trowie246 Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Can someone explain the Community Council cuts to me? From what I understand the usual money which is being doled out to the Community Councils is being reduced. However, the £60,000 or whatever it was, is being ring-fenced so any Community Council or Community Development group can apply for grant funding for projects. So how can this be called a 'saving' or 'cut'? Presumably each project would have to stand on it's own merits to qualify for funding so they might not necessarily get the money but equally it wouldn't take long for £60,000 to disappear over the whole of Shetland. If I've got this wrong please explain it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I wonder if this is to replace the grants that community councils won't be able to make in 2013/14? The grant they get will barely cover their clerk's salary in future. The granta re usually for small things lik an OAP club's Xmas dinner or the youth club going on a camping weekend. I don't see how centralising it will help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I wonder if this is to replace the grants that community councils won't be able to make in 2013/14? The grant they get will barely cover their clerk's salary in future. The granta re usually for small things lik an OAP club's Xmas dinner or the youth club going on a camping weekend. I don't see how centralising it will help. Just how much do CCs pay a clerk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 From asking Joanie, it seems some money is ringfenced for community projects. As far as how much clerks get paid, perhaps asking the right folk may help to find that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 From asking Joanie, it seems some money is ringfenced for community projects. As far as how much clerks get paid, perhaps asking the right folk may help to find that out. SP, wind your neck in - I just bloody did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 The council may look at this again I would suspect, down to the locals now I suspect.At least it seems tha council are working to sort the funding gaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 33m in cuts, but they can bail out mareel????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 and why pay out millions for consultants,, bressay bridge, new anderson hight school, we the public can give the sic the same advice and it wont cost them a penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 I wonder if this is to replace the grants that community councils won't be able to make in 2013/14? The grant they get will barely cover their clerk's salary in future. The granta re usually for small things lik an OAP club's Xmas dinner or the youth club going on a camping weekend. I don't see how centralising it will help. Just how much do CCs pay a clerk? It varies from community council to community council depoending on how much work needs done by them but it is generally a few thousand a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 and why pay out millions for consultants,, bressay bridge, new anderson hight school, we the public can give the sic the same advice and it wont cost them a penny Ah, and did you not vote the councillors in that get complained about on here? Just an observation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humptygrumpty Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 and why pay out millions for consultants,, bressay bridge, new anderson hight school, we the public can give the sic the same advice and it wont cost them a penny They use consultants because they are collectively a shower of useless s**t , thats why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humptygrumpty Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Remember , they have , not long ago , paid out £400.000 to consultants to see about the feasability of fixed links to the other isles...........the other isles ???!!!! God almighty they've spent millions and millions on the bressay bridge and they havent turn a fael yet.......... !!!!!!! You really couldnt make it up. They cant get one thing off the ground first before trying to create more problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 seriously.the council and trust havebeen paying the leckybills. why. yes they folks are old and infirm/vunerable but so are those in the community in their own homes. they have spent the eqivelent of 2.1 million on these 200 homes. i wonder if the other elderly folks would have liked an extra 500 quid a year. http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/6401-sheltered-housing-tenants-shocked-by-cut we must wonder what other gifts like this are going on. that saving alone would cover the freefield centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/6733-poor-money-management-created-sic-crisis I knew that there were a LOT but, 958 Full Time Equivalent employees in Community Care (Social Work?) is a mind boggling figure given that our total population is just over 21,000. Jobs for everyone not just 'the boys'. Little wonder that the SIC total wage bill is pushing £100,000,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwithin Posted May 4, 2013 Report Share Posted May 4, 2013 Its is crazy so many folk in social care and education, but if the SIC trys cutting it then people are up in arms, they cant win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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