Issue - meetings

The local committee has a delegated budget of £3,000 for community safety projects in 2019/20. 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 also provides a progress update regarding last year’s funding

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) agreed that:

      i.        The committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 for 2019/20 be retained by the Community Safety 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 section 3 of this report.

     ii.        Authority be delegated to the Community Safety 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 are funded, the outcomes and the impact it has achieved.

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) noted:

   iv.        The update from the North Leatherhead Street Talk Project regarding the use of the funds in 2018-19.

Reason for decisions:

The above decisions were made to set out a process for allocating the committee’s

delegated community safety budget of £3,000 to local organisations.

Declarations of Interest: None

Officers attending: None

Petitions, Public Questions, Statements: None

Key points from the discussion:

·         The Chairman urged members to look for possible recipients of the funding. Adding that the money was ideal for pump priming any new projects.

Resolution:

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) agreed that:

      i.        The committee’s delegated community safety budget of £3,000 for 2019/20 be retained by the Community Safety 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 section 3 of this report.

     ii.        Authority be delegated to the Community Safety 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 are funded, the outcomes and the impact it has achieved.

The Local Committee (Mole Valley) noted:

   iv.        The update from the North Leatherhead Street Talk Project regarding the use of the funds in 2018-19.

Reason for decisions:

The above decisions were made to set out a process for allocating the committee’s

delegated community safety budget of £3,000 to local organisations.