Issue - meetings

Report No: CAB/FH/15/064

Portfolio Holder: Robin Millar          Lead Officer: Davina Howes

RESOLVED:

That the allocation of funding from the Community Chest be noted as follows:

1.           Creative Arts East

2016/17                      £3,000

2.           Dance East

2016/17                      £3,500

3.           Fresh Start New Beginnings 

2016/17                      £8,200

4.           HomeStart

2016/17                    £13,250

              2017/18             £9,800

5.           Mildenhall High Town Pirates

2016/17                      £1,204

6.           Newmarket Citizens Advice Bureau

2016/17                    £40,500

              2017/18           £41,540

              2018/19           £34,970

7.           Our Special Friends

2016/17                      £6,000

8.           Relate

2016/17                      £2,000

              2017/18             £2,000

              2018/19             £2,000

9.           Suffolk West Citizens Advice Bureau (SWCAB)

2016/17                    £39,650

              2017/18           £39,650

              2018/19           £39,650

10.        The Voluntary Network

2016/17                    £19,412

              2017/18           £18,400

              2018/19           £17,450

(Report No CAB/FH/15/064)

Prior to presenting this report, Councillor Robin Millar, Portfolio Holder for Families and Communities, declared a local non-pecuniary interest as he was a friend of one of the applicants.  Councillor Millar confirmed that he would remain in the meeting, but would abstain from voting.

The Portfolio Holder then presented this report which provided an update, following the review of applications for Community Chest funding for 2016/2017 and recommended funding allocations.

Each application had been assessed against the scheme’s criteria and some had been declined.  Those applications which had not been accepted were listed within paragraph 1.3 of the report.  Officers in the Families and Communities Team would work with these organisations to try and identify alternative funding.  Following detailed consideration, it was felt that ten applications met the scheme’s criteria and should be allocated funding.  These organisations and the funding allocated were detailed in paragraph 1.4 of the report.

Councillor Millar concluded that with these allocations, there still remained £18,524.00 in the Community Chest for 2016/2017.  There would be the option to open a second round of funding in Spring 2016 or there would be the opportunity to commission work on behalf of communities from the Community Chest.

With 3 voting for the motion and with 1 abstention, it was

RESOLVED:

That the allocation of funding from the Community Chest be noted as follows:

1.           Creative Arts East

     2016/17                 £3,000

2.           Dance East

     2016/17                 £3,500

3.           Fresh Start New Beginnings 

     2016/17                 £8,200

4.           HomeStart

     2016/17               £13,250

                   2017/18                 £9,800

5.           Mildenhall High Town Pirates

     2016/17                 £1,204

6.           Newmarket Citizens Advice Bureau

     2016/17               £40,500

                   2017/18               £41,540

                   2018/19               £34,970

7.           Our Special Friends

     2016/17                 £6,000

8.           Relate

     2016/17                 £2,000

                   2017/18                 £2,000

                   2018/19                 £2,000

9.           Suffolk West Citizens Advice Bureau (SWCAB)

     2016/17               £39,650

                   2017/18               £39,650

                   2018/19               £39,650

10.       The Voluntary Network

     2016/17               £19,412

                   2017/18               £18,400

                    2018/19               £17,450