Agenda item

To receive the report of the Deputy Town Clerk.

The Committee received and considered the report of the Deputy Town Clerk concerning annual grants to local organisations.

Cllr O Collins declared a non-pecuniary interest in the item as he was associated with both groups applying for grants in other ways.

Members were advised these grants were markedly different from the discretionary grants scheme the Council ran and separate budgets were held for organisations which contributed to civic and town council events.

The Committee agreed both applications warranted approval due to the excellent services they provided for the Council and the town.

Resolved:

1.      That, the report be noted and,

2.      That, £660 be awarded to Witney Town Band as an annual grant and,

3.      That, £2,100 be awarded to the Rotary Club of Witney to run the town’s Christmas Lights Switch-on event and,

4.      That, these grants be awarded under the General Power of Competence and that the recipients be asked to acknowledge the Council’s financial contribution in their promotional literature.