Decision details

(FCS) Determination of the use of the remaining Discretionary Business Grant funding

Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

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.

Decision:

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

 

18 September 2020

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

 

Judith Badger

Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

 

Non-specific

Brief Description of Decision:

 

 

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:

 

 

To provide support to local business whilst maximising the discretionary grant available to RMBC.

 

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

 

Explore new business categories that support could have been provided to but given the short time window available this was not feasible.

   

Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

 

No conflicts of interest

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

 

None

 

Reports or parts of reports considered

 

Briefing Paper – Covid Business Grant Closure

 

 

Publication date: 26/10/2020

Date of decision: 18/09/2020

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