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5.1

Funding delegated by
Full Council to Local Area Committees in 2024/25 amounted to
£100,000 per Local Area Committee. The
South West Local Area Committee approved proposed anticipated
expenditure in respect of various elements to address the Community
Plan priorities at its meeting on 28 September 2024.
This budget was spent on projects benefiting all the
wards in the South West Local Area Committee area.  

 

 

5.2

RESOLVED:  That the South West Local
Area Committee:
 
·      
Notes the expenditure against the £100,000
budget to address local priorities in the South West Community Plan
Local Area Committee in 2024/5, as detailed in the
report.
 
·      
Agrees the proposed allocated expenditure of the
£100,000 budget for the year 2025/26 to address the local
priorities in the South West Local Area Committee, as detailed in
the report.

 

 

5.3

Reasons for Decision

 

 

 

Spending decisions
made by the Community Services Manager under the authority
delegated by the Local Area Committee in October 2024 are required
to be reported to the next Local Area Committee meeting so that the
Local Area Committee can monitor its delegated budget and delivery
of the Community Plan.
 
The further
expenditure and proposed use of funding under delegated authority
outlined in the report addresses local priorities within the
Community Plan.

 

 

5.4

Alternatives Considered and Rejected

 

 

 

The Local Area
Committee could choose not to allocate budgets at this stage but
this would delay local projects and facilities for local
communities.
 
Decisions on all
expenditure could be reserved to the Local Area Committee but this
would inevitably delay delivery of priority actions to address
specific issues identified in the Community Plan.
 
All decisions on
expenditure to support Community Plan priorities could be delegated
to officers. However, this would restrict and undermine the Local
Area Committee’s ability to monitor its delegated budget and
delivery of the Community Plan.