Minute of the Meeting of the Crieff Common Good Fund of 5 May 2025 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 18 August 2025
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DRAFT Crieff Common Good Fund Committee Minute of hybrid meeting of the Crieff Common Good Fund Committee held in the Council Chamber, 2 High Street, Perth on Monday 5 May 2025 at 1.15pm. Present: Bailie Brock and Councillor S Donaldson. In Attendance: S Kimmett (Culture and Community Services); F Lambie and A O’Brien (both Finance and Business Support); C MacLeod, A Taylor, S Dockerill and R Ramsay (all Legal and Governance). Apologies: Councillors G Laing and N Khogali. Councillor S Donaldson, Presiding. 1. Welcome and Apologies Councillor S Donaldson welcomed all present to the meeting and apologies for absence were noted as above. 2. Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest in terms of Councillors’ Code of Conduct. 3. Minute of Meeting of Crieff Common Good Fund Committee of 25 November 2024 for Approval The minute of meeting of the Crieff Common Good Fund Committee of 25 November 2024 was submitted and approved as a correct record. 4. Matters Arising There were no matters arising. 5. Applications for Financial Assistance There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Housing and Communities (25/104) asking Crieff Common Good Fund Committee to consider three small grant applications for financial assistance. (i) Royal Voluntary Service Resolved: Consideration of the award of a grant to The Royal Voluntary Service, towards training and other costs associated with running a community minibus, be deferred to the next meeting in order that more detailed information can be provided. (ii) Strathearn Art for Experience Resolved:
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DRAFT Strathearn Art for Experience be awarded a grant of £500 towards their 2025- 26 project. (iii) Strathearn Arts Resolved: Consideration of the award of a grant to Strathern Arts, towards the cost of a trip for their Reverb Studio Group, be deferred to the next meeting in order that more detailed information can be provided. Post Meeting Note Following a request for more detailed information to be provided, responses were received by Sarah Kimmet, Community Empowerment Officer and Councillor Donaldson from Helen McCrorie, the artist leading the project. The information was subsequently circulated to the Members of the Crieff Common Good Fund Committee by email, seeking their approval of the proposal to proceed with the award to Strathearn Arts of the grant of £500. Councillors Khogali and Brock both confirmed in writing they were happy to agree with the grant award. 6. 2024/25 and 2025/26 Financial Statements There was submitted a report by the Strategic Lead – Finance and Business Support (25/105) (1) seeking approval of the budget for 2025/26 for the Crieff Common Good Fund and (2) providing an update on the Income and Expenditure to 31 March 2025 and the projected outturn for Financial Year 2025/26. Resolved: (i) The unaudited income and expenditure to 31 March 2025 and the projected outturn for 2024/25, as detailed in Appendix 1 to Report 25/105, be noted. (ii) The Crieff Common Good Fund budget for 2025/26 as detailed in Appendix 2 to Report 25/105, be approved. (iii) The projected outturn for 2025/26, as set out in Appendix 2 to Report 25/105, be noted. ~~~~~~~~