Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To determine how the remaining grant funding is allocated, following the closure of the discretionary grant scheme and the previous distribution of top-up payments.
ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
Date of Decision:
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18 September 2020 |
Decision Maker: (Including Job Title)
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Judith Badger Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services |
Specific Delegation: (If any)
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Non-specific |
Brief Description of Decision:
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That following the announcement of the closure of the Discretionary Business Grant scheme by 30th September. The Council will utilise the remaining balance of the fund to make an additional top up payment to those market traders who have already made a successful claim. This will be a flat payment with the remaining balance split across all 70 successful applicants. |
Reasons for the Decision:
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To provide support to local business whilst maximising the discretionary grant available to RMBC.
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Details of alternative options considered and rejected:
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Explore new business categories that support could have been provided to but given the short time window available this was not feasible.
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Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:
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No conflicts of interest |
Dispensations Granted: (If any)
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None
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Reports or parts of reports considered
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Briefing Paper – Covid Business Grant Closure |
Publication date: 26/10/2020
Date of decision: 18/09/2020
Accompanying Documents: