Decision details
Urgent Decision Outside Budget & Policy Framework: Tadcaster Business Flood Grant Scheme
Decision Maker: Chief Executive
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
To seek urgent authority to vire Programme For Growth budget to deliver flood recovery fund grants through a scheme to provide financial assistance to Tadcaster town centre businesses suffering hardship due to the flooding caused by Storm Franklin in February 2022. It is not practical to convene a quorate meeting of the Council.
Decision:
RESOLVED:
That following consultation with the Leader and agreement from the Chair of Policy Review as to urgency, the Chief Executive approves:
1. £100,000 unallocated Programme for Growth funding and £22,500 of ‘Growing Enterprise’ Programme for Growth Funding be vired to establish a Tadcaster Business Flood Grant Scheme and;
2. That authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services and Commissioning to enter into an agreement with an external provider to deliver the grant scheme, subject to appropriate conditions.
Urgent item?: Yes
Publication date: 04/04/2022
Date of decision: 01/04/2022
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