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Council Agrees Budget Motion

The City of Edinburgh Council today agreed its overall budget, including GENERAL FUND REVENUE BUDGET 2012 – 2013; the GENERAL FUND CAPITAL INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2012 – 2016; and the HOUSING REVENUE ACCOUNT & CAPITAL PROGRAMME 2012-13.

All the papers for this budget meeting are available on the City of Edinburgh Council’s website, by following the links to Search Committee Minutes for City of Edinburgh Council for the 9th of February 2012.

The Council agreed the Administration budget motion and addendum, which is available online – see below.

On the matter of grants to third parties it says:

City of Edinburgh Council

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT/SNP ADDENDUM

COUNCIL BUDGET MEETING: 9 February 2012

Item 4.1 (c)

Funding of Services from Third Parties: Grant Proposals for 2012/13

Council:

1) approves the recommendations set out in the report CEC/89/11-12/CG providing direct grant funding of £20,014,054 to third parties;

2) notes the influencing factors for the grants programme and overall investment levels in national outcomes shown in the report and at Appendix 2;

3) notes the decisions under delegated authority listed in Appendix 3 and movements to contracts listed in appendix 6 with the exceptions that the award at 3b Storytelling Forum is £38 002 and, at 3e, The Broomhouse Centre is £3,000;

4) approves the grant recommendations detailed in Appendices 4 and 5 with the provision that:

(i) Council approves an additional £130,098, to provide for the Culture and Sport Awards recommended at tables 3b and 4b to continue at existing levels;

(ii) £64 669 is approved for Employability in addition to that which was approved in the Revenue Budget for Employability Services provided through 3rd Party Grants, and that Council approves all awards at 5c which are not currently affordable; and

(iii) £17,000 is awarded to The Community One Stop Shop (COSS), £13,000 is awarded to CORE, (Community Organisation for Race Equality) and £10,000 is awarded to The Welcoming Association.