Decision details

The Director - Planning & Growth presented a report which sought support for revised, additional and specifically focussed resource to allow the Council to deliver on its regeneration activities including the successful delivery of existing grant-funded programs and projects, in addition to the ability to maximise future funding opportunities to deliver better outcomes across and beyond the District.

It was reported that since budget setting, there have been a number of welcome but challenging announcements such as the Towns Fund Bid, the Town Investment Plan projects and the new funding opportunities which had already been considered earlier on this agenda. Therefore the report proposed to recruit to a number of posts and interim support as set out.

AGREED (unanimously) that:

(a)     the in-year additional budget of £234,269 as set out in in section 5.4 of the report, to be funded from the Change Management Reserve, be approved; and

(b)     the creation of the posts identified in section 5.2 of the report with the net addition of £108,537 (subject to annual pay awards) into the general fund revenue budget from financial year 2022/23 onwards be approved.

Reason for Decision

To ensure that the Council’s Economic Growth and Social Mobility agendas are delivered in accordance with the Community Plan, Economic Growth, Tourism and Covid-19 Recovery Strategies.