2016-06-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                     7 JUNE 2016


This new category will allow service clubs to be eligible for 3 year signature event funding and
provide all of the organisations responsible for coordinating signature events greater funding
certainty. The assessment committee further recommended that the Community Grants Policy be
amended accordingly.

Implementation

Following endorsement of this report, grant applicants will be notified of the outcomes. Funding to
successful applicants will be distributed in July 2016 providing they have no outstanding debt to
Council.

Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting Minutes, 11 February 2016, Item 1, Page 8
COMMUNITY GRANTS POLICY 2016/17
That Council note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the General
Committee Meeting dated 8 February 2016 and
A.   Adopt the updated Community Grants Policy provided at Attachment 1 to the Report;
B.   Allocate unspent water and sewerage funds from 2015/2016 to pay outstanding water bills
     from previous years and implement recommendations from recent hydrology reports
     undertaken for eligible not for profit community organisations; and
C.   Repeal the current Festive Season Event Grants Policy.

Finance & Risk

The RADF program is jointly funded on a 50:50 basis by the State Government (Arts Qld) and
Noosa Council. Traditionally, two funding rounds for RADF and Projects are run each financial
year. The 2016/2017 budget has funds allocated for two RADF and two Projects grant rounds.
Funds for this round of RADF grants will come from the 2015/2016 budget.

One funding round is made available for Community Alliance and Festive Season grants in
2016/2017.

There will be a second round of Community Grant project funding opening 31 August and closing
14 October 2016.

Water Rebates and Building Insurance grants do not require eligible organisations to make an
application but are assessed according to eligibility and established criteria.

Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder

   The RADF Committee - made up of Cr Jess Glasgow, Janet Brimson, Rosie Lloyd-Gibblet,
     Joel Harris, Jane Rivers, and Ulrike Sturm.

   Arts Queensland.

   Free information sessions were held across the Shire for eligible not for profit community
     organisation to learn about the Council community grants program.




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