Purpose

Acceptance of the Department for Transport
(DFT) Pothole Grant Funding via South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined
Authority (SYMCA):
•               
£400,000 - 2023/24
•               
£426,349 - 2024/25

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

12th January 2024

Title:

O0209 Local Transport Capital Funding –
DfT, Potholes
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

 Sam Barstow,
Assistant Director,
Community Safety & Street Scene

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

As per the Regeneration and Environment
sub-scheme of delegation, the Assistant Director is authorised as
follows:
 
7.       Other functions
 
Any function not otherwise
reserved to the full Council, the Cabinet, a committee of the
Cabinet, a member of the Cabinet, a joint committee discharging
executive functions or another local authority, relevant to the
Assistant Director’s portfolio.
 
Bidding for external funding
and grant aid for both revenue and capital schemes, and their
subsequent implementation.
 

Brief Description of
Decision:

To accept the additional funding and include in
delivery of highway surfacing works as per the agreement with
SYMCA
 

Reasons for the Decision:

The additional funding will assist in
repairing additional sections of highway, helping to maintain the
condition better than the national average.
 

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

As this funding is grant monies made available
to the Council to continue to improve road conditions no
alternative options have been considered.
 

Conflicts of interest declared by any
Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to
the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

 
None

Reports or parts of reports
considered

None

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to accept the additional
funding and include on highway surfacing works as per the agreement
with SYMCA.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker  
 

 
Dated: 12th January, 2024
 
Name: Sam
Barstow                 
Job Title: Assistant Director,
Community Safety & Street Scene