Kinross-shire Local Committee - Available Funding
Perth and Kinross Council · 25 May 2023
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PERTH AND KINROSS COUNCIL Kinross-shire Local Committee 25 May 2023 KINROSS-SHIRE LOCAL COMMITTEE - AVAILABLE FUNDING Report by Head of Environmental and Consumer Services (Report No. 23/152) 1. PURPOSE 1.1 The purpose of this report is to inform members of the monies available to the committee in the financial year 2023/24 2. RECOMMENDATIONS 2.1 It is recommended that Committee: (i) Notes the contents of this report; and (ii) Agrees that a paper be brought to a future meeting of the committee to agree how the funding of £50,000 should be utilised 3. BACKGROUND / MAIN ISSUES 3.1 At the Council’s 2021/22 budget setting meeting, an allocation of £40,000 was made in relation to the Kinross-shire Local Committee. This allocation was largely used to meet staffing and administration costs associated with the establishing and supporting the committee. 3.2 In the following year, at the Council’s Budget setting meeting on 23 February 2022 for 2022/23, a further “one off” allocation of £40,000 was made from the Council’s revenue budget to be allocated at the discretion of the Local Committee. 3.3 At the Kinross-shire Local Committee meeting on 16 February 2023, it was agreed £30,000 of the available funding should be awarded to the King George V Management Committee, to fund expansion to their pavilion, leaving a balance of £10,000. 3.4 At the Council’s Budget setting meeting on 1 March 2023, a further £40,000 was allocated to the Committee, therefore with £10,000 brought forward from the 2022/23 allocation, the balance of funding for use at the discretion of the Committee currently stands at £50,000.
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3.5 It is important that this funding is allocated in a fair and transparent manner, therefore it is proposed that a further paper be presented at a future report with regard to how this funding is utilised. 4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 4.1 This report provides clarity to the members of the committee of the funding available for use at the discretion of the Committee and proposes that a paper on how this best be allocated be brought to a future meeting. Authors Name Designation Contact Details Mark Butterworth Head of ECS MButterworth@pkc.gov.uk