Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Service Delivery (copy enclosed).

The Council considered the report of the Director of Service Delivery updating Members on the Additional Restriction Grant (ARG) funded to the Social Enterprise Accelerator Fund and seeking appointment of a Member representative to an Internal Awarding Panel.

The report provided background information following approval of the defrayal approach for the remaining Additional Restriction Grant (ARG) and the work the Council was undertaking in partnership with Social Enterprise East of England (SEEE) to deliver a Social Enterprise Accelerator Fund.  £250,000 had been allocated to the project for grants up to £50,000 and the report outlined the grant application process developed and the proposal for an Internal Award Panel to review applications.

The Leader of the Council moved the recommendations set out in the report and proposed that in addition to those Members detailed in the report Councillor W Stamp be appointed to Internal Award Panel as a representative for Burnham-on-Crouch.  This was duly seconded and agreed.

RESOLVED

(i)               That the creation of an Internal Award Panel for the Social Enterprise Accelerator Fund be approved;

(ii)              That following Members be appointed to the Internal Award Panel for the Social Accelerator Fund for the remainder of the Municipal Year.

·                 Councillor Mrs P A Channer, Leader of the Council;

·                 Councillor R H Siddall, Chairman of the Strategy and Resources Committee;

·                 Councillor C Mayes, Liaison with the Maldon Business Forum;

·                 Councillor W Stamp, Burnham-on-Crouch representative.