Decision details

Westhive Crowdfund Round 3

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Decision Maker: Chief Executive & Head of Paid Service - Giles Hughes

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To consider submissions to the third round of Westhive Crowdfund, and to determine which projects the Council may pledge towards.

Decision:

Resolved: That the Chief Executive agreed to allocate funding to the Westhive projects outlined in 2.11 of the report, as recommended by the Westhive Pledge Review Group.

Reasons for the decision:

When arriving at the recommendations officers sought to prioritise projects based on the following factors:

· Relevance to Council aims.

· Benefit of the project.

· Number of pledges.

· Relation to other projects.

· Value for money/potential impact.

Alternative options considered:

The Chief Executive could decide not to fund at the levels recommended above and instead refer the matter for further consultation with the Executive. This would necessitate a further review group meeting and delay determinations.

Publication date: 29/11/2024

Date of decision: 11/11/2024

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