Issue - meetings

Allocation of Members Discretionary Budget 2018/19

Meeting: 13/03/2019 - Area East Committee (Item 8)

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Decision:

RESOLVED:

That members agreed:

(1)To maintain the allocation and note the progress of projects in Area East.

(2)To move £4790 from the Members Discretionary Budget to the Area East Capital Reserve budget.

 

Reason:

To confirm the allocation of the Members Discretionary budget towards existing priority projects.

(voting: 6 in support,  1 abstention)

 

Minutes:

(Councillors Sarah Dyke and Mike Lewis left the room during discussion of this item as they had both declared pecuniary interests in the item)

 

The Locality Manager presented his report to members. He explained that the report provided progress updates on the priorities which were identified by members last year. He hoped that members would agree to move the unallocated balance of £4790 from the Members Discretionary Budget to the Area East Capital Reserve. He explained that this balance related to the next item on the agenda, which was a community grant funding application.

 

In response to a question, the Locality Manager and the Specialist – Economic Development agreed that events such as the food festival would be publicised well in advance of the event.

 

Following the discussion, it was proposed and seconded that members agreed to maintain the allocation towards priority projects and noted the progress of projects in Area East and agreed to move £4,970 from the Members Discretionary Budget to the Area East Capital Reserve Budget.

 

On being put to the vote, this was carried 6 votes in support, with 1 abstention.

 

RESOLVED:  that members agreed;

 

(1)  To maintain the allocation towards priority projects and noted the progress of the projects in Area East.

 

(2)  To move £4,790 from the Members Discretionary Budget to the Area East Capital Reserve.

 

(voting: 6 in support,  1 abstention)