2015-12-08 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            8 DECEMBER 2015


The assessment panel are recommending 25 applications receive funding to the value of $153,021
– See Attachment 1.

Implementation

Following endorsement of this report, grant applicants will be notified of the outcomes. Funding to
successful applicants will be distributed in December 2015 providing they have no outstanding
debt to Council and meet the conditions of funding

Previous Council Consideration

Ordinary Meeting, 2 July 2015, Item 4, Page 23
That Council note the report by the Community Development Coordinator to the Infrastructure and
Services Committee dated 23 June 2015 and:
A. Endorse the first round of Community Grants recommendations for the financial year 2015/16
   as set out in Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the report;
B. In addition to the recommendations in Attachment 1, 2, 3 and 4, agree to pay the fixed water
   and sewerage annual access charges for eligible not for profit organisations in the4 Shire (as
   defined in Council’s Community Grants Policy and excluding those community organisations
   who are already recommended to receive this payment as part of a 2015/16 operation grant)
   at an estimated cost of $75,000.

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 was determined as part of the 2015/16
Budget process.

Assessment of the second round of the 2015/16 Community Grants program has been conducted
in line with Noosa Council’s Community Grants Policy which was 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.




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