Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Finance and Customer Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
To approve top up grants to be paid to businesses that have been successful in applying for the Council’s discretionary business grant fund, funded from the SCR Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). The top up, if required, will allow the Council to maximise the resource and the potential support to businesses in this sector.
ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
Date of Decision:
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20 January 2021 |
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 volume of claims made to the discretionary business grant scheme, funded by Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG), grant payments will be increased to £2,000. |
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 – ARG - Discretionary Business Support |
Publication date: 11/03/2021
Date of decision: 05/03/2021
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