Agenda and minutes

10:05 Having received advance notification of Member availability, Trustees agreed to adjourn the meeting until later in the day in order to seek a quorum.

16:00 The meeting reconvened.

The Trustees agreed to appoint  Councillor Jim Findlay as Chair for the meeting.

There were no apologies for absence intimated.

Committee Manager advised that the Rothesay Common Good Fund meeting was inquorate due to the Ward 8 vacancy.

The Committee Manager further advised that following a decision made by the Council at the meeting on Thursday 21 April 2016, a delegation had been given to the Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support (or his representative) to determine applications in consultation with Ward 8 Members, and the decision recorded is on that basis.

There were no declarations of interest intimated.

The Trustees considered an application from the Isle of Bute Resilience Team. Discussion focussed on the request for the funds to be used towards the purchase of food, fuel, oil and general maintenance of vehicles and the collection of medication and associated insurance and transportation costs to deliver to those in quarantine or self-isolation during the Covid – 19 crisis.

Decision

The Trustees agreed to continue the item to a future meeting of the Rothesay Common Good Fund to allow the applicant to submit further details on the application.

(Reference: Application by Isle of Bute Resilience Team dated 8 January 2021, submitted)