending plans for the coming year.
A Future Council Conversation has been launched after the Council’s Executive Board met today (21 October) to discuss budget proposals for 2026/27 which build on the positive progress the authority has made to achieve financial stability over the last year.
An online survey and a series of public meetings will enable residents, partner organisations and businesses to give their views on the Council’s budget proposals and plan to become a renewed council that delivers for local people and leads Nottingham forward.
Engagement with residents and stakeholders earlier this year on the future direction of the Council showed people’s priorities included tackling littering and fly-tipping, anti-social behaviour and access to community amenities.
This has been used to help shape the Budget proposals for next year as the authority looks to balance its budget without the use of Exceptional Financial Support (EFS), where the Government allows councils to use one-off money from the sale of assets to pay for day-to-day running costs.
An extra £4.5 million has been set aside next year as part of a proposed £15m investment package in front line services which includes additional Neighbourhood Safety Officers, tackling fly tipping and litter; road repairs and improving our parks. The proposals also include £11.5 million of efficiency savings
Council Leader, Cllr Neghat Khan, said: “The improvements we’ve made as a council over the last year have given us the financial stability we need to be able to invest in the services which people have told us are important to them through the engagement we have carried out so far.
“We want to continue the conversation with residents and stakeholders about what people want to see from their Council over the next few years both in the services we provide and the work we do with partners to make the city a great place to live, work, and visit.
“The nature of the budget proposals this year compared to previous years when cuts to services were being proposed means there is no requirement to carry out a formal consultation. However, in the interests of openness and transparency, we want to ensure that people have the opportunity to give their views on how their money should be spent. “