Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk.

Following the Community and Children’s Services Committee in May, consultation had been undertaken with Officers and the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of this

Committee to ensure that the revised eligibility criteria have taken into account the points raised by Members at Committee.

Members were reminded of the following points which were resolved at the May 2016 Committee meeting:

· Noted the agreed ‘Stronger Communities’ overarching funding themes and the level of funding available for the 2016-2018 Central Grants Programme.

· Agreed that the award of grants will be determined by Officers of Community and

Children’s Services in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the

Grand Committee.

· Noted that the Policy and Resources Committee will approve the proportionate

management fee to be charged for resourcing.

As a point of clarification, Officers informed the Committee that any unspent monies from the £70,000 allocated from the City’s Cash for a two-year period would be placed in an endowment for that charity.

Resolved – that Members:

· Noted that an annual report listing all organisations awarded funding through the

‘Stronger Communities’ funding theme and the corresponding amounts granted will

be reported to this Committee.

· noted that where there is a need for an urgent decision to be made between

meetings on an application, these may be approved by Officers in consultation with

the Chairman and Deputy Chairman.

· Agreed the amended eligibility criteria for the ‘Stronger Communities’ funding theme.