Issue - meetings

(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.

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.