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Decision details
Appointment of Grants Advisory Panel Member
Decision Maker: Charity Committee
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decisions:
The Chief Legal Officer presented a report to consider the appointment of a new member of the Grants Advisory Panel for a period of 3 years.
Last year the Council put an article in the Hastings and St Leonards Observer and Hastings Independent in order to attract interest from members of the public to volunteer to be members of the Grants Advisory Panel.
Three applications were received. The applicants were interviewed by the Chair of Charity Committee and the Chair of the Grants Advisory Panel, Andrew Colquhoun. Andrew was able to give helpful information on the work of the Grant Advisory Panel.
All three candidates had experience of the voluntary sector and gave very strong performances at interview. Subsequently Maria Gonet was offered a position on the Grants Advisory Panel subject to the Charity Committee formally appointing her. However the other two candidates details were kept in case anyone else resigned. Sarah Coop was contacted (with the approval of the Chair of GAP and the Chair of Charity Committee) last year and said she would be delighted to join the panel. The same process has taken place in relation to Kerry Fellows.
Councillor Rogers proposed a motion to approve the recommendations in the report. Councillor Batsford seconded the motion.
RESOLVED (unanimously):
To appoint Kerry Fellows to the Grants Advisory Panel with immediate effect for a period of three years.
Reasons for the recommendation:
The membership of the Grants Advisory Panel is now seven due to a member recently resigning. The assessment of grant applications takes place very soon. As two members assess the same applications it is helpful to have an even number of members.
Publication date: 11/04/2019
Date of decision: 10/12/2018
Decided at meeting: 10/12/2018 - Charity Committee
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