Agenda and minutes

Venue: Middleton Library, Long Street, Middleton, M24 1AF

Contact: Alison James, Committee and Constitutional Services Manager  Email: Alison.James@Rochdale.Gov.UK

Items
No. Item

30.

Apologies

To receive any apologies for absence.

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Atewologun, Councillor Bromfield, Councillor Burke, Councillor Dale, Councillor Terry Smith and Councillor Peter Williams.

31.

Declarations of Interest

Members are required to declare any disclosable pecuniary, personal or personal and prejudicial interests they may have and the nature of those interests relating to items on this agenda and/or indicate if S106 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 applies to them.   

Minutes:

There were no declarations of interest.

32.

Items for Exclusion of Public and Press

To determine any items on the agenda, if any, where the public are to be excluded from the meeting.

Minutes:

There were no items of business that required the exclusion of the press and public.

33.

Urgent Items of Business

To determine whether there are any additional items of business which, by reason of special circumstances, the Chair decides should be considered at the meeting as a matter of urgency.

Minutes:

The Chair advised that an additional application for Township Funds had been accepted on the Agenda – Traffic Survey on Grimshaw Lane.

34.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 79 KB

To approve the minutes of the meeting held on 11th July 2024.

Minutes:

Resolved:

That the minutes of the meeting held on 11th July 2024 be approved as a correct record.

35.

Middleton Township Funds 2024/25 pdf icon PDF 127 KB

To consider Middleton Township Funds 2024/25.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Sub-Committee considered the report of the Director of Public Health and Communities, which provided an update on revenue and capital expenditure, commitments and balances of Middleton Township Funds 2024/25, which enabled the Sub[1]Committee to consider the allocation of funds to proposed projects.

 

Alternatives considered:

 

In considering the report, Members could decide whether or not to approve the allocation of funds to projects.

 

Resolved:

1. That the expenditure, commitments and balances for Middleton Township revenue and capital funds as detailed in Appendix 1 and 2 of the report be noted;

2. That decisions made under delegated authority as detailed in Appendix 3 of the report be noted;

3. That it be noted that the Townships and Communities Manager had assessed proposed projects to be considered for funding against the criteria of eligibility for the Middleton Township Fund, the priorities of the Township and that any specific risks had been identified in the report;

4. That the applications for Township Funds be dealt with as follows:-

 

Application

Decision

Alkrington Library Art Group

 

Approved - £2874.61 from Township Projects Revenue Funds

 

Historic Cheapside - Santa’s Village

 

Approved - £732.06 from Township Projects Revenue Funds

 

Alston Walk Bollards

Approved - £600 from West Ward Capital Funds

 

Electric Bikes – Greater Manchester Police

 

Approved - £7500 from Township Projects Capital Funds

Grimshaw Lane Speed Survey

 

Approved - £300 from Township Projects Revenue Funds

 

 

Reason for the Decision:

 

Management of the Middleton Township Fund was delegated to the Middleton Township Devolved Funding & Devolved Services Sub Committee. Middleton Township Funds are allocated to projects that benefit the Township’s community and environment, and realise the Township priorities and to enable the committee to monitor and review the use of the Middleton Township Funds to ensure continued efficient and effective use of the funds.

 

Eligible for call in - yes