Issue - decisions

Issue - decisions

The Voluntary Sector Commissioning Framework is the council's mechanism that sets out the priorities for a range of leisure and community services to be delivered by commissioned voluntary and third sector organisations during 2019-2023 on behalf of

28/01/2019 - Voluntary Sector Commissioning Framework (VSCF) 2019 - 2023

Councillors Collett and Williams left the room for this item.

 

The Head of Community and Environmental Services explained that the voluntary sector was important to the council and was an area where the council positively engaged and supported with a fund of over £3/4m each year.  Even during difficult financial times, the council had maintained this commitment. 

 

He continued that the key points were that a number of services would continue to receive funding:  Watford and Three Rivers Trust, Citizens Advice Bureau, Shopmobilty and the Mayor’s Small Grants Fund.  This year the council was also looking to include the Pump House Theatre and would continue to support four community centres.  Officers had met with representatives from Watford Palace Theatre to explain that there would be a slight reduction in their funding over a four year period.

 

Following a question by the Mayor, the Head of Community and Environmental Services explained that in meetings with Watford Palace Theatre it was recognised by the theatre that they needed to move to being more commercial and were also aware that, despite a reduction in funding, the theatre still received the largest grant for a single organisation from the council.

 

Councillor Johnson welcomed the contribution to the Pump House Theatre.  The Mayor thanked officers for their work.

           

            RESOLVED

           

            That Cabinet agrees:

 

1.         the new Voluntary Sector Commissioning Framework 2019-2023 priorities and areas of focus as identified in Section 4.6 – 4.6.1 and Appendix 1 of the report;

 

2.         to delegate responsibility to the Head of Community and Environmental Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder to implement the next steps and key milestones as described in Sections 4.4 and 4.7 of the report to ensure services are in place from 1 April 2019, subject to council approval of the Budget 2019/2020.


 

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