List of Public Resolutions from the City Council Meeting on July 2, 2025

2025 Annual Report

The council decides: 

  1. to adopt the 2025 annual financial statements of the municipality of Son en Breugel, which show a net loss of €295,124; 
  2. to approve the allocation of the net income of €295,124 from the Discretionary Reserve; 
  3. to approve the adjustments to the withdrawals from the reserves as set forth in the table “Adjustments to Reserve Withdrawals” for a total amount of €125,076; 
  4. to approve the overview of investments and projects and to authorize the allocation of the remaining budgets for implementation in 2026; 
  5. To note the audit report and the college's response to that report; 
  6. Take note of the following substantive reports included in the annual report:
    a. 2025 Annual Report on Administrative and Official Integrity
    b. 2025 Annual Report of the Appeals Committee and Legal Affairs; 
  7. to adopt thefourth budget amendment for 2026.

Through the annual reports, the annual report, and the financial statements, the municipal executive renders an account of the implementation of the various programs. The financial statements reflect the municipality’s financial position.

First Management Report 2026 

The council decides:

  1. to adopt thefirst management reportfor 2026;
  2. to charge the deficit of €3,082,393 to the unrestricted reserve;
  3. to approve the various transfers to and from the reserves and provisions, as proposed in thisfirst management report for 2026;
  4. to approve the adjustment of the following appropriations:
    a. Heistraat 6 Project (cmd.), renovation and fit-out: increase by €49,983; and Heistraat 6 Project, office facilities: increase by €9,136; 
    b. Salt Dissolver Purchase Project: add €12,750 to this budget, drawn from the remaining budget for the snowplow crew;
  5. to adopt the5th budget amendment for 2026.

The administrative report is an interim financial account from the college to the council.

Policy Framework 2027–2030 

The council decides

  1. take note of the financial situation as outlined in the 2027–2030 Framework Memorandum; 
  2. in the further elaboration of the 2027 program budget and the 2028–2030 multi-year forecast, to explicitly reduce cost growth in the social sector, which may result in societal impact and financial and legal risks; 
  3. to establish the financial guidelines in the 2027–2030 Framework Memorandum.

In this policy framework document, we discuss developments in the areas of youth services and the Social Support Act (Wmo) for the years 2027 through 2030 and their impact on the budget balance. This policy framework document serves as the basis for the 2027–2030 Budget, which will be adopted in the fall.

Motions

During the debate on the policy framework memorandum, the following motions were adopted:

Motion: “Give Municipalities the Resources and Flexibility” 

The council asks the college:

  1. to continue working, through the VNG and the Eindhoven Metropolitan Region, to ensure structurally adequate funding and greater policy autonomy for municipalities in the performance of their statutory duties in the social sector, so that duties, resources, and policy autonomy are better balanced 
  2. to once again draw the attention of the Cabinet, the House of Representatives, the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG), and the relevant ministries to the structural shortfalls that municipalities face in carrying out their statutory duties;
  3. to forward this motion to the Prime Minister, the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Minister of Health, Welfare, and Sports, the State Secretary for Youth, the House of Representatives, the Association of Dutch Municipalities, the Province of North Brabant, and all Dutch municipalities.

Motion: National Safety Net Program for Exceptional Healthcare Costs in the Social Sector

The council asks the college:

  1. to advocate with the Cabinet, the House of Representatives, and the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) for the establishment of a national safety-net program for exceptional healthcare costs within the social sector; 
  2. and to advocate that municipalities be able to invoke this provision when the costs of an individual care plan exceed an exceptional threshold to be determined by the national government, in consultation with municipalities and the VNG; 
  3. to request that the government design this regulation in such a way that municipalities are not disproportionately affected financially by occasional, exceptionally high healthcare costs, while ensuring that appropriate support for residents remains fully available; 
  4. to forward this motion to the Prime Minister, the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the Minister of Health, Welfare, and Sports, the State Secretary for Youth, the House of Representatives, the Association of Netherlands Municipalities, the Province of North Brabant, and all Dutch municipalities, with a request that they support this appeal.

Motion: Frameworks for Quality and Affordable Youth Care and the Wmo

The council asks the college:

  1. In the 2027 Budget, present implementation scenarios for Youth Care and the Social Support Act (Wmo), in which the cost increase relative to the 2027–2029 multi-year estimate is broken down into four ascending steps, with scenarios ranging from a maximum increase of €400,000 up to a maximum increase of €2.2 million. 
  2. For each scenario, at a minimum, provide an overview of which measures are possible, whether they fall within legal frameworks, what the expected financial return is, what effects are expected on quality, accessibility, and feasibility, and what risks and preconditions are associated with them.

Motion on a Uniform Approach for the Four Dommel Valley Organizations

The council asks the executive board:

  1. To contact the Dommel Valley Service to work toward harmonization and more uniform work processes (administration, software used, and digital security measures) 
  2. To share this motion with the other municipal councils within the Dommelvallei District, requesting that they forward it to their respective city councils and ask them to endorse it.

Learn more

All documents related to this meeting can be found in themeeting calendar at. You can download the documents under the relevant date of the council meeting. You can also contact the council clerk, Mr. Johan Janssen, at 0499-491491. 
The list of resolutions from the meeting will be included as an agenda item for the council meeting on Thursday, July 9, 2026. The full audio recording of the meeting is now available in themeeting calendar at.