Derbyshire councillors’ funds doubled to help local people
Councillors at Derbyshire County Council are to be giving extra funding so they can help local groups in their area.
Each year every councillor has £3,860 which they can donate to groups in their area but after a meeting on Thursday the council’s cabinet agreed to double this amount so each councillor will get £7,720 for this financial year.
Councillor Barry Lewis, said: “Local councillors know their areas the best and are well placed to spend this money where it is going to make the most difference.
“For some local groups a small donation may make the difference to that organisation making it through this pandemic.
“These funds cannot usually be used to help groups with general running costs, but given the circumstances we are lifting this requirement.”
Community groups can find contact details on the council’s website.
The total cost of £247,000 is to come from the council’s reserve funds.