Agenda item

The District Executive received a report which advised of the budgets aligned for the 2015/16 municipal year. 

The report outlined the following initiatives which were requested to be considered for approval:-

1.     Installation of alley gates, Wesley Street – Allocation of £680.00

2.     Lower Memorial entrance of Moston Brook – Allocation of additional £5000 as agreed at the 20th January 2015 meeting from Failsworth East budget

3.     Christmas 2015

Failsworth Christmas tree, for Failsworth Pole – Allocation of £1300

Dressing of Christmas tree at Failsworth Pole - Allocation of £400

Dressing of Failsworth Town Hall - Allocation of £1000

Dressing of Failsworth Pole - Allocation of £1000

Dressing of Christmas tree at Hollinwood - Allocation of £400

4.     Failsworth & Hollinwood District Team for event organisation - Allocation of £1000

5.     Continuation of the Citizens Advice Bureau "make the most of your money" project - Allocation of £13796

6.     Provision of planting within the District to include Roman Road - Allocation of £4000 (with an additional £750 for Summer Planting on Roman Road), Lord Lane and Westminster Road

7.     Failsworth Carnival – Allocation of £2000 for the 54th Failsworth Carnival in 2016 (£1500 from partnership ward budget and £500 from Councillor McMahon’s individual Councillor budget).

The following initiatives were also requested to be considered for approval:-

1.     Gates at Daisy Nook – Allocation of £400 from the capital budget.

2.     Apprentice for District Team – Quote to be obtained, allocation of £3000 to be set aside.

3.     Tree planting in Failsworth East – Allocation of £6000 from capital/revenue budget.

4.     Breast Feeding ‘App’ and other breast feeding initiatives – An allocation to be agreed in principle.  

RESOLVED that:

1.     The funding allocated to the Failsworth & Hollinwood District Executive for the municipal year for 2015/2016 be noted.

2.     The allocation of £680 for installation of alley gates, Wesley Street be approved.

3.     The allocation of additional £5000, as agreed at the 20th January 2015 meeting, from Failsworth East budget for Lower Memorial entrance of Moston Brook be approved.

4.     The allocation of £1300 for Failsworth Christmas tree, Failsworth Pole be approved.

5.     The allocation of £400 for Dressing of Christmas tree at Failsworth Pole be approved.

6.     The allocation of £1000 for Christmas Dressing of Failsworth Town Hall be approved.

7.     The allocation of £1000 for Chirstmas Dressing of Failsworth Pole be approved.

8.     The allocation of £400 for Dressing of Christmas tree at Hollinwood be approved.

9.     The allocation of £1000 for event organisation by Failsworth & Hollinwood District Team be approved.

10.  The allocation of £13796 for the continuation of the Citizens Advice Bureau "make the most of your money" project be approved.

11.  The allocation of £4000 (with an additional £750 for Summer Planting on Roman Road) for the provision of planting within the District to include Roman Road, Lord Lane and Westminster Road be approved.

12.  The allocation of £2000 for the 54th Failsworth Carnival in 2016 (£1500 from partnership ward budget and £500 from Councillor McMahon’s individual Councillor budget), be approved.

13.  The allocation of £400 from the capital budget for gates at Daisy Nook be approved.

14.  A provisional allocation of £3000, subject to a quote being obtained, for an Apprentice for the District team be approved.  .

15.  The allocation of £6000 from capital/revenue budget for tree planting in Failsworth East, be approved.

16.  An allocation for a Breast Feeding ‘App’ and other breast feeding initiatives be approved in principle.