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North East Local Area Committee budget report

 

 

6.1

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. 
 
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.
 
The
report noted the expenditure made in 2023/24 used to address local
priorities, sought approval of the proposed allocated expenditure
against the £100,000 budget to address local priorities in
the North East LAC in 2023/24, and included the underspend and
committed spend from 2022/23, as detailed in the
report. 
 
An additional proposal was outlined
in the report which recommended that 50% (£45,000) of the
North East LAC’s allocation from the LAC Cost of Living
budget (£90,000) was awarded as a grant to Citizens Advice
Sheffield to support its advice line.
 

6.2

RESOLVED: That the North East Local Area
Committee:
 

6.2.1

(i)   
Notes the expenditure against the
£100,000 budget to address local priorities in the North East
LAC in 2022/3 and includes the underspend and committed spend from
2022/23, as detailed in the report; and

 
(ii)  
Agrees that
half (£45,000) of the Cost of Living budget allocated to the
North East LAC  be given as a grant to Citizen Advice
Sheffield to support its advice line as detailed in the
report.  

 

6.3

Reasons for Decision
 

6.3.1

The North East 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

Decisions on any expenditure to support Community Plan
priorities could be delegated to officers, however, this would
restrict the LAC’s ability to monitor its delegated budget
and delivery of the Community Plan.
 
All
decisions on expenditure to support Community Plan priorities could
be delegated to officers.  However, this would restrict the
LAC’s ability to monitor its delegated budget and delivery of
the Community Plan.