Decision details

Middlesbrough Priorities Fund

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report provides Executive with details of the governance arrangements for the use of the £4.367m Middlesbrough Priorities Fund. The report sets out how the Council proposes to allocate the Middlesbrough Priorities Fund, and also sets out in Appendix 1 the initial list of initiatives proposed by the Mayor, and the process for identification and approval of future initiatives.

Decision:

ORDERED that Executive:

 

1.     APPROVES the governance arrangements for the £4.367m Middlesbrough Priorities Fund

2.     APPROVES the proposed allocation of the Middlesbrough Priorities Fund between an allocation for elected Ward Councillors (£0.235m) with the remaining amount for initiatives proposed by the Mayor (£4.132m)

3.     APPROVES the following initial list of initiatives proposed by the Mayor totalling £0.680m with details being provided in paragraphs 4.16 to 4.27 of the report, namely Childhood Enrichment Team (£0.250m); Youth Group seed funding (£0.100m); Shop fronts improvements scheme (£0.180m) and Grass verges replacement (£0.150m).

4.     APPROVES the process for identification and approval of future initiatives proposed by the Mayor, including the requirement for the Executive to approve budget allocations for future initiatives from the Middlesbrough Priorities Fund.

Report author: Andrew Humble

Publication date: 02/05/2025

Date of decision: 30/04/2025

Decided at meeting: 30/04/2025 - Executive

Effective from: 13/05/2025

Current call-in Count: 0

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