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33.1

The Committee considered a report of the
Community Services Manager on the funding allocated to the
South West Local Area Committee and the
proposals for its allocation and expenditure for 2025/26 in line
with the priorities of the South West
Local Area Committee.

 

 

33.2

RESOLVED: That the South West Local Area Committee:
 

a)   
approves allocating the remaining unallocated
funding (£12,322) as follows:
 

(i)   
£10,000 to be allocated to Ward Funds
(£2,500 per ward) to be spent on local ward-based projects
aligned to the Community Plan priorities;
 

(ii)  
£750.00 to be allocated to the Suncream for
Parks Project;
 

(iii) £217.50 to be allocated to costs related to the People
Keeping Well Network Revamp event;
 

(iv) £298.00 to be allocated to costs related to the
South West Local Area Committee Health
and Welbeing Drop-In Event;
 

(v)  
£1056.50 to be allocated as a contingency to
cover any additional costs that may arise before year end;
and
 

b)   
notes the expenditure since the last meeting in
December (section 1.2.2) against the £100,000 budget to
address local priorities in the South
West Community Plan in 2025/26, as detailed in the
report.

 

 

33.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

33.3.1

Spending decisions made by the
Community Services Manager under the authority delegated by the
Local Area Committee in September 2021 are required to be reported
to the next Local Area Committee meeting so that the Local Area
Committee can monitor its delegated budget and delivery of the
Community Plan.

 

 

33.3.2

The further expenditure and
proposed use of funding under delegated authority outlined in the
report addresses local priorities within the Community
Plan.

 

 

33.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

33.4.1

Decisions on all expenditure could be reserved
to the Local Area Committee but this
would inevitably delay delivery of priority actions to address
specific issues identified in the Community Plan.

 

 

33.4.2

All decisions on expenditure to support
Community Plan priorities could be delegated to officers. However,
this would restrict and undermine the Local Area Committee’s
ability to monitor its delegated budget and delivery of the
Community Plan.