Issue - meetings
Merger of Safer York Business Partnership with York BID including transfer of Reserves
Meeting: 01/07/2025 - Decision Session - Combined Executive Member Decision Session (Item 14)
PDF 136 KBTo consider approving the transfer of reserve funding held by Safer York Business Crime Partnership to York BID to preserve the services provided by the scheme in assisting the police with tackling crime and anti-social behaviour impacting on the business community. To be considered by Councillor Pavlovic (Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities).
Decision:
Resolved: That the Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities approves the transfer of reserve funding held by Safer York Business Crime Partnership to York BID.
Reason: To preserve the valuable services provided by the scheme in assisting the police with tackling crime and anti-social behaviour impacting on the business community.
Minutes:
The Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities considered a report proposing approving the transfer of reserve funding held by Safer York Business Crime Partnership to York BID. The Head of Community Safety provided an overview, noting that following the transfer of the partnership’s functions to the BID in March 2025, a decision was now required to approval of the transfer of the partnership’s reserves, which were held on behalf of the partnership in a separate account within the Council’s Community Safety budget.
It was confirmed that the partnership had accrued reserves through commission paid by its radio contractor which were held by the Council at the request of the partnership to facilitate transactions. This was not the Council’s money but sat as a separate budget with its own annual report; there were no outstanding transactions since 31 March 2025 as the BID was now responsible for all contracts held by the partnership.
Resolved: That the Executive Member for Housing, Planning and Safer Communities approves the transfer of reserve funding held by Safer York Business Crime Partnership to York BID.
Reason: To preserve the valuable services provided by the scheme in assisting the police with tackling crime and anti-social behaviour impacting on the business community.