Agenda, decisions and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary 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 relating to the work of the body in question.  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.

No members of the public were present.

To consider the allocation of community grants to voluntary and community organisations.

That the Community Grants listed below be awarded, declined or deferred as indicated.

Cheshire East Council has received various applications for community grants to be considered in line with the Council’s Policy for the Allocation of Community Grants. Each grant application was outlined in the report, along with the reason for the recommendation made in respect of it.  It was reported that all the proposed grants could be funded from within existing budgets approved as part of the Council’s Budget for 2013/14 and this was the fourth and final round of awards for that period.

The aim of the grants was to support small scale community projects that would improve the quality of life for local communities. Grants were awarded to organisations/project/events which met the priorities in the Cheshire East Sustainable Community Strategy.

RESOLVED

That the Community Grants listed below be awarded, declined or deferred as indicated.

            To consider a Policy for the allocation of War Memorial Grants.

That approval be given to the Policy for the Allocation of War Memorial Grants.

Approval was sought to the Policy for the Allocation of War Memorial Grants; the policy addressed the governance arrangements, procedures and monitoring process to facilitate this process.  The aim of the grants was to assist the funding of the repair and refurbishment of First World War memorials across the Borough in order to commemorate the anniversary of the start and end of the First World War.

In repairing and refurbishing these important community monuments, it was anticipated that there would be increased local community involvement and additional events planned around these monuments.  It was noted that the details of assistance available for the transcription of war memorials was sent out at the same time as that on war memorial grants.

RESOLVED

That approval be given to the Policy for the Allocation of War Memorial Grants.