Agenda and minutes

Nil

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

No declarations of interest were made.

In accordance with Procedure Rules Nos.11 and 35 a total 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.

During public speaking time, members of the public may ask questions of the appropriate Cabinet Member who has responsibility for the matter in question. Where a member of the public wishes to ask a question of a Cabinet Member at an executive meeting, 3 clear working days’ notice must be given to the Democratic Services Manager.

There were no members of the public present.

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 27 August 2009.

RESOLVED

That the minutes of the meeting held on 27 August 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 third round of grants for October, and made recommendations in line with Cheshire East Council’s Policy for the Allocation of Grants.

Each grant application was outlined in the report.

All of the proposed grants could be funded from within existing budgets approved as part of the Council’s Budget for 2009-10.   

The Officers were commended for their work in processing the grant applications.

RESOLVED

That the community grants listed in paragraph 2.1 of the report be awarded or declined as indicated.