2019-02-18 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   18 FEBRUARY 2019




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                     18 FEBRUARY 2019

       COUNCIL POLICY - ENVIRONMENT GRANTS

       ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
       Council will publicise the availability of its Environment Grants and the associated process to apply.
       In assessing the grants, Council will:
       e   ensure public monies are allocated in a fair and equitable way
       e   ensure best possible value for money
       e   check each application against eligibility criteria as set out in the appropriate Grant Guideline.
       e   seek recommendations from an expert panel on occasion, or where appropriate, that can
           comprise Council officers, Councillors,aad/er community representatives, or individuals with
           appropriate expertise to provide advice on technical aspects of the grant application.-

       Council will determine the total allocation of funds to the Environme     nts Program through its
       annual budgetary processes. The number and types of grants appr.        ill depend on the demand
       for funding, the available program budget, and corporate prioriti
       Council may also determine priority funding areas on a year-    ar ba     his may include:
       e  direction of funding towards specific Themes or Stra      utcomes of       vironment Strategy
          for any given grant period
       e   nominating the proportion of funding to be   di   d towards each of the          rant funding
           streams for any given financial year.

       Council officers are available to provide advice to app        d help develop grant applications.
       They will also assist organisations to id  yy. additional a  ernative sources of funding relevant
       to their project or event.
       Council officers are bound by Councils Emplo        O      Cond       d are therefore responsible
       for acting with impartiality and,integrity and recognisin d   aring any actual or potential conflicts
       of interest. A conflict of intefestce cur when Yo Pate int       Ss interfere, or appear to interfere
       with  your duty to put tHeypublic iAtehest first  Mhis is defined in the Local Government Act (for
       Councillors) and the                 iployee Code of Conduct (for Council staff). This may include
       put is-notlimited to personal connegtions with the  @pplicant-Anyone having a determined conflict of
       interest should not debe  or be ini     imsany discussions on any matter relating to that application.
       Council offi          equire     adhere to this policy when supporting, facilitating, or delivering
       grants-      d acti       is t   sponsibility of Council officers to ensure that grants and funding
       provi     ‘om public monies:
       e   are     inistered transparently a    countably
       e   align    Council’s objectives, goals and priorities
       e   effective   ivertised and   promoted to the community so that potential applicants have equal
           opportuni      pply for
       e   monitored for     dli    against set performance measures.

       RELEVANT DOCUMENTS
       Queensland Government
       e   Local Government Regulation (2012)
       e   Local Government Act (2009)
       e   Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act (1982)

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