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9.1

The Committee considered a report of Huda
Ahmed, Community Services Manager, on the proposed allocation of
funds to address local priorities for the East Local Area Committee
for 2024-25.
 

9.2

Funding delegated by the Council in 2024/25
amounts to £100,000 per LAC to address issues in the East LAC
Community plan. Following consultation with East LAC members it is
proposed that this budget should be allocated so that £25,000
is spent per ward to address the priorities in the East LAC
Community Plan.
 

9.3

The East LAC priorities are Children and Young
People, Communities and Neighbourhoods, Crime and Anti-Social
Behaviour, Health and Wellbeing, Environment, and Highways and
Transport.
 

9.4

To enable financial decisions to be made,
given the delays caused by the two pre-election periods (local
election and general election) it is recommended that the level of
expenditure that can be approved by the Community Services Manager
in consultation with the LAC Chair under the delegated authority
described above in 1.1.2 is raised to sums of up to
£10,000.
 

9.5

RESOLVED: That the East Local Area
Committee:
 

agrees the approach set out for use
of the 2024/25 budget to address local priorities in the East LAC
Community Plan as detailed in the report; and
authorise the Community Services
Manager to make decisions on expenditure from any budgets allocated
to the Local Area Committee provide that:

 
·      
The decision is taken in consultation with the Local Area Committee
Chair
·      
Spending is in line with any specific purposes of the allocated
budget
·      
The decision may not approve expenditure of more than
£10,000
·      
A report detailing the delegated spending decisions taken by the
Community Services Manager is presented to the next Local Area
Committee meeting.
 

9.6

Reasons for
Decision
 

9.6.1

The East LAC is asked to approve the approach
to the 2024/25 budget outlined in the report to address the
identified local priorities within the East LAC Community Plan.
 

9.7

Alternatives Considered and Rejected 
 

9.7.1

The LAC could choose not to allocate budgets
at this stage, but this would delay local projects and facilities
for local communities. All decisions on expenditure to support
Community Plan priorities could be delegated to officers. However,
this would restrict and undermine the LACs ability to monitor its
delegated budget and delivery of the Community Plan.