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This Council notes that the Councillors’ Priority Fund policy is currently set to end on 31 March 2023 at the end of the financial year with the final tranche of members’ funding needing to be committed on or before 31 January 2023.

This Council notes the successes of the Councillors’ Priority Fund in ensuring that elected members can have a direct impact on their communities by facilitating community-action schemes, school safety projects, construction of pedestrian crossings and other meaningful measures.

Notwithstanding budgetary pressures and without prejudice to the Council’s budget consultation exercise, this Council asks that Cabinet gives full consideration to maintaining the Councillors’ Priority Fund at its current level for the forthcoming financial year.

The motion was carried unanimously (42 votes to 0)

Councillor Eddie Reeves and Councillor David Bartholomew seconded the following Motion:-

“This Council notes that the Councillors’ Priority Fund policy is currently set to end on 31 March 2023 at the end of the financial year with the final tranche of members’ funding needing to be committed on or before 31 January 2023.

This Council notes the successes of the Councillors’ Priority Fund in ensuring that elected members can have a direct impact on their communities by facilitating community-action schemes, school safety projects, construction of pedestrian crossings and other meaningful measures.

Notwithstanding budgetary pressures and without prejudice to the Council’s budget consultation exercise, this Council asks that Cabinet gives full consideration to maintaining the Councillors’ Priority Fund at its current level for the forthcoming financial year”

Following debate the motion was put to the vote and was carried unanimously (42 votes to 0)

RESOLVED (unanimously):-

“This Council notes that the Councillors’ Priority Fund policy is currently set to end on 31 March 2023 at the end of the financial year with the final tranche of members’ funding needing to be committed on or before 31 January 2023.

This Council notes the successes of the Councillors’ Priority Fund in ensuring that elected members can have a direct impact on their communities by facilitating community-action schemes, school safety projects, construction of pedestrian crossings and other meaningful measures.

Notwithstanding budgetary pressures and without prejudice to the Council’s budget consultation exercise, this Council asks that Cabinet gives full consideration to maintaining the Councillors’ Priority Fund at its current level for the forthcoming financial year”

This Council notes that the Councillors’ Priority Fund policy is currently set to end on 31 March 2023 at the end of the financial year with the final tranche of members’ funding needing to be committed on or before 31 January 2023.

This Council notes the successes of the Councillors’ Priority Fund in ensuring that elected members can have a direct impact on their communities by facilitating community-action schemes, school safety projects, construction of pedestrian crossings and other meaningful measures.

Notwithstanding budgetary pressures and without prejudice to the Council’s budget consultation exercise, this Council asks that Cabinet gives full consideration to maintaining the Councillors’ Priority Fund at its current level for the forthcoming financial year.