Agenda item

Report of the Chief Grants Officer & Director of City Bridge Trust

The Committee received a Report of the Chief Grants Officer and Director of City Bridge Trust.

Although content to approve the Report, it was apparent that many of those volunteering had failed to record this on the corporate system; Members requested that officers return to the Committee with a further analysis of staff volunteering rates.

RESOLVED – that the Committee approved the following:

·         Approve the expanded scope of the Employee Volunteering Programme which provides 14 hours paid leave per employee per year to enable staff to find their own volunteering opportunities within appropriate parameters.

·         Delegate authority to the Town Clerk (Chief Grants Officer and Director of Human Resources) to define and agree the revised parameters on the expanded offer for inclusion in the Special Leave and Time Off Policy, which will be communicated to staff to increase awareness take up of volunteering.