A guide to Colchester Councillors’ Locality Budgets
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How do I apply?
From April 2023 submitting requests for your Locality budget should be made using our purpose-built Locality Budget Application.
This app has been designed to be used on a Colchester City Council provided laptop or a tablet, such an iPad. You may find that if you run this application on a different type of device, for example, a phone, you may not be able to access all its features.
You will need your Office 365 log in credentials and your mobile device to authenticate your log in.
For more help view the Locality Budgets User Guide.
Completion will include confirmation that their application complies with the Locality Budget criteria, has no ongoing revenue implications for the Council and the Councillor’s confirmation of any pecuniary interest.
By submitting an application, Councillors take responsibility to ensure that the funds are spent as requested.
Once the application is completed and processed, payment will be arranged to the relevant organisation or an internal transfer. Direct payments will be made by electronic transfer to an approved bank account. Grant Awards must be of £100 or more from each Councillor and recipients can only be paid electronically.
Councillors are requested to have costed and sourced items required from external organisations or businesses prior to submitting the application. The Locality Budget team can assist with internal transfer items such as bulbs or replacement trees, but cannot source or procure items from external suppliers for Councillors.
Locality budget spend should be made, where possible, direct to the organisation in question. If for some reason purchases have been made from the Councillor’s expenses, then this will need to be reclaimed back via Itrent.
This app has been designed to be used on a Colchester City Council provided laptop or a tablet, such an iPad. You may find that if you run this application on a different type of device, for example, a phone, you may not be able to access all its features.
You will need your Office 365 log in credentials and your mobile device to authenticate your log in.
For more help view the Locality Budgets User Guide.
Completion will include confirmation that their application complies with the Locality Budget criteria, has no ongoing revenue implications for the Council and the Councillor’s confirmation of any pecuniary interest.
By submitting an application, Councillors take responsibility to ensure that the funds are spent as requested.
Once the application is completed and processed, payment will be arranged to the relevant organisation or an internal transfer. Direct payments will be made by electronic transfer to an approved bank account. Grant Awards must be of £100 or more from each Councillor and recipients can only be paid electronically.
Councillors are requested to have costed and sourced items required from external organisations or businesses prior to submitting the application. The Locality Budget team can assist with internal transfer items such as bulbs or replacement trees, but cannot source or procure items from external suppliers for Councillors.
Locality budget spend should be made, where possible, direct to the organisation in question. If for some reason purchases have been made from the Councillor’s expenses, then this will need to be reclaimed back via Itrent.
Page last reviewed: 6 May 2023