Agenda item

Report of the Chief Grants Officer and Director of the City Bridge Trust.

The Committee considered a report of the Chief Grants Officer & Director of The City Bridge Trust concerning a proposed review of the various charities operated by the City Corporation.

RESOLVED: That Members:-

1.    Agree that a comprehensive Charities Review should be undertaken and implemented: led by the Chief Grants Officer and overseen by an appropriate cross-departmental officer working group, with Members being regularly updated and their input sought at relevant committees/charity boards during the course of the Review; and

2.    Agree to delegate authority to the Town Clerk, in consultation with the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Finance Committee, to take the decision as to the allocation of resources for the Review through a request by the Chief Grants Officer to the Finance Committee Contingency Fund held within City’s Cash.