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Agenda and minutes
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Items No. Item Declaration of Interests
Minutes:
The Managing Director declared no interests.
Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) Scheme PDF 270 KB
Minutes:
The Assistant Director, Financial Services and Revenues, submitted a report to agree a revised Policy for the use and distribution of the Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) funding received from government.
This further discretionary grant scheme has been developed by the Council in response to an announcement made by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.
This scheme is aimed at assisting businesses that were still open but severely impacted by Tier 2 and Tier 3 restrictions before the Tier 4 and national restrictions applied. The grant monies received from government are to cover future periods of Tier 2 and Tier 3 restrictions should they be implemented again – which is increasingly uncertain.
Under the emergency powers set out in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution the Managing Director made the decision in consultation with the following Councillors: Cllr Forward, Cllr Chowney, Cllr O’Callaghan, Cllr Rogers and Cllr Lee.
RESOLVED:
1. The Council’s Managing Director in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Deputy Leader, and the lead member for Financial Management and Estates approve the Hastings Local Restrictions Support Grant (Open) Policy on behalf of the Council under Emergency Powers.
2. The Chief Finance Officer is authorised to make technical amendments and adjustments to the scheme in consultation with the lead member for Financial Management and Estates to ensure available funding is distributed, and that it meets the criteria set by the Council and remains in line with Central Government guidance.
Reasons:
- The Council needs to agree the Local Restriction Support Grant (Open) scheme (a discretionary grant scheme) as a matter of urgency to support businesses within the Borough.
- Developing a scheme which has limited levels of funding that cannot be exceeded, requires a degree of delegated authority to make technical amendments and adjustments to the scheme if grants are to be awarded quickly and to those which meet the eligibility criteria.
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