Agenda item

Report of the Town Clerk

The Committee received a Report of the Chamberlain concerning funding arrangements for Gresham College.

The Chairman, whilst supportive, emphasised that officers should not assume that approval gave a green light for further costs to be sourced from the Finance Contingency Fund. The Policy and Resources Committee also had a responsibility in this area.

RESOLVED – that Members approved the following:

·         1.5 FTE Office Junior posts, at a cost of £33,000 per annum the post currently funded from reserves, viz. one Communications Assistant post, at a cost of £26,000 per annum

·         One-off capital costs for production equipment, at a cost of £10,000

·         One-off capital costs for IT workstations, at a cost of £10,000

·         One-off capital costs for website development, at a cost of £20,000