4 Policy and Resources Committee of 24 May 2018 PDF 92 KB
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Minutes:
The Minute of the Policy and Resources Committee held on 24
May 2018 was noted.
Arising under Item 4 (Financial Monitoring Report) the
Council:- agreed that the cremation charges for adults aged 16 and over be
amended to £665 for 2018-19.
Arising under Item 7 (Risk Management Manual) the Council:-
approved the Risk Management Manual.
Arising under Item 8 (Scottish Government Funding for
Welfare Reform) the Council:-
- Approved the continued
carry forward of the balance of this as earmarked funds estimated at
£18,595 and approved the proposals for their use for digital inclusion
services as summarised in the report to P&R.
- Approved the carry forward
of the balance of the unspent 2017/18 DHP monies of £39,839 as earmarked
funds to be used to fund DHP payments in 2018/19 in order to help maintain
current priority levels into 2018/19.
Arising under Item 10 (Anti-Poverty Strategy 2018-2022) the
Council:-
- Approved the draft
Anti-Poverty Strategy and Plan.
- Noted that the Strategy
and Plan, once approved, would be shared with community and participation
groups, that mechanisms will be set up to monitor targets and milestones
and that a report will be brought back annually reviewing actions achieved
at the end of each reporting year.
Arising under Item 11 (Public Room Booking in Helensburgh
and Lomond Civic Centre) the Council:-
- Approved the revised
charges for booking each of the public rooms, with separate rates for (a)
community use and; (b) commercial use.
- Approved the introduction
of different charges for day time use and for evening and weekend use.
- Approved the ability to
offer Annex Room 2 at a discount to users when booking Annex 1.
Arising under Item 12 (Review of Strategic Events and
Festivals Grant Process) the Council:- agreed that the 2019/20 budget be set at
£113k (excluding the Mod) and noted that future budget levels will be subject
to decisions taken as part of the Council’s budget process.
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