Urgent business and Chairman's announcements
To receive notification of any matters, which the chairman determines, should be considered as urgent business and the special circumstances, which have made the matters urgent.
Minutes:
There was no urgent business.
The Chairman announced plans to allow for the delegation of grant awards below a certain threshhold, number of applications, and where there is no competition for resources; to the head of service, in consultation with the Chairman of the committee.
The views of members were sought and these will be compiled, together with those of the other area committees, and recommended to the Cabinet member for grants.
It was agreed that the grants team would work up some proposals based on consultation with the three area committees.