Agenda and minutes

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any personal and/or prejudicial interests in any item on the agenda.

There were no declarations of interest.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a period of 10 minutes is allocated for members of the public to address the meeting on any matter relevant to the work of the meeting. Individual members of the public may speak for up to 5 minutes but the Chairman or person presiding will decide how the period of time allocated for public speaking will be apportioned where there are a number of speakers. Members of the public are not required to give notice to use this facility. However, as a matter of courtesy, a period of 24 hours’ notice is encouraged.

Members of the public wishing to ask a question at the meeting should provide at least three clear working days’ notice in writing and should include the question with that notice. This will enable an informed answer to be given.

There were no members of the public present.

To consider proposals to incorporate Community-led Planning funding into the Community Grants Scheme for the next and subsequent financial years; and to consider an approach to funding infrastructure organisations that provide support to the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector and Local Councils in the Borough.

The Cabinet Member considered policies for the allocation of grants and funding for the financial year 2012/13. The policies addressed the governance arrangements, procedures and monitoring process to facilitate the process.

The aim of the Community Grants policy was to support small scale community projects that would improve the quality of life for local communities. Grants would be awarded to organisations/project/events which met the priorities in the Cheshire East Sustainable Community Strategy. All of the proposed grants could be funded from within existing budgets approved as part of the Council’s Budget for 2012/13.

The aim of the Funding to Infrastructure Organisations policy was to provide support to the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sectors and Local Councils in the Borough.

RESOLVED

That

(1)   the amended policy for the allocation of Community Grants be adopted and the additional amounts payable under the scheme for 2012/13 be agreed as follows:

            Community-led Plan Starter Grant - £250

            Community-led Plan Development Grant - £500

(2)   the policy for the allocation of Funding to Infrastructure Organisations be adopted.