Decision Details

Implemented

Resilience and Emergency Response Fund

ES/1938

No

Committee

Cabinet

Tue 7 May 2024

No

Report of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Resources and Value for Money 

TBC

Financial Services, Corporate Performance & Risk Management

Not Applicable

TBC

TBC

Yes

1. That the terms of reference for the Resilience and Emergency Response Fund outlined in Appendix A to report ES/1938 be approved.  

2. That the appointment of a new ‘Coordinator/Convenor’ role and the associated supplementary budget requirement totalling £96,713 for an initial two years starting in 2024/25, to provide a communication, coordinating and enabling role for residents and communities, acting as a point of contact for residents to support them prior to, during and after a climate related emergency, be approved.

1. To provide short-term financial support to communities, working with and through Parish and Town Councils, with immediate recovery activities after a climate related emergency event.

 

2. To provide the Council with the ability to be flexible and responsive to cover any additional costs, within reason, that the Council incurs immediately after an emergency event.

1. To progress the spend of this fund without a pre agreed terms of reference.

 

2. To not appoint to the Coordinator/Convenor role.

None.

None.