Agenda, decisions and minutes

Received from Councillors Theresa Debono and Rakhia Ismail.

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If you have a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest* in an item of business:

         if it is not yet on the council’s register, you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent;

         you may choose to declare a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest that is already in the register in the interests of openness and transparency. 

In both the above cases, you must leave the room without participating in discussion of the item.

If you have a personal interest in an item of business and you intend to speak or vote on the item you must declare both the existence and details of it at the start of the meeting or when it becomes apparent but you may participate in the discussion and vote on the item.

*(a)      Employment, etc - Any employment, office, trade, profession or vocation carried on for profit or gain.

(b)        Sponsorship - Any payment or other financial benefit in respect of your expenses in carrying out duties as a member, or of your election; including from a trade union.

(c)        Contracts - Any current contract for goods, services or works, between you or your partner (or a body in which one of you has a beneficial interest) and the council.

(d)        Land - Any beneficial interest in land which is within the council’s area.

(e)        Licences- Any licence to occupy land in the council’s area for a month or longer.

(f)        Corporate tenancies - Any tenancy between the council and a body in which you or your partner have a beneficial interest.

 (g) Securities - Any beneficial interest in securities of a body which has a place of business or land in the council’s area, if the total nominal value of the securities exceeds £25,000 or one hundredth of the total issued share capital of that body or of any one class of its issued share capital. 

This applies to all members present at the meeting.

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Subject to the inclusion of Councillor Kaseki’s name in the list of attendees for this meeting, CONFIRMED as a correct record.

Subject to the inclusion of Councillor Kaseki’s name in the list of attendees for the meeting, RESOLVED that the minutes of the meeting held on 22 September 2015 be confirmed as a correct record and the Chair be authorised to sign them.

The report was amended on submission as follows:

Recommendation 2.2 and all other instances in the report – change “31^st June 2016“ and “31^st September 2015” to “30^th June 2015” and “30th September 2015”

AGREED recommendations, as amended.

Reasons for decision

To assist in developing and sustaining a healthy voluntary and community sector in Islington.

Other options considered

None

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

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The report was amended on submission as follows:

Recommendation 2.2 and all other instances in the report – change “31^st June 2016“ and “31^st September 2015” to “30^th June 2015” and “30th September 2015”

RESOLVED:

(a) That the Voluntary and Community Sector Strategy 2016 – 2020, attached as Appendix 1 to the report of the Executive Member for Economic and Community Development, be approved.

(b) That current grant awards from the VCS Grants Fund and the Advice Fund to the organisations listed in Appendix 2 to the report be approved for a minimum of three months to 30 June 2016, and potentially up to a maximum of six months up to 30 September 2016.

Reasons for decision

Agreeing to extend the grants would provide the voluntary sector with greater financial certainty in the near term and would enable the trustees of local organisations to plan ahead and agree their budgets for 2016.

Other options considered

None

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

None.

AGREED recommendations

Reasons for decision

To assist in developing and sustaining a healthy voluntary and community sector in Islington.

Other options considered

None

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

None.

The Chair had agreed that this item be considered as urgent business in order that grants could be paid in time to run Christmas activities.

RESOLVED:

(a) That the proposals submitted by Ward councillors for Local Initiatives Funding detailed in Appendix A (attached to these minutes) of the report of the Executive Member for Economic and Community Development, be approved in principle, subject to the Assistant Chief Executive (Governance and Human Resources) being satisfied that the necessary checks have been made and any other issues resolved.

(b) That, in the lead up to the Christmas period, the Assistant Chief Executive (Governance and Human Resources) be authorised to agree the allocation of up to £1,000 each for proposals received prior to the next meeting, subject to the Assistant Chief Executive (Governance and Human Resources) being satisfied that all necessary checks have been made and any other issues resolved.

(c) That it be noted that the Executive Member for Economic and Community Development would be informed of all events approved under resolution (b) above.

(d) That the amendments to Ward budgets resulting from project funding being returned, detailed in Appendix A of the report, be also noted.

Reasons for decision

To assist in developing and sustaining a healthy voluntary and community sector in Islington.

Other options considered

None

Conflicts of interest/Any dispensations granted

None.