Decision Maker: South West Local Area Committee

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: May 15, 2025

Purpose:

Content:     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.