Venue: Council Chamber - City Hall, Bradford. View directions
Note: Meeting was adjourned and will reconvene on 24 November at the rising of the R&A Committee
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DISCLOSURES OF INTEREST (Members Code of Conduct – Part 4A of the Constitution)
To receive disclosures of interests from members and co-opted members on matters to be considered at the meeting. The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.
An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting when it becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.
Notes:
(1) Members must consider their interests, and act according to the following:
(2) Disclosable pecuniary interests relate to the Member concerned or their spouse/partner.
(3) Members in arrears of Council Tax by more than two months must not vote in decisions on, or which might affect, budget calculations, and must disclose at the meeting that this restriction applies to them. A failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence under section 106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
(4) Officers must disclose interests in accordance with Council Standing Order 44.
Minutes: In the interest of transparency, Councillor R Brown disclosed that he was a Member of an educational trust in his ward.
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INSPECTION OF REPORTS AND BACKGROUND PAPERS (Access to Information Procedure Rules – Part 3B of the Constitution)
Reports and background papers for agenda items may be inspected by contacting the person shown after each agenda item. Certain reports and background papers may be restricted.
Any request to remove the restriction on a report or background paper should be made to the relevant Strategic or Assistant Director whose name is shown on the front page of the report.
If that request is refused, there is a right of appeal to this meeting.
Please contact the officer shown below in advance of the meeting if you wish to appeal.
(Yusuf Patel - 07970 411923)
Minutes: There were no appeals submitted by the public to review decisions to restrict documents.
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The Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods and Customer Services will submit a report (Document “H”) which provides information on processes for providing grant funds to institutions and groups in Bingley.
Recommended –
That the Trustees note the following and agree on an option:
(1) The Community Chest model has been widely used for grant giving to local community groups and is a tried and tested mechanism that provides local accountability. It also reduces the bureaucracy in administering local funds.
(2) The Transformation Fund method of distributing funds allows the panel to be unique to the funding criteria and specialist knowledge required to award grants. This method has been used to fund grants for different objectives and with funds from different council departments. It is easily adapted and flexible in its operation.
(3) The Community Chest process is recommended due to its versatility and operation with Area Offices. The Shipley Area Coordinators Office will provide a strong connection with ward councillors and the knowledge of community organisations by ward based staff.
(Mahmood Mohammed - 01274 437339) Additional documents: Minutes: The Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods and Customer Services submitted a report (Document “H”) which provided information on processes for providing grant funds to institutions and groups in Bingley. The Head of Stronger Communities gave a detailed rationale of the possible funding vehicles that could be utilised to allocate the funding. The options were set out in Document “H”. A Member stated that what was required was clear guidance on where the funding could be allocated and what it could be specifically spent on. A Ward Councillor was present at the meeting and echoed the above comment and suggested that the four primary schools in the area could benefit from the funding; however, the funding boundary area needed to be determined as this was not clear. Another Ward Councillor was also present at the meeting and asked for clarifications on the following points:
Resolved – After further discussion it was ... view the full minutes text for item 17. |