Agenda item

The Area Council Manager provided the Area Council with a financial position and forecast for expenditure based on the projects that have been proposed.

RESOLVED that

(i)            The North Area Council note the existing budget position and the existing funding commitments;

(ii)          Members confirm the extension of the Housing and Cohesion Officers post for a further 12 months from the 19th October 2021 at a cost of £35,000p.a.,

(iii)         Members be provided with a scope of service for the Twiggs contract

(iv)         Members note that Twiggs have assigned new team members to the North Area and that staff are currently undertaking area familiarisation and stakeholder consultation to plan a programme of work;

(v)          The North Area Council submits a waiver application for the Youth Resilience Grant providers to continue to deliver the programme for a further 12 months at £90,000 p.a. and that

(vi)         underspend is used to re-profile contracts that are re-tendered in line with inflation