Issue - meetings

Report by Finance Manager

A report setting out the proposed method of distribution of the charities and trust funds in the Oban, Lorn and the Isles area and a separate report setting out the proposed method of distribution of the Agnes Angus bequest were considered.

Decision

The Committee:

1. Agreed the distribution of the Charities and Trust funds as outlined in the Charity and Trust funds report.
2. Agreed the recommendations at 3.2 of the Miss Agnes Angus – Distribution proposal report.
3. Agreed the verbal recommendation on the distribution of the Miss MM Cameron bequest to the local Bowman Court care facility on Mull.
4. Agreed to set up a taskforce of members to assist officers to take forward the reorganisation and distribution of the MacDougall Trust. The members to assist to be notified at a later date.
5. Agreed for the Dugald McPhail Memorial Fund to be donated to the existing Crowdfunding page.
6. Agreed for criteria to be drafted by the Head of Strategic Finance after consultation with relevant colleagues  to allow people to self-apply for the Archibald Dow bequest ,John of Lorn bequest, Coals for Poor and  the MacKinnon Ledingham Bequest; and to report back to the next meeting on the proposed details
7. Agreed to consider the application by Kilbride Church to the Agnes Angus Bequest fund at the next round of applications.

(Ref: Reports by Finance Manager dated 13^th December 2017, submitted)