10 September 2026 Finance Committee

Finance Committee

1. Apologies

2. Declarations of Interest

3. Minutes of previous meeting held Thursday 11th June 2026 (summary attached)

    FOR INFORMATION (Items 4 - 6)

4. Prompt Payments (report attached)

5. Actual Penny Product projection (report attached)

6. De-rating grant projection – (report attached)

    FOR DECISION (Items 7 - 9)

7. Management Accounts – Period 4 (report attached)

8. Construction Framework (report attached)

9. Election Reserve (report attached)

10. Correspondence

10.1 Letter to AO & CEX NFI 26-27 (attached)

10.2 Circular 10.2026 Employer updates - factors, outsourcing and reporting contractual hours (attached)

10.3 Chf Exec Pay 01Apr26 (attached)

10.4 LGS Pay 01Apr26 (attached)

10.5 Circular 09.2026 LGPS(NI) Amendment Regulations (attached)

        FOR DECISION IN COMMITTEE (Items 11 - 12)

11. Finance Software Contract Approval (report attached)

12. Rates Estimates 2027/28 general assumptions (report attached)

      FOR INFORMATION IN COMMITTEE (Items 13 - 14)

13. Debt Management (report attached)

14. Minutes of FMT meeting Tuesday 4th August 2026 (copy attached)

15. Any Other Relevant Business (notified in accordance with Standing Order 12 (0))