Purpose

Section 236 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 provides that an authority may make arrangements for individual Members to exercise functions of the authority in relation to the electoral division or ward for which the Member is elected.
In implementing the scheme and agreeing grant applications the Council must ensure this is in accordance with its Financial Procedure Rules. Any parties accepting the grant must formally agree to the terms and conditions of the grant funding. Appropriate monitoring of activities and expenses will be undertaken where necessary to ensure compliance.
Financial Considerations
The Elected Members Ward Budget is included the 2025/26 Revenue Budget. Within this allocation each elected Member is allocated up to £3k (£165k in total across all 55 elected Members) to support local groups and organisations.
A central record of grants allocated will be maintained by the Corporate Governance Team within Legal and Democratic Services – this will reconcile to the grant payments made and record the outcomes achieved through the use of the grant funding.

Decision

To approve the following applications for grant funding from the Members Ward Budget 2025/26.
a. Balby Off the Blox
Reference No: 70/DCF/WB25-26/H&BN
Supported By: Councillor G Jones & Councillor Linley
Cost: £2500.00 (£1000.00 x Councillor G Jones & £1500.00 x
Councillor Linley)
b. Balby Thriving Together
Reference No: 77/DCF/WB25-26/BS
Supported By: Councillor Farmer
Cost: £400.00
c. Armthorpe Parish Council
Reference No: 80/DCF/WB25-26/Arm
Supported By: Councillor Marriott
Cost: £795.00
d. MG Dons
Reference No: 79/DCF/WB25-26/H&BN
Supported By: Councillor G Jones & Councillor Linley
Cost: £750.00
e. Armthorpe Markham Main
Reference No: 19/DCF/WB25-26/Arm
Supported By: Councillor Marriott, Councillor Needham &
Councillor Pritchard
Cost: £588.25 (£166.67 x Councillor Marriott, £166.66 x Councillors
Needham and Pritchard
f. Direct Award
Reference No: 37/DCF/WB25-26/DA/Mex
Supported By: Councillor Dodds, Councillor Megaw & Councillor J Reed
Cost: £200 (£66.67 x Councillor Dodds & £66.66 x Councillors Megaw & J Reed)

Alternative options considered

N/A