The Committee considered a report which updated Members on the further call for applications in respect of Round 4 2022/23 of the Council’s Strategic Events and Festivals (SED) and provided details of the bids submitted and recommendations regarding all the eligible bids being put forward to receive grant funding.
Decision
The Committee agreed -
a)
To the aware of eligible
SEF Round 4.2 grants amounting to £29,800 to a total of 7 events as detailed at
Appendix 1, Table 1 of the submitted report.
b)
That any SEF grant offer
only be formally issued upon confirmation from the individual event
organisation that the event is formally confirmed and is definitely going ahead
and still meets the SEF Round 4. Criteria.Ìý
These grants are detailed in Appendix 1, Table 1.
c)
Not to award ineligible
SEF Round 4.2 grant as detailed in Appendix 1, Table 2.
d)
To continue delegation
powers to the Executive Director with responsibility for Development and
Economic Growth to allow any subsequent amendment to existing grant requests to
be made brought about as a consequence of future Covid restrictions regarding
holding of events/mass gathering in 2022/23.Ìý
Any amendment to a current grant request/offer would only be considered
if the amendment related to either the same level or a reduction in the request
from the constitute up to 75% of legitimate and eligible expenditure.
e)
To note that £25,064
would be left to be earmarked towards a future SEF round as previously agreed
by Committee in February 2022.
(Ref: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Development and Economic Growth dated 28 April 2022, submitted)