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The Mole Valley Local Committee has a delegated budget of £3,000 for community safety projects in 2017/18. This report sets out the process by which this funding should be allocated to the East Surrey Community Safety Partnership and/or other local community organisations that promote the safety and wellbeing of residents. The report also seeks the approval of local committee task group members and the appointment of representatives to external bodies.

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) resolved to:

(i)                    Agree that the committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 for 2017/18 be retained by the Community Partnership Team, on behalf of the Local Committee, and that the East Surrey Community Safety Partnership and/or other local organisations be invited to submit proposals for funding that meet the criteria and principles set out at paragraph 2.3 of this report.

(ii)                   Agree that authority be delegated to the Community Partnership Manager, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the local committee, to authorise the expenditure of the community safety budget in accordance with the criteria and principles stated at paragraph 2.3 of this report.

(iii)                   Approve the membership of the task groups and appointments to outside bodies, as detailed in paragraphs 2.8 and Annex 1 of this report.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:

The report sets out a process for allocating the committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 to local organisations. It also proposes local committee task group membership for the forthcoming year to enable the provision of informed advice and recommendations to the committee. The appointment of councillors of the local committee to external bodies enables the committee’s representation on and input to such bodies. 

No declarations of interest received:

Discussion highlights:

1.         It was agreed that Cllr Paul Elderton would join the Property Task group.

2.         It was noted that the new portfolio holder for Transform Leatherhead, Cllr Simon Edge would be co-opted to the Leatherhead Major Schemes task group as per the Terms of Reference.

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) resolved to:

(i)                    Agree that the committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 for 2017/18 be retained by the Community Partnership Team, on behalf of the Local Committee, and that the East Surrey Community Safety Partnership and/or other local organisations be invited to submit proposals for funding that meet the criteria and principles set out at paragraph 2.3 of this report.

(ii)                   Agree that authority be delegated to the Community Partnership Manager, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the local committee, to authorise the expenditure of the community safety budget in accordance with the criteria and principles stated at paragraph 2.3 of this report.

(iii)                   Approve the membership of the task groups and appointments to outside bodies, as detailed in paragraphs 2.8 and Annex 1 of this report.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:

The report sets out a process for allocating the committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 to local organisations. It also proposes local committee task group membership for the forthcoming year to enable the provision of informed advice and recommendations to the committee. The appointment of councillors of the local committee to external bodies enables the committee’s representation on and input to such bodies.