Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE POLICIES AND COMMUNITIES MANAGER

To provide the Committee with an update to ensure Members are kept informed of the work of the Community Engagement Team.

RESOLVED:

(1)  That the Committee agreed that any unspent funds from the 2022/23 financial year be allocated to the Baldock Area Committee budget for the 2023/24 period.

(2)  That the Committee endorsed the actions taken by the Community Engagement Team to promote great community capacity and well-being for Baldock.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

(1)  To ensure Members are kept informed of the work of the Community Engagement Team.

(2)  This report is intended to inform members of the financial resources available to the Committee. It draws attention to the current budgetary situation by assisting in the effective financial management of the Area Committee’s budget. This ensures that all actions are performed in line with the Authority’s Financial Regulations, the Council’s Constitution, and the guidance of the Grants Policy as agreed by Cabinet in July 2021.

(3)  The awarding of financial assistance to voluntary organisations and the use of discretionary spending allows the Committee to further the aims of the Council Plan.

Audio recording – 34 minutes 29 seconds

The Chair invited the Community and Partnerships Team Leader to present, whogave a verbal presentation and advised:

·         The Baldock Councillors Surgery was on 25 March 2023.

·         The Baldock Community Forum had coordinated asylum seekers to the hotel at Baldock Services and Hitchin Hotel.

·         The ‘All about us’ conference organized by NHCVS, LHF and NHDC was sold out. Workshops would follow later in the year.

·         The North Hertfordshire Heroes was held at the beginning of March and was available to view on the Councils YouTube channel.

·         The Holocaust Memorial Day was held at the end of January and was available to view on the Council’s YouTube channel.

The Chair moved to the vote and by consensus, it was:

RESOLVED:

(1)  That the Committee agreed that any unspent funds from the 2022/23 financial year be allocated to the Baldock Area Committee budget for the 2023/24 period.

(2)  That the Committee endorsed the actions taken by the Community Engagement Team to promote great community capacity and well-being for Baldock.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS:

(1)  To ensure Members are kept informed of the work of the Community Engagement Team.

(2)  This report is intended to inform members of the financial resources available to the Committee. It draws attention to the current budgetary situation by assisting in the effective financial management of the Area Committee’s budget. This ensures that all actions are performed in line with the Authority’s Financial Regulations, the Council’s Constitution, and the guidance of the Grants Policy as agreed by Cabinet in July 2021.

(3)  The awarding of financial assistance to voluntary organisations and the use of discretionary spending allows the Committee to further the aims of the Council Plan.