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Local Projects Fund

Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Council (Item 18)

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To review the success of the Local Projects Fund and grants awarded since its inception in October 2015 and consider examples of the projects supported in the 2021/2022 financial year and to review the terms and conditions for the award of funding.

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Minutes:

Members received a report which included a review of the success of the Local Projects Fund and grants awarded since its inception in October 2015. The report also detailed examples of the projects supported in the 2021/2022 financial year and reviewed the terms and conditions for the award of funding.

 

Councillor Chris Furness moved recommendations 1 to 4 as set out in the report, this was seconded by Councillor Mark Salt.

 

During debate, an amendment was proposed by Councillor Garry Purdy to include a fifth recommendation to increase the £900 allocated to each Councillor to grant aid to projects to £1000 per annum. This was seconded by Peter Slack and put to the vote as follows:

 

Voting

 

32 For

1   Against

0   Abstentions

 

The Chairman declared the amendment CARRIED.

 

The substantive motion, with the additional fifth recommendation, was then put to the vote and

 

RESOLVED

 

1.   That the report be noted.

 

2.   That the Local Projects Fund be continued in the 2022/2023 financial year, with all spend to be committed by December 2022 to avoid the pre-election period in the spring of 2023.

 

3.   That the terms and conditions of the Local Projects Fund detailed at Appendix 3 be approved.

 

4.   That, on this occasion, the underspend on the Local Projects Fund in the 2021/22 financial year be carried forward to contribute to funding for the events and projects in the district associated with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

 

5.   That the £900 per annum currently allocated to each Councillor to grant aid to projects be increased to £1000 per annum.

 

Voting

 

32 For

0   Against

1   Abstentions

 

The Chairman declared the motion CARRIED.