Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations with the following additional recommendation:

(4)       That there be more regular reporting on the performance and impact of the Fund.

The Chief Executive introduced the Community Endowment Fund Annual Report which considered a proposal received from the Community Foundation in Wales to manage, administer and invest the Clwyd Tri-partite Welsh Church Act Fund (Clwyd WCAF) which was currently administered by the Council on behalf of Flintshire, Denbighshire and Wrexham Councils.

            The proposal had been supported unanimously by Members at the recent Corporate Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee.  An additional recommendation was suggested for there to be more regular reporting on the performance and impact of the Fund, which was supported.

            Councillor Bithell said it was encouraging to see the income received from investments.

            Councillor Thomas commented on the process for applying for funding and said it would be helpful if applicants could be notified of progress at different stages of the process.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the work of the Community Foundation in Wales and the award of local grants as part of the Flintshire Community Endowment Fund continue to be endorsed;

(b)       That the transfer of the management and the administration of the Clwyd Tri-partite Welsh Church Act Fund for Flintshire, Denbighshire and Wrexham to the Community Foundation for Wales from 1^st April 2018 be approved;

(c)        That the transfer of the management and the administration of Flintshire grants awarded from the Welsh Church Act Fund to be combined with the process already in place for the Flintshire Community Endowment Fund be approved; and

(d)       That there be more regular reporting on the performance and impact of the Fund.