Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director – Community Services.

The Committee considered a report which highlighted how the funding from grants to the Third Sector was spent in 2014/15.  Information was taken from the end of year project monitoring reports returned by those organisations awarded funding.

Discussion took place on the procedures in place for groups to submit the End of Project Monitoring form and the Community Development Officer agreed to forward on the documentation to local Members.

Decision

1.    To note the report;

2.    To note that those organisations who do not submit an end of project monitoring report are not eligible for funding from this grant scheme in future years;

3.    That the Gibson Community Centre Committee is requested to return £1,644 of the £2,514 Third Sector Grant it received in 2014/15  as the actual cost of the events it had proposed was £1,740 rather than the projected cost of £5,770.

4.    That the funds to be returned by the Gibson Community Centre Committee are reallocated in a third round of Third Sector Grant funding in Helensburgh and Lomond in 2015/16.

5.    To recommend to the Policy and Resources Committee that any balance remaining in the Third Sector Grants budget which is above the threshold of the 10% already agreed be carried forward to the 2016/17 Financial year for allocation.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director – Community Services, dated 11 August 2015, submitted).