OFFICER DECISION

Decision:   2026/27 Ward Schemes Batch 1

Decision Date: 01/07/2026

Type of Decision: Director                                      Key

Non-Key

X

Portfolio Area that decision relates to:

Leader (inc Corporate Services, Policy, Strategy & Partnerships)

Environment and Climate Emergency

Economy & Transport

Finance, Performance, Major Projects & Equalities

Children, Young People and Education

Children, Young People & Education

Health, Wellbeing and Adults Social Care

Housing, Planning & Safer Communities

X

Background / Decision Summary: Budgets are made available to wards in the form of a single, integrated pot that wards can use flexibly to help address their priorities and to develop community initiatives which benefit residents. The budgets may be used to give grants or to buy services which contribute to the Council Plan priorities of · Equality of Opportunity · Affordability · Climate Change · Health and Wellbeing and are considered by ward committees who make recommendations to support an officer decision.

Options Considered: · Approve all the spending recommendations by the wards. · Decline all the spending recommendations by the wards · Approve in part the recommendations by wards · Decline in part the recommendations by the wards

Options Rejected: · Decline all the spending recommendations by the wards · Approve in part the recommendations by wards · Decline in part the recommendations by the wards

Consultation Process: Ward Councillors for affected wards

Implications

Crime & Disorder

Equalities

X

Highways

Human Resources

Legal

ICT

Financial

Affordability

Property

Climate Change

Health

Other

Environment

Human Rights

Implications Contact:

Mora Scaife

Level of Risk: 01-03 Acceptable

Wards Affected:

All Wards

Fishergate

X

Holgate

X

Rural West York

X

Acomb

X

Fulford & Heslington

X

Hull Road

X

Strensall

Bishopthorpe

X

Guildhall

X

Huntington & New Earswick

X

Westfield

X

Clifton

X

Haxby & Wigginton

X

Micklegate

X

Wheldrake

X

Copmanthorpe

Heworth

X

Osbaldwick & Derwent

X

Dringhouses & Woodthorpe

X

Heworth Without

X

Rawcliffe & Clifton Without

X

Comments/Observations:  All ward committee decisions are now on Open Data as distinct data sets and are  updated monthly.  Decision: To approve the ward funding decisions in the annex to this report
Decision Made by:  Pauline Stuchfield,  Director of Communities Contact Details:
On behalf of:
To be implemented by:	Mora Scaife
On Completion – Signed off by:  Pauline Stuchfield,  Director of Communities		Date: 01/07/2026