Issue - meetings

To consider an application for Ward Flexibility Funding from ‘Help the Hatters’ towards the cost of a community museum.

(NOTE: This application was previously considered by the Central Stockport Area Committee which requested that the application be submitted to all area committees for consideration).

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted an application on behalf of ‘Help the Hatters’ for Ward Flexibility Funding towards the cost of a community museum.

RESOLVED - That the Democratic Services Manager be recommended to decline to make a grant to ‘Help the Hatters’ on the grounds that the applicant had not sufficiently demonstrated how the application would benefit residents of the Bramhall & Cheadle Hulme South area.

To consider an application for Ward Flexibility Funding from ‘Help the Hatters’ towards the cost of a community museum.

(NOTE: This application was previously considered by the Central Stockport Area Committee which requested that the application be submitted to all area committees for consideration).

A representative of the Democratic Services Manager submitted an application on behalf of ‘Help the Hatters’ for Ward Flexibility Funding towards the cost of a community museum. 

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         The application was unclear in its aims and objectives and did not identify specific benefit to residents of the Werneth area.

·         Stockport County did a lot of work with local schools and the minor outlay requested in the application was worthy of support by this area committee.

·         The application sought funding from across the Borough and would be better dealt with by way of a Boroughwide application scheme.

·         There was a lack of information in this application and the applicant had not identified that they had a number of key policies in place.

RESOLVED – That consideration of this application be deferred to a future meeting of the Area Committee pending the submission of additional information which demonstrated that the application would benefit residents within the Werneth area and confirming that they had the necessary policies and procedures in place that were a prerequisite for the award of any grant.