Decision details

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £15,000 to each Ward covered for the financial year 2018/2019. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

Ward budget schemes would ordinarily be decided via a Cabinet Member Decision. However, due to an administrative error, this ward funding scheme had been omitted. It had been fully completed and received in advance of the ward funding deadline and therefore does not contravene rules relating to the pre-election period. 

Councillors Ryan and Wright of Greenlands Ward have requested £2,400 as funding to the Royal Air Force Cadets 2454 North Blackpool Squadron, towards the purchase of equipment required for the Cadets taking their Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

The Director of Governance and Partnerships agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:

To authorise the request, as submitted.