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19.1

To enable decisions to
be taken quickly and to respond to emerging issues, in September
2021 the LAC granted delegated authority to the Community Services
Manager to make certain decisions on expenditure. At its meeting on
October 1st 2024 this
delegation was reviewed in order to enable financial decisions to
be made more quickly, given the delays caused by the two
pre-election periods (local election and general election). The
Community Services Manager is now authorised to make decisions on
expenditure from any budgets allocated to the Local Area Committee
provided 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 per
item. 
• A report
detailing the delegated spending decisions taken by the Community
Services Manager is presented to the next Local Area Committee
meeting.
 

19.2

Funding delegated by
Full Council to LACs in 2024/25 amounts to £100,000 per
LAC.  At its meeting on October
1st 2024 the South LAC agreed
to use its £100,000 allocation to provide £25,000 per
ward to develop projects in line with the South LAC Community
Plan
 

19.3

Since the previous LAC
meeting the following expenditure has been approved under the
delegation set out above:
 
 

Ward

Activity

Amount

Date
chair consulted
 

Graves Park

Cost of
Living sessions
 
Woodseats High
Street work
 

£6733
 
 
£10,000

29/10/24
 
 
29/10/24
 

Gleadless
Valley

Cost of
Living sessions
 
Holy
Cross Foodbank
 

£6733
 
 
£5000

29/10/24
 
 
29/10/24
 

Beauchief &
Greenhill
 

Cost of
Living sessions

£6733

29/10/24
 

Nether Edge &
Sharrow

Cost of
Living sessions

£6733

29/10/24

 
Based on this
expenditure the total expenditure to date is £44,432 leaving
a balance of £55,568
 
Nether Edge &
Sharrow has an additional £2911 to reallocate from 2023/24
funds carried forward into 2024/25.
 

19.4

At the South Local
Area Committee meeting on the 3rd December 2024 the Local Area
Committee Manager advised that the Nether Edge and Sharrow
Councillors wished to allocate their remaining budget of
£20,000 for local parks improvements.
 

 

 

19.5

RESOLVED: 
That the South Local Area
Committee
 
1.   
Notes the funds spent under delegated powers since
the October 2024 South LAC meeting.
2.   
Agrees to allocate the remaining £20,000 of
the Nether Edge and Sharrow budget to local parks
improvements.
 

 

 

19.6

Reasons for Decision

 

 

 

The South LAC is asked
to note delegated decisions in respect of LAC funding to address
the identified local priorities within the South LAC Community
Plan.

 

 

19.7

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

 

The South LAC is asked
to note delegated decisions in respect of LAC funding to address
the identified local priorities within the South LAC Community
Plan.