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Coalville Special Expenses Finance Update

Meeting: 11/06/2019 - Coalville Special Expenses Working Party (Item 8)

8 Coalville Special Expenses Finance Update Final Outturn 2018/19 pdf icon PDF 44 KB

Report of the Head of Community Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Head of Economic Regeneration presented the report to Members.

 

Councillor M B Wyatt moved that an additional £5,000 be allocated to the events budget to allow for more events in the town centre.  He clarified that it was not necessarily the intention to spend the full amount but it be available if needed.  It was seconded by Councillor J Geary. 

 

In response to a question from the Cultural Services Team Manager, Councillor M B Wyatt stated that the additional funds was to cover officer time as well as the events.

 

Councillor J Legrys had no objections to the proposal but requested that ideas for events be discussed fully by Members before a decision was taken.  He also requested that events be organised for other parts of the special expense area as well as Coalville town centre.  Councillor M B Wyatt felt strongly that the focus should be on Coalville town centre as that was what had been requested by the public.

 

The Cultural Services Team Manager expressed concerns that the process would be slowed down considerably if reports had to be considered by Members before being actioned.  Therefore, she believed it would be more beneficial for officers to have more scope to organise and deliver any additional events without waiting for approval.  Councillor M B Wyatt suggested that the Event Sub Group be used as a mechanism to discuss proposals for events rather than waiting for the working party to meet.  The Cultural Services Team Manager agreed.

 

RESOLVED THAT:

 

The final outturn for 2018/19 be noted.

 

RECOMMENDED THAT:

 

Cabinet allocate an additional £5,000 from Coalville special expenses to the events budget to allow for additional events.

 

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Following the conclusion of the item, in response to a request from Councillor M B Wyatt, the Head of Legal and Commercial Services advised against adding ‘Any Other Business’ to future agendas as it was important not to lose focus on the working party’s scope under its terms of reference.  This was not the forum to raise ward issues.

 

Councillor M B Wyatt raised the idea of instigating a community governance review so that the special expenses area could become a parish council; he felt that a sub group could discuss the matter further.  Members were in support of the proposal.  .  The Head of Legal and Commercial Services reminded Members that the matter was not within the scope of the working group; however, she advised that a community governance review could be instigated through a motion at Council or by a petition from local residents.  She suggested that members meet outside of the meeting amongst the groups to discuss whether to take the matter forward.