Decision

Cabinet:

1.   
Endorsed the principle of a direct award grants
based approach to funding the Voluntary and Community Sector as set
out in the report

 

2.   
Agreed that awards be made to the following
organisations for a three year period, with an option to extend for
a further two years upon review, for the sums set out in section
5.1:
 

(a)   Citizens Advice
Dacorum

(b)   Community Action
Dacorum

(c ) Herts Age
UK

(d)  Relate Dacorum,
Watford and Three Rivers with Mediation Hertfordshire
 

3.   
Delegated any decision to implement the two year
extension to the Portfolio Holder for Place

 
RESOLVED
TO RECOMMEND
 

4.   
Recommended to Council
that authority be delegated to the Monitoring
Officer and the Head of Commercial Development to amend the
Procurement and Commissioning Standing Orders  to allow for a direct award approach to grant
funding