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Community Wealth Building

Meeting: 10/06/2021 - Lewes District Council Cabinet (Item 6)

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Report of Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Zoe Nicholson

Additional documents:

Decision:

(Key decision):

 

(1) To note the progress made in delivering the Reimagining Lewes District Action Plan and to agree the Re-imagining Lewes District Community Wealth Building Strategy set out at appendix A to the report.

 

(2) To agree £80k to fund a two-year fixed term post to oversee the implementation of the Strategy.

 

(3) To agree a one-off allocation of £20k to enable the development of initiatives to promote and enable social entrepreneurialism, with both additional cost items being funded from reserves.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning, providing them an update on progress with delivery of the Reimagining Lewes District Action Plan.

 

The recommendations set out in the report were part of Lewes District Council's community wealth building strategy which aimed to keep as much wealth as possible in the local economy through the creation of new local jobs and new locally owned enterprise, to ensure a sustainable future.

 

Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 3 June 2021, considered the report and were supportive of officer recommendation (a) in the report but did not support officer recommendations (b) and (c). Councillor Linington, Leader of the Opposition, was in attendance to present PPAC’s discussion.

 

In response to the comments from PPAC, it was advised that the £100k additional cost would be funded from reserves already established as part of the 2021/22 budget to accelerate the capital programme delivery, of which Community Wealth Building formed a significant element.

 

Resolved (Key decision):

 

(1) To note the progress made in delivering the Reimagining Lewes District Action Plan and to agree the Re-imagining Lewes District Community Wealth Building Strategy set out at appendix A to the report.

 

(2) To agree £80k to fund a two-year fixed term post to oversee the implementation of the Strategy.

 

(3) To agree a one-off allocation of £20k to enable the development of initiatives to promote and enable social entrepreneurialism, with both additional cost items being funded from reserves.

 

Reason for decisions:

 

The Council is committed to developing a Community Wealth Building approach as part of the Corporate Plan adopted in February 2020.