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30.1

The Committee
considered a report of Huda Ahmed, Community Services Manager, on
the proposed allocation of funds to address local
priorities.
 

30.2

The East LAC has a
delegated budget of £100,000 for the year 2025/26. It is
proposed that for the year 25/26 the East LAC continue with the
identified key priorities and allocate funding £25,000 to
each of the four wards. Manor/Castle, Arbourthorne, Richmond and
Darnall.
 

30.3

The Committee was
asked to note the expenditure against the 2024/25 £100,000
budget to address local priorities in the East LAC Community Plan
as detailed in the report.
 

30.4

RESOLVED: That
the East Local Area Committee:
 
1)    notes the expenditure against the 2024/25
£100,000 budget to address local priorities in the East LAC
Community Plan as detailed in the report; and
 
2)    agrees the spend breakdown of the £100,000
budget for the year to address the local priorities in the East
LAC.
 

30.5

Reasons for Decision
 

30.5.1

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 East LAC community plan.
 

30.6

Alternatives Considered and
Rejected 
 

30.6.1

The LAC could
choose not to allocate budgets at this stage, but this would delay
local projects and facilities for local communities. Decisions on
all expenditure could be reserved to the LAC, but this would
inevitably delay delivery of priority actions to address specific
issues identified in the Community Plan. All decisions on
expenditure to support Community Plan priorities could be delegated
to officers. However, this would restrict and undermine the
LAC’s ability to monitor its delegated budget and delivery of
the Community Plan.