Issue - meetings

Cllr Hook left the meeting for consideration of this item.

The Executive Member for Corporate Resources presented the report to amend the rent subsidy policy to enable those organisations who had a rent subsidy as at 31^st March 2023, to apply for a further subsidy period on the proviso that they are eligible under the criteria of the policy.

A non-Executive Member spoke on this item stating that it was important that the Council continued to support organisations that benefited and supported the districts residents.

RECOMMENDED to Full Council:-

(1) that the rent subsidy policy be reviewed, and

(2) pending the outcome of that review and in the interim those organisations that were in receipt of a rent subsidy as at 31^st March 2023, be permitted to apply for a further 12 month period of subsidy.

The vote was unanimous.