Issue - meetings

The Executive is asked to approve the method of allocation of ward funding, taking into account the feedback from the Corporate Service, Climate Change and Scrutiny Management Committee held on Monday 18th March 2024.   

Resolved:

                      i.         Approved maintaining the use of Model A, subject to funding, to allocate Ward Funding for the next three financial years and reflect the Council Plan 2023-2027.

Reason:     To ensure that ward allocations meet Council Plan

priorities and methodologies around allocations are transparent to residents and stakeholders.

The Assistant Director for Customer and Communities noted that the Council had a £250,000 Ward funding budget. She confirmed that the different Ward funding models had been considered by the Corporate Service, Climate Change and Scrutiny Management Committee.

The Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities noted that there had been no consensus from Scrutiny as to which model to use and that several models had strong merits. He noted his support for the recommended model A and confirmed that it would ensure a lump sum of £105,000 would be shared equally between ward member and £145,000 be allocated taking into account deprivation and population size.

The Executive Leader noted that Ward funding had disappeared from some Councils and was happy that York was able to maintain this funding. She confirmed that in an environment of diminishing resources it was important that the Council got the most possible out of the funding and agreed with supporting model A.

Resolved:

                      i.         Approved maintaining the use of Model A, subject to funding, to allocate Ward Funding for the next three financial years and reflect the Council Plan 2023-2027.

Reason:     To ensure that ward allocations meet Council Plan

priorities and methodologies around allocations are transparent to residents and stakeholders.