Agenda item

REPORT OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, POLICY AND GOVERNANCE.

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.

IT WAS AGREED THAT:

(1)       That the Strategic Director for Finance, Policy and Governance be requested to reallocate the amount of £1,000, currently allocated to the Great Ashby Way Crossing Point, back into the general Discretionary Budget;

(2)       That the activities and schemes with which the Communities Manager has been involved with, as set out in the report, be noted;

(3)       That the budgetary expenditure, balances and carry forwards within the Area Committee Development Budget spreadsheet, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be noted.

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.

The Communities Manager presented the report of the Strategic Director of Finance, Policy and Governance entitled Community Update and Grant Applications and drew attention to the following:

Budgets

The current level of unallocated funds within the Committee’s Development Budget for 2017/18 was £10,600 with a further £4,950 available within the Ward Members 2017/18 budgets.

Members queried whether the funds previously allocated to highways could be reallocated to the general discretionary fund.

The Communities Manager advised that this money could be placed back in the general funds.

Alternative Funding for Community Groups

The Communities Manager was working hard to identify alternative funding sources for community groups and supporting those groups to make applications.

Section 106 Funding

The Communities Manager consistently monitored funding available under Section 106 and supported eligible groups and schemes to apply for that funding.

Community Facilities Capital Grants Panel

The first five grants from the Community Facilities Capital Grants Panel would be announced next week, one of the successful groups was in the Southern Rural Area.

The Communities Manager asked Members to remind groups with Community Facilities about the fund

IT WAS AGREED THAT:

(1)       That the Strategic Director for Finance, Policy and Governance be requested to reallocate the amount of £1,000, currently allocated to the Great Ashby Way Crossing Point, back into the general Discretionary Budget;

(2)       That the activities and schemes with which the Communities Manager has been involved with, as set out in the report, be noted;

(3)       That the budgetary expenditure, balances and carry forwards within the Area Committee Development Budget spreadsheet, as attached at Appendix 1 to the report, be noted.

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.