Decision
Analysis
outcome: Revised festive lighting grant scheme approved to account for increased costs
summary: Increasing grant support for festive lighting/displays for 2024/25 due to inflation
topline: The Portfolio Holder Decisions has decided to approve an increase in grant support for festive lighting/displays for 2024/25 to account for inflation
reason_contentious: This issue may be contentious as it involves allocating additional funding and may impact different town centres differently
affected_stakeholders: ["Organisers of festive lighting/displays", "Town centres receiving funding"]
contentiousness_score: 5
political_party_relevance: No mention of political parties or political influence on the decision
URL: https://wyre.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=695
Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder Decisions
Outcome: Recommendations Approved
Is Key Decision?: No
Is Callable In?: Yes
Purpose:
Content: The Director of Transformation and Change, has submitted a report to agree to an increase in grant support for festive lighting / displays for 2024/25 to account for increased costs caused by inflation. Following a meeting of Management Board on 13/11/2024, where this Portfolio Holder Report was discussed, it was decided that the report would be updated to include a way for organisers to apply for additional funding and that the total budget be increased to reflect this. Towns which were allocated £4,000 as their base funding would be eligible to apply for an additional £1000 whereas those which were allocated £3,00 would be able to apply for up to £500. This additional funding would require evidence of match funding from the organisers. The report was then updated to reflect these decisions and the updated report has been added to this decision sheet. Decision Subject to the amendments proposed above, the Leader of the Council agreed: · That the revised festive lighting grant scheme be approved to account for take-up across the town centres, high levels of inflation and the rise in costs since the previous allocations were agreed.
Date of Decision: November 15, 2024