(a)
John Wills
Who has responsibility for local funding
regarding adult education? Is it the Council, Mayoral Authority, or
both?
The Chair confirmed it was the Mayoral
Authority.
(b)
Brian Coleman
Will there be plans to appoint recognised
community hubs as places of welcome?
The Head of Communities stated that the
Council had began to look at places of
welcome across the city as a wider piece of work.
(c)
Public Questioner 3
What is the timescale for having community
plans in place in Darnall ward?
The Local Area Committee Manager explained the
aim was to have a discussion on community plans and priorities at
the next meeting of the Local Area Committee (LAC), in January
2022.
(d)
Public Questioner 4
Will the budget of £100,000 be split
evenly across all 4 wards?
The Chair stated that the £100,000 was
accessible to all 4 wards although they may be certain wards that
had specific plans that take priority therefore could spend more
money than other wards.
(e)
Public Questioner 5
How much money is in the Fly-Tipping and
Graffiti budget?
The Chair explained that there was a budget of
£700,000 city wide and that £58,000 was accessible to
each LAC.
(f)
Public Questioner 6
1. Does the salary of the Local Area Team come
out of the LAC budget?
2. Is it possible to carry over any of the
budget into the next financial year?
In response to question 1, the Chair confirmed
that no salaries were to come out of the LAC budget.
In response to question 2, the Head of
Communities advised that she had requested any unused budget be
carried over and that she would report back to the LAC once
confirmed.
(g)
Public Questioner 7
How does the LAC intend to involve the faith
sector into their plans?
The Local Area Committee Manager stated that
the LAC would use different methods of communication to engage with
as many groups as possible i.e., surveys and workshops. It was also
mentioned that the LAC was hoping that the different groups
attending the LAC meetings would feed information back to increase
engagement. Also, it was advised for anyone part of a group that
felt they were not engaged, to speak at the LAC meeting and share
their thoughts on how the LACs could improve engagement.
(h) Public
Questioner 8
Will the LAC have access to the £100,000
budget each year?
The Chair explained that each year the LAC
would receive a budget of £100,000 and the Head of
Communities was requesting that remaining budget be carried
over.
(i) Public
Questioner 9
Can members of the public request that
facilities be opened and used by young people.
The Chair advised that this could be included
in the agreement of community plans for January 2022 if members of
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