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5.1

The Committee considered a report of the
Community Services Manager that advised each Local Area Committee
had a £100,000 budget to address local priorities, identified
within their respective Community Plans. The report set out
details of the spend in respect of the £100,000 that had been
authorised by the Community Services Manager, in consultation with
the LAC Chair and in accordance with the delegation granted in
September 2021.

 

 

5.2

The report showed funding allocated to the
North East Local Area Committee for
2023/24, and set out proposals for its allocation and expenditure
in line with the North East Local Area Committee Community
Plan.

 

 

5.3

The report described the proposals for the use
of the remaining funding allocated for cost of
living work in the North East area, to a sum of
£45,000.

 

 

5.4

RESOLVED: That the North East Local Area Committee:
 
(i)   
notes the expenditure made in 2023/24 used to address local
priorities against the £100,000 budget to address local
priorities in the North East LAC in
2023/24 and includes the agreed underspend spend from 2022/23;
and
(ii)  
agrees the proposals outlined in the report for use of the
cost of living funding within the North
East LAC area.

 

 

5.5

Reasons for
Decision

 

The North
East LAC is asked to approve the broad allocation of funding
and expenditure under the priority headings identified to assist
its ability to monitor its budget, and to authorise the Community
Services Manager to approve expenditure above the current delegated
authority in certain circumstances so that delivery of the
Community Plan is not delayed.

 

 

5.6

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

Decisions on any expenditure
above the existing authority to the Community Services Manager
could be reserved to the LAC but this would delay delivery of
priority actions to address specific issues identified in the
Community Plan.