Issue - meetings

The local committee has a delegated budget of £3,000 for community safety projects in 2018/19. This report sets out the process by which this funding should be allocated to the Community Safety Partnership and/or other local community organisations that promote the safety and wellbeing of residents. The report provides a progress update regarding last year’s funding.

The Local Committee (Guildford) agreed that:

(i)        The committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 for 2018/19 be retained by the Community Partnership Team, on behalf of the local committee, and that the 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 2.4 of this report.

(ii)       Authority be delegated to the Community Partnership Manager, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the local committee and divisional members as appropriate, to authorise the expenditure of the community safety budget in accordance with the criteria and principles stated in section 3 of this report.

(iii)  The committee receives updates on the project(s) that was funded, the outcomes and the impact it has achieved.

Reasons:

The report sets out a process for allocating the committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 to local organisations to achieve the recommendations outlined above.

There is also an update on how last year’s funding was used in order to provide visibility and promote accountability within the Community Safety Partnership.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officers attending: Partnership and Committee Officer.

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements: None

The local committee has a delegated budget of £3,000 for community safety projects in 2018/19. The report set out the process by which this funding should be allocated to the Community Safety Partnership and/or other local community organisations that promote the safety and wellbeing of residents. The report provides a progress update regarding last year’s funding.

Member Discussion - Key points:

Members noted the report.

Resolutions:

The Local Committee (Guildford) agreed that:

(i)        The committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 for 2018/19 be retained by the Community Partnership Team, on behalf of the local committee, and that the 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 2.4 of the report.

(ii)       Authority be delegated to the Community Partnership Manager, in consultation with the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the local committee and divisional members as appropriate, to authorise the expenditure of the community safety budget in accordance with the criteria and principles stated in section 3 of the report.

(iii)  The committee receives updates on the project(s) that was funded, the outcomes and the impact it has achieved.

Reasons:

The report sets out a process for allocating the committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 to local organisations to achieve the recommendations outlined above.

There is also an update on how last year’s funding was used in order to provide visibility and promote accountability within the Community Safety Partnership.