Agenda, decisions and minutes
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Minutes of Previous Meeting To authorise the Leader to sign the Minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2009 as a correct record. Minutes: The minutes of the meeting held on 15 January 2009 were accepted as a correct record. |
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Declarations of Interest Minutes: Councillor RMA Manning declared a personal interest as a member of Willingham Parish Council which occasionally applies for funding.
Councillor JD Batchelor declared a personal interest as a member of Linton Action for Youth. |
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A copy of the Funding and Commissioning Code is available electronically. Additional documents: Decision: The Leader
AGREED to adopt the Cambridgeshire Compact Code of Good Practice for Funding and Commissioning. Minutes: The Partnerships Manager presented this item which recommended that the Council adopt the Cambridgeshire Compact Code of Good Practice for Funding and Commissioning, which the Portfolio Holder had supported in draft form at the previous meeting in January.
The Partnerships Manager explained that the Compact now included a clause which ensured that compliance with the Compact would be second to any conflicting future changes in the law.
The Partnerships Manager explained that the grant procedures exercised by the Council were determined by the size of the funding awarded.
It was noted that new European legislation might apply to some of the larger grants awarded by the Council, which would significantly add to the administration work involved and this would be investigated.
The Partnerships Manager reported that further Codes of Good Practice were in development, including a Community Code and a Volunteering Code which would be presented to a Portfolio Holder’s meeting in due course.
The Leader
AGREED to adopt the Cambridgeshire Compact Code of Good Practice for Funding and Commissioning. |
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Forward Plan The Portfolio Holder will maintain, for agreement at each meeting, a Forward Plan identifying all matters relevant to the Portfolio which it is believed are likely to be the subject of consideration and / or decision by the Portfolio Holder, Cabinet, Council, or any other constituent part of the Council. The plan will be updated as necessary and published on the Council’s website following each meeting. The Portfolio Holder will be responsible for the content and accuracy of the forward plan. Minutes: It was understood that the Partnerships Manager would liaise with Democratic Services and put the following items on the Portfolio Holder’s Forward Plan:
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