Agenda and minutes

There were no apologies for absence intimated.

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

Report by Director of Community Services

Members gave consideration to a report which outlined the recommendations for the award of Third Sector Grants (including Events and Festivals) to Third Sector organisations in the Helensburgh and Lomond area.

The Chair detailed discussions held with both the Leader of the Council and the Head of Strategic Finance in regards the ability for the Area Committee to carry forward unallocated funding from the Third Sector grants budget to the following financial year.  He confirmed that the Head of Strategic Finance had advised that there was no policy in place which would allow the Area Committee to formally carry forward any funding residue to the subsequent financial year, but he advised that this could be achieved by way of a recommendation to the Policy and Resources Committee requesting this.

The Community Development Officer advised that the Artmap Argyll application had been withdrawn and, therefore, only the Gibson Community Centre application remained for Members further consideration.

 Decision

Members agreed:-

1.                  To grant the application from Gibson Community Centre in the sum of

£2,154.00.

2.                  That a recommendation be forwarded to the Policy and Resources

Committee requesting authority for the Helensburgh and Lomond Area Committee to carry forward the Third Sector funding residue of £1,006 to the next Financial Year.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director, Community Services, dated 12 August 2014).