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Decision details

WARD COUNCILLOR FUNDING

Decision Maker: Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Tourism, Arts and Culture

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

The Council's delegated budgets scheme allocates budgets of £7,500 to each Ward Councillor covered for the financial year 2022/2023. The funding for this scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for the benefit of the local community.

 

Councillor Hobson of Bloomfield Ward has requested £500 as a ward councillor funding donation to Blackpool Carnival towards the costs of a stage for the event.  This is a retrospective application as the requested costings from the organisers were delivered late in the day due to the administration of the event.

 

Councillor G Coleman of Brunswick Ward has requested £1,650 as a ward councillor funding donation to Blackpool Boys and Girls Club towards the supply of food for meals for the young people attending the Club youth sessions for a 10 week period.

 

Councillor Hugo of Talbot Ward has requested £1,048.97 as a ward councillor funding donation to the Illuminations Department for the holiday lighting upgrade on Charnley Road.

 

Councillor Smith of Talbot Ward has requested £1,048.97 as a ward councillor funding donation to the Illuminations Department for the holiday lighting upgrade on Charnley Road.

 

 

Decision:

To authorise the requests, as submitted.

 

 

Publication date: 01/09/2022

Date of decision: 01/09/2022

Effective from: 07/09/2022

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