Agenda and minutes

To elect a Chairman of the Committee for the next municipal year

            RESOLVED

That Councillor Philip Circus be elected Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing Municipal Year.

To appoint a Vice Chairman of the Committee for the next municipal year

            RESOLVED

That Councillor Peter Burgess be appointed Vice-Chairman of the Committee for the ensuing Municipal Year.

To approve as correct the minutes of the meeting held on 14 June 2021

(Note: If any Member wishes to propose an amendment to the minutes they should submit this in writing to committeeservices@horsham.gov.uk at least 24 hours before the meeting.  Where applicable, the audio recording of the meeting will be checked to ensure the accuracy of the proposed amendment.)

The minutes of the meeting held on 14 June 2021 were approved as a correct record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive any declarations of interest from Members of the Committee

There were no declarations of interest.

To receive any announcements from the Chairman of the Committee or the Chief Executive

There were no announcements.

To receive a report from the Monitoring Officer

The Monitoring Officer presented the report to the Committee that suggested a change to the governance arrangements to allow the receipt of grant monies and consequent expenditure up to a threshold of £100,000 to be approved by the Section

151 Finance Officer, the Leader together with the Cabinet Member for Finance and

Parking.

Members agreed that the Chairman of Overview and Scrutiny be consulted upon the receipt of these grant monies and consequent expenditure.

Members also agreed that should Council agree the recommendation, the decision be reviewed in 12 months.

            RESOLVED

            RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL

Allow the receipt of grant monies and consequent expenditure up to a threshold of £100,000 to be approved by the Section 151 Finance Officer and the Leader in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Parking and the Chairman of Overview & Scrutiny Committee.

REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

The receipt by the Council of grant money has become more and more commonplace. Currently approval is needed which means every grant received needs approval from Full Council, preventing service areas from operating swiftly and efficiently by not being able to bid and spend the monies in time and as a consequence grant opportunity may be missed.

Items not on the agenda which the Chairman of the meeting is of the opinion should be considered as urgent because of the special circumstances

There was no urgent business.