Decision details

Decision Maker: Partnerships Portfolio Holder

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To formally decide the membership of the Tendring Community Fund Portfolio Holder Working Party.

Decision:

To formally appoint the membership of the Tendring Community Fund Working Party (TCFWP). The membership will be Councillors McWilliams (Chairman), Alexander, Allen, Broderick, Bush, Chapman, V E Guglielmi, J Henderson, Land, Newton and Wiggins.

 

Designated Members who can substitute for their respective group’s member will be Councillors Codling, Placey and Winfield.

Reasons for the decision:

The creation and funding of the Tendring Community Fund (TCF) was approved on 21 February 2020 by Cabinet as part of the Council’s approval of its budget.

 

Initially, the TCFWP will look at the operation of the TCF and the criteria to be used.  The TCFWP will be able to submit its recommendations (via the Portfolio Holder) to the Cabinet for its consideration.

 

This decision will allow Officers to make the necessary administrative arrangements to enable the TCFWP to commence its work.

 

Note: This decision does not impact on the Leader of the Council’s decision to establish the Members’ Small Scheme (in the sum of £48,000 from the TCF) as part of the response to the Covid-19 emergency by facilitating grants to organisations nominated by individual Councillors up to £1,000 each.

Alternative options considered:

To appoint more or fewer or different members of the TCFWP.

Interests and Nature of Interests Declared:

None

Publication date: 30/03/2020

Date of decision: 30/03/2020