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

With regard to Item 5 on the agenda (Community Grants), Councillor Lesley Smetham declared a personal interest in connection with the Macclesfield Civic Society and Moss Rose Community Band.

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 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 three clear working days’ notice, in writing, in order for an informed answer to be given.

There were no members of the public present.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 15^th December 2009.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 15^th December 2009 be approved as a correct record.

To determine the award of Community Grants to voluntary and community organisations which meet the criteria approved by Cheshire East Council. 

The Cabinet Member for Performance and Capacity considered a report on the award of community grants to voluntary and community organisations which met the criteria approved by Cheshire East Council.

The report covered the final round of grants for 2009/10, and made recommendations in line with the Council’s policy on the allocation of grants. Each grant application was outlined in the report, together with the reason for the recommendation in each case. All of the proposed grants could be funded from within existing budgets approved as part of the Council’s Budget for 2009/10.

The Cabinet Member congratulated the Officers on the thoroughness of their work in assessing the grant applications. He asked that for a future meeting the Officers provide an indication of the costs associated with administering the grants scheme.

RESOLVED

That the grants listed in the Appendix to the report be awarded, declined or deferred as indicated.