2015-06-23 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                               23 JUNE 2015


Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting, 15 January 2015, Item 16, Page 19
That Council note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the General
Committee Meeting dated 12th January 2015 and:
A.   Repeal the existing Community Grants Policy and adopt the revised Community Grants
     Policy (Attachment 1);
B.   Repeal the existing Community Grants Framework and Criteria and adopt the revised
     Community Grants Framework and Criteria (Attachment 2); and
C.   Delegate to the Chief Executive Officer the development of a Festive Season Strategy.


Finance & Risk

Funding for the 2015/16 Community Grants Program has been allocated as part of the 2015/16
Budget process. This allocation includes monies for Council to pay for the fixed access water
and sewerage charges for all eligible not for profit organisations in the Shire

Noosa Council’s Community Grants Policy has been developed in order to comply with the
following Queensland Government Legislation:
   Local Government Act 2009
   Local Government Regulation 2012
   Local Government Act 2009
   Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982

The Policy describes a consistent, transparent and equitable application and assessment
process for the Community Grants Program that is in line with current legislation and corporate
priorities. Council’s power to issue grants is governed by the Local Government Act 2009 and the
Local Government Regulation 2012.


Consultation

External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder

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

Internal Consultation

This report has been developed in consultation with the following internal stakeholders across
various departments and branches of Noosa Council:

   Environmental Services
   Economic Development
   Executive Office
   Community Services
   Financial Services




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