Issue - meetings
Small Financial Assistance Grants and Gala Funding 2016/17
Meeting: 09/03/2017 - Finance, Policy and Resources Committee (Item 18)
18 Small Financial Assistance Grants and Gala Funding 2016/17 - CG/17/003 PDF 310 KB
Decision:
(i) to agree to award small financial assistance grant funding to:-
· North East Riders Volunteers - £2500
· VSA - £2000
· Danestone Congregational Church – up to £2500
· Mastrick Community Centre – up to £2500;
(ii) to note the review of the grant award processes;
(iii) to agree that delegated authority be given to the Head of Finance to approve applications for up to £2500 meeting the criteria as set out in paragraph 5.12 with applications greater than £2500 being presented to the Committee; and
(iv) to circulate background/ organisational details of the North East Riders Volunteers to all members of the Committee.
Minutes:
The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Corporate Governance which presented recent applications for financial assistance from the financial assistance/gala budget; and reviewed the financial assistance and community gala grant process used during 2016/17.
The report recommended:-
that the Committee –
(a) consider the applications received and agree to award 2016/17 funding based on the recommendations contained within the highlighted column in part A of the table 1 below;
(b) consider the applications received and agree to award 2017/18 funding based on the recommendations contained within the highlighted column in part A of table 2 below;
(c) note the review of the grant award processes; and
(d) agree that delegated authority be given to the Head of Finance to approve applications for up to £2500 meeting the criteria as set out in paragraph 5.12 of the report with applications greater than £2500 being presented to the Committee.
The Committee resolved:-
(i) to agree to award small financial assistance grant funding to:-
· North East Riders Volunteers - £2500 (2016/17 funding);
· VSA - £2000 (2017/18 funding);
· Danestone Congregational Church – up to £2500 (2017/18 funding);
· Mastrick Community Centre – up to £2500 (2017/18 funding);
(ii) to approve recommendations (c) and (d) above; and
(iii) to circulate background/organisational details of the North East Riders Volunteers to all members of the Committee.