Issue - meetings

REPORT OF THE COMMUNITIES MANAGER

To update  the Committee on the activities and actions of the Communities Officer, to advise on the current expenditure and balances of the delegated budgets and to consider applications for grant funding.

RESOLVED:

(1)     That the £500 carried forward from former Councillor Gray’s 2017/18 Ward Budget, allocated in principal to John Clements Centre, be reallocated to the Discretionary Budget;

(2)     That the Senior Communities Officer be requested to discuss Area Committee budgets with newly elected Councillors;

(3)     That the budgetary expenditure, balances and carry forwards within the Area Committee Development Budget spreadsheet be noted;

(4)     That the actions taken by the Senior Communities Officer to promote greater community capacity and well-being in the Southern Rural Area be endorsed.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure that the Southern Rural Committee is kept informed of the work of the Communities Manager and to inform Members of the financial resources and current budgetary position.

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The Senior Communities Office presented the report entitled Grants and Community Update and drew attention to the following:

Budgets

The amount of unallocated funds were:

2017/18 Development Budget            £2,124

2017-18 Ward Member Budgets        £1,700

2018/19 Development Budget            £7,400

2018/19 Ward Member Budgets        £5,000

Total                                                £16,224

2017/18 Ward Member Budget – John Clements Centre

Members noted that the John Clements Centre was ineligible for the £500 Ward Member grant and asked where these funds would now show in the budgets.

The Senior Communities Office advised that this amount should be reallocated to the Discretionary Budget

Hexton Community Petanque

Members noted that the Ward Member grant funding, previously allocated to Hexton Community Petanque, had not yet been utilised and asked for an update on the project.

The Senior Communities Officer advised that the project was going ahead, although there had been some issues regarding removing a container from the land.

New Councillors

Members suggested that the Senior Communities Officer discuss the area committee budgets and grant funding with all new Councillors.

RESOLVED:

(1)     That the £500 carried forward from former Councillor Gray’s 2017/18 Ward Budget, allocated in principal to John Clements Centre, be reallocated to the Discretionary Budget;

(2)     That the Senior Communities Officer be requested to discuss Area Committee budgets with newly elected Councillors;

(3)     That the budgetary expenditure, balances and carry forwards within the Area Committee Development Budget spreadsheet be noted;

(4)     That the actions taken by the Senior Communities Officer to promote greater community capacity and well-being in the Southern Rural Area be endorsed.

REASON FOR DECISION: To ensure that the Southern Rural Committee is kept informed of the work of the Communities Manager and to inform Members of the financial resources and current budgetary position.