URL: https://easthants.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=386

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Community

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: The Executive Director of Community is a Designated Officer who is able to submit bids for grant funding and/or other financial assistance to Government departments and other organisations for projects and initiatives consistent with Council policies following consultation with the relevant Cabinet member, and to enter into any such agreements and arrangements as necessary to secure such funding, in accordance with the Contract Standing Orders (as set out in the Constitution Part 2 Section G2 Officer Scheme of Delegation, paragraph 16).

Content: The Executive Director of Community is a Designated Officer who is able to submit bids for grant funding and/or other financial assistance to Government departments and other organisations for projects and initiatives consistent with Council policies following consultation with the relevant Cabinet member, and to enter into any such agreements and arrangements as necessary to secure such funding, in accordance with the Contract Standing Orders (as set out in the Constitution Part 2 Section G2 Officer Scheme of Delegation, paragraph 16). The Executive Director of Community to approve the submission of an application to Hampshire County Council’s Active Travel Grant Scheme for Tier 2 Authorities for £38,000 of exclusively revenue funding to undertake a project to promote uptake of Walking and Cycling in East Hampshire subject to the receipt of future funding being recorded in the Council’s accounts and any conditions or financial obligations placed upon the Council being advised to the CFO (in compliance with Constitution Part 3 Financial Procedure Rule G140).   If the funding application is successful then, the Executive Director of Community to approve:   a) entering into a funding agreement with Hampshire County Council (HCC) in order to access Hampshire County Council’s Active Travel Grant Scheme for £38,000 of exclusively revenue (external). b) Entering into a funding agreement with a delivery partner to deliver the abovementioned project.

Date of Decision: September 18, 2025