Proposals for how the council will use £1.66m funding from Government for the Discretionary Grant Scheme (DGS). The scheme is aimed at those businesses that didn’t qualify for the previous round of business grants, that have been affected by Covid-19.
The proposals allow for an element of local discretion in the allocation of Government funding, which is directed towards sectors which are recognised as important in corporate priorities.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure not in budget and exceeds virement rules;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 01/06/2020
Reason for urgency:
The decision is urgent because it is vitally important that the Council is able to go-live with this scheme without delay, in order to get financial support to local eligible businesses in a prompt manner. This decision is therefore exempt from call-in by the Overview and Scrutiny Panel, under the Part 4 (Rules of Procedure) of TDC
Constitution, in particular the Overview & Scrutiny Procedure Rule 15.0 (p) and (q). The Council Chairman's consent email is attached to this decision notice.
The decision is key. However it is not in the Forward Plan. The Overview & Scrutiny Chairman has given consent to the decision being made and published under Part 4 of the TDC Constitution (Rules of Procedure), particularly under Access to Information Procedure Rule 19.0; (19.1 (a) (Special Urgency) as detailed in the consent email
attached to this notice.
Decision due: 29 May 2020 by Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy and Transformation
Lead member: Councillor Rick Everitt, Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy and Transformation Cllr-Rick.Everitt@thanet.gov.uk
Lead director: Tim Willis
Contact: Chris Blundell, Director of Corporate Resources & S151 Officer Tel: 01843 577722 Email: chris.blundell@thanet.gov.uk.