Issue details

Local Authority Discretionary Grants Fund

 

 

The Leader agreed:

 

1.  To adopt the criteria and eligibility requirements for the Thanet COVID Discretionary Grant Scheme (DGS) as set out in this report;

2.  To approve the allocation methodology for the award of the Thanet COVID Discretionary Grant Scheme (DGS);

3.  Authority be delegated to the Head of Financial Services to authorise grant payments that meet the approved criteria;

4.  Authority be delegated to the Deputy Chief Executive to hear and determine appeals from unsuccessful applicants, in line with the approved criteria.

Decision type: Key

Decision status: For Determination

Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/06/2020

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: 2 Jun 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.

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