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6.1

Each Local Area Committee has a £100,000 budget to address
local priorities, identified within their respective Community
Plans.  This report sets out details of
the proposed spending in respect of this £100,000 during the
2022/23 financial year.  This report
gives an overview of the general categories of proposed expenditure
and seeks authorisation from the South
West Local Area Committee to permit the Community Services
Manager, in consultation with the LAC Chair, to spend monies to
address identified priorities within the Community Plan.

 

 

6.2

RESOLVED: That the
South West Local Area Committee:-
 

(i)   
Approves the proposed
allocated expenditure against the £100,000 budget to address
local priorities in the South West LAC
in 2023/24, subject to the following amendments:
 

Priority & Element

Anticipated Expenditure

Comments

Community and Neighbourhoods

 

 

Youth Event in Chambers

 

 
£2,000

 

Hosting a Youth Conference Day in Council
Chambers.

 

Amend to:

 

Youth Event with Sheffield City Council

 
 
£2,000

 

Hosting a Youth Conference Day with Council Members
and Officers.

 

 

 

Unpaid Carers Inaugural Lunch Club

 

 
£2,000

 

Allocation of funding for an unpaid carers inaugural
lunch club in every ward.

 

Amend to:

 

Unpaid Carers Inaugural Lunch Club or similar
activity

 

 
 
£2,000

 

Allocation of funding for an unpaid carers inaugural
lunch club or similar activity in every ward.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(ii)  
Agrees the use of the 2023/24 £26,697 LAC Cost
of Living budget as described in the report namely that
50% of the South West’s allocation
(£13,348) is awarded as a grant to Citizens Advice Sheffield
to support and increase the capacity of its telephone advice line;
and

 

(iii) Authorises the Community Services Manager, in consultation with
the Local Area Committee Chair, to finalise the eligibility
criteria and make decisions, following engagement with the relevant
Ward Members, on the award of the grant funds proposed of up to
£5,000.

 

 

 

6.3

Reasons
for Decision

 

 

 

The
South West LAC is asked to approve the
broad allocation of funding 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.

 

 

6.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

6.4.1
 
 
 
 
6.4.2

Decisions on any expenditure above the existing authority to the
Community Services Manager 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.