Those of you who attended the last Area Committee meeting will know that there was a £20K carry-forward sum left over from the last council year from the committee’s funding allocation for community projects in the North East area of the City, comprising Headington, Barton, Marston, Wood Farm, Northway and Quarry. At that time it was unclear how youth services and library services would continue next year. It was agreed that an application for the £20K to be carried forward for projects in this ring-fenced North-East area up until Christmas 2011 would be submitted.

The Corporate Management Team at the City Council (officers) has discussed carry-forward items and a  “Provisional outturn report for the year ended 31st March 2011” has made recommendations to the City Executive Board (councillors) to approve a list  of approved carry forward requests. Click here for details

We can’t find any mention of the £20K carry-forward for projects in our area in this report so we assume the council officers don’t think this is a priority.

Ruth will ask CEB to reconsider this officer-led decision at next week’s meeting.  Councillors Coulter, McManners and Lygo are members of CEB and are also members representing wards in the NE Area