Minute of Meeting of Perth Common Good Fund of 21 December 2022 for Approval
Perth and Kinross Council · 6 February 2023
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PERTH COMMON GOOD FUND COMMITTEE Minute of hybrid meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund Committee held in the Council Chamber, 2 High Street, Perth on Wednesday 21 December 2022 at 9:00am. Present: Councillors A Parrott, C Ahern, L Barrett, P Barrett, A Chan, S Donaldson, E Drysdale, G Laing, B Leishman, I MacPherson, I Massie, S McCole and J Rebbeck. In Attendance: A Brown, D Coyne, J Guild and K Molley (all Corporate and Democratic Services); L Haxton and J Gardner (all Communities). Councillor A Parrott, Convener, Presiding 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES Councillor A Parrott welcomed all present to the meeting. 2. DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST No declarations of interest were made in terms of the Councillors Code of Conduct. 3. MINUTE OF MEETING OF THE PERTH COMMON GOOD FUND OF 28 SEPTEMBER 2022 FOR APPROVAL The minute of meeting of the Perth Common Good Fund Committee of 28 September 2022 was submitted and approved as an accurate record. 4. MATTERS ARISING There were no matters arising. 5. APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE There was submitted a report by Head of Culture and Community Services (22/305) asking Perth Common Good Fund Committee to consider applications for financial assistance for eight small grants. Resolved: (1) Perth Amateur Operatic Society be awarded £3420 towards their production of “Legally Blonde the Musical”, specifically venue hire, production costs, rehearsal, and script/music score costs. (2) Perthshire Music Festival be awarded £5424 towards their annual festival of arts and music, taking place in February 2023. (3) Moncrieffe Tea Dance Group be awarded £545 towards their annual Christmas party, taking place on 14 December 2022.
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(4) Friends of St John’s Kirk be awarded £2000 to support carillon recitals in the Kirk. Provision for this award was made within the Perth Common Good Fund budget of February 2022 and this application reflects the drawdown of funds. (5) Perth Orchestral Society be awarded £4400 to help support their annual running costs. The grant will go towards funding the hiring of their professional conductor and orchestra leader for this year’s performances. (6) Tulloch Primary School Parent Council be awarded £480 towards the school pantomime. (7) Button and Bows Baby Bank be awarded £800 to offer free activity sessions to families with children under four years old. (8) Perth Festival of Arts be awarded £1588 towards their annual festival taking place over ten days in May 2023 in venues around the city. 6. 2022/23 FINANCIAL STATEMENT There was submitted a report by the Head of Finance (22/306) providing details of the Income and Expenditure to 31 October 2022 and the projected outturn for the Financial Year 2022/23 for the Perth Common Good Fund. Resolved: The projected Income and Expenditure to 31 March 2023 for the Perth Common Good Fund for the 2022/23 Financial Year, as set out in Appendix 1 to Report 22/306, be noted.