Issue - meetings

To consider whether the Board wishes to support the following bids for funding from the Performance Reward Grant Scheme:

1. LPSA Funding Bid:  Community Payback
2. Skilled for Health

Consideration was given to two applications for funding from the Local Performance Reward Grant Scheme.

a)    Community Payback - £73,000

An application for funding from the Community Payback scheme had been brought to the Area Board for support.

The Chairman asked for a show of hands from members of the public to gauge the general response. The majority of members of the public were in support.

Decision

The Area Board agreed that the bid for funding from the Community Payback scheme should be supported.

Val Powley announced that leaflets were available that provided further information on the scheme and the types of organisations that could benefit.

b)    Skilled for Health - £25,000

An application for funding from the Skilled for Health project had been brought to the Area Board for support.

Plain Action had already supported this project and there was a high level of general support from the floor.

Cllr Connolly stated that he was in support of this bid, provided that the benefits of the project were also available to civilian members of the public.

Decision

The Area Board agreed that the bid for funding from the Skilled for Health project should be supported.