Decision details

CR/668/01/24-Approval of Funding from the – Ward Member Budget 2023/24. No. 03, 04 & 05

Decision Maker: Assistant Director Legal and Democratic Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Elected Members Ward Budget is included the 2023/24 Revenue Budget. Within this allocation each elected Member is allocated up to £3k (£165k in total across all 55 elected Members) to support local groups and organisations.
A central record of grants allocated will be maintained by the Corporate Governance Team within Legal and Democratic Services – this will reconcile to the grant payments made and record the outcomes achieved through the use of the grant funding.
This is an allocation of existing 2023/24 revenue budget and so is contained within the Council’s current budget envelope.
The individual applications detail the extent to which the initiative will seek to make a positive impact within the local community

Decision:

To approve the following applications for grant funding from the Members Ward Budget 2023/24.
a. Love Mexborough
Reference No: 03/DCF/WB23-24/Mex
Supported By: Councillor Chapman
Cost: £500.00

b. Bawtry Arts Festival Community Group
Reference No: 04/DCF/WB23-24/R&B
Supported By: Councillor B Anderson, Councillor Blake & Councillor
Johnson
Cost: £1000.00 (£333.33 x 3 Councillors)

c. 7th Doncaster Boys Brigade and Girls Association
Reference No: 05/DCF/WB23-24/H&BN
Supported By: Councillor G Jones & Councillor Liu
Cost: £309.98 (£154.99 x 2 Councillors

Alternative options considered:

N/A

Publication date: 15/04/2024

Date of decision: 18/05/2023

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