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30.1

The Committee
considered a report of Jayne Foulds, Community Services Manager, on
the allocated £100, 000 project spend for the year 2024-25
and the proposed allocation of funds to address local priorities
for the South East Local Area Committee
(LAC) for 2025-26.
 

30.2

Since the
previous LAC meeting the following expenditure has been approved by
the Community Services Manager in consultation with the LAC Chair
under the delegated authority:
 
·       
Administration -
£3,500
·       
Environmental - £376
 

30.3

Detailed below
was the full allocated £100,000 project spend for the year
2024-25.
 
·       
Crime & Community Safety -
£49,000
·       
Environmental -
£14,000
·       
Health and Wellbeing & Children
& Families - £33,000
·       
Administration -
£3,000
 

30.4

Detailed below
was the proposed £100,000 project spend for the year
2025-26.
 
·       
Crime & Community Safety -
£50,000
·       
Environmental -
£17,000
·       
Health and Wellbeing -
£15,000
·       
Children & Families -
£15,000
·       
Administration -
£3,000
 

30.5

RESOLVED: That the South East
Local Area Committee:
 
(1) notes the expenditure under delegated powers
against the £100,000 budget to address local priorities in
the South East LAC as detailed in the
report; and (2) agrees the spend
breakdown of the £100,000 budget for the year 2025-26 to
address the local priorities in the South
East LAC.
 

30.6

Reasons for Decision
 

30.6.1

Spending
decisions made by the Community Services Manager under the
authority delegated by the LAC in October 2024 are required to be
reported to the next LAC meeting so that the LAC can monitor its
delegated budget and delivery of the Community Plan.
 
The further expenditure and proposed use of
funding under delegated authority outlined in the report addresses
the identified local priorities within the South East LAC Community Plan.
 

30.7

Alternatives Considered and
Rejected 
 

30.7.1

The LAC could
choose not to allocate 2025-26 budgets at this stage but this would delay local priorities and
facilities for local communities.