Issue - meetings

To consider requests for revenue and capital grant aid in accordance with the provisions of the Council’s grant aid policy.

The Committee considered a grant aid request from the Canalside Heritage Centre and it was queried whether the organisation had applied to other bodies for grants. It was further queried as to the Centre’s use of volunteers and whether these had been used judiciously. It was suggested that any grant would be accompanied by a service level agreement which would also consider historical issues such as staffing numbers and the size of the organisation’s volunteer base.

A recorded vote was requested by Councillor M Radulovic MBE and seconded by Councillor S J Carr. The voting was as follows:

RESOLVED that a capital grant of £10,000 be awarded to funded from 2020/21 Capital Contingencies. Plus, a further £5,000 Revenue Grant in 2019/20 with a commitment to award a further £5,000 Revenue Grant in 2020/21 conditional on progress following the first tranche of funding.