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Agenda and minutes

Venue: Online meeting

Contact: Democratic Services 

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To seek approval to make additional amendments to the Additional Restrictions Grant Policy.

 

Reporting Officers: Jon Dearing (01993 861221) / Mandy Fathers (01993 861232)

 

DATE OF DECISION: NO EARLIER THAN FRIDAY 19 MARCH 2021

 

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: NOON ON THURSDAY 18 MARCH 2021

 

Note: Any Member who wishes to comment on an item is requested to send those comments (preferably by e-mail) to the Reporting Officer, copied to Democratic Services, by the deadline identified.

 

Any comments received will be reported to the Decision-Maker prior to the decision(s) being taken.

 

 

Additional documents:

Minutes:

1.       Additional Restriction Grants

  

To seek approval to make additional amendments to the Additional Restrictions Grant Policy

 

Decision:

 

That the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance:

 

a)             approves the inclusion of discretionary grant payments for those self-employed persons eligible for the self-employed income support scheme (SEISS) who have identifiable fixed costs;

b)            approves the principle of funding allocations to facilitate partnership working to support economic recovery from Covid-19;

c)             delegates authority to the Deputy Chief Executive to approve funding allocations to support economic recovery in consultation with the Cabinet Member for the Economy and Skills and the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance;

d)            approves the inclusion of the ability to fund grant payments made to businesses under other Government Covid-19 Business Grants Schemes, where the value of grants awarded exceeds the funding provided by Government. 

 

Reason for Decision of the Deputy Leader:

 

The Deputy Leader considered that the grants would help to support businesses in the District to cope with the implications of the pandemic experienced from November 2020 to March 2021.

 

ACTION BY:

 

Jon Dearing/Mandy Fathers, Group Manager for Resident Services / Business Manager for Operational Support and Enabling, Tel: 01993 861221/861232

 

Date of Publication:                             22 March 2021                  

Closing Date for Call-In:                     29 March 2021 (5.00pm)

Action Embargoed until:                     30 March 2021

 

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