Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The Council considered a report which highlighted the key
points from the evaluation of the completed pilot project with the Supporting
Communities Fund and sought agreement on the future distribution of the
Supporting Communities Fund.
Decision
The Council noted the outcomes from this successful
pilot project and agreed:
1. |
That for 2018/20 Participatory Budgeting will
not be used as a method to allocate the Supporting Communities Fund for the
reasons detailed in paragraph 4.7 related to disproportionate costs against
grant funding available; and notes the work currently underway to consider a
national platform which would be available to local authorities. |
2. |
Improvements be made to the Supporting
Communities Fund, taking on board feedback through the evaluation to increase
awareness and transparency in the grants process as detailed in paragraph 4.8
of the report. |
3. |
The Council shares the learning from the PB pilot
with dedicated COSLA Office and COSLA Elected Member Groups looking at
Community Choices and PB to inform best practice and national considerations
for a PB platform. |
4. |
Options for how the Council can meet the 1%
requirement of budget distribution by ‘Community Choices’ by 2020/21,
including where the use of PB may be appropriate, be brought to a future
meeting of the Council. |
(Ref: Report by Chief Executive dated 13
September 2018, submitted)
Publication date: 28/09/2018
Date of decision: 27/09/2018
Decided at meeting: 27/09/2018 - Argyll and Bute Council
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