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Local Authority Covid Economic Recovery Fund -

Meeting: 05/07/2023 - Finance and Resources Committee (Item 11)

11 Local Authority Covid Economic Recovery Fund - COM/23/221 pdf icon PDF 234 KB

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Decision:

(i)       award up to £35,000 to the Enhanced Business Support/Community Wealth Building support project;

(ii)      award up to £60,000 to undertake feasibility of a Community Bank/Micro Credit Scheme;

(iii)      award up to £105,000 to the Aberdeen City Council Events project;

(iv)     award up to £50,000 to Spectra; and

(v)      delegate authority to Chief Officer - City Growth, following consultation with Convenor and Vice-Convenor of Finance and Resources Committee, Director of Commissioning and Director of Resources, to award LACER grants of up to £25,000 for remaining LACER funds.

Minutes:

With reference to article 11 of the minute of meeting of the City Growth and Resources Committee of 21 June 2022, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Commissioning which sought approval to allocate unspent monies from the Local Authority Covid Economic Recovery Fund.

 

The report recommended:-

that the Committee –

(a)      award up to £35,000 to the Enhanced Business Support/Community Wealth Building support project;

(b)      award up to £60,000 to undertake feasibility of a Community Bank/Micro Credit Scheme;

(c)      award up to £105,000 to the Aberdeen City Council Events project;

(d)      award up to £50,000 to Spectra; and

(e)      delegate authority to Chief Officer - City Growth, following consultation with the Convenor and Vice-Convenor of Finance and Resources Committee, Director of Commissioning and Director of Resources, to award LACER grants of up to £25,000 for remaining LACER funds.

 

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.