The government appointed commissioners to help run the council in February.
Changes were already being overseen by a government-appointed board following the collapse of council-owned Robin Hood Energy in 2020, but commissioners now have direct decision-making powers.
Council leader David Mellen said councillors voted “with great reluctance”.
“Nobody was pleased to vote in favour of this budget, nobody thought it was going to be great for the communities they represent,” he said.
“It was under duress. It wasn’t a freedom of expression. It was a need to do the responsible thing for the sake of the services run by Nottingham City Council.”
The authority has also been given special permission to fill some of the budget gap through a process…
