7 HUNANIAITH BUSINESS CASE PDF 524 KB
Cyflwynwyd gan: Cllr. Nia Jeffreys
Additional documents:
Decision:
To approve a commitment of £203,880 from the
Transformation Fund to fund an additional post for a four-year period to manage
the service and improve Hunaniaith's position as a unit within the Council for
the time being, to focus on attracting new grants and raising an income,
improve community contact, attract more community members to the Strategic
Group and work towards being an independent entity.
Minutes:
The item was presented by
Cllr Nia Jeffreys
RESOLVED
To approve a commitment of
£203,880 from the Transformation Fund to fund an additional post for a
four-year period to manage the service and improve Hunaniaith's
position as a unit within the Council for the time being, to focus on
attracting new grants and raising an income, improve community contact, attract
more community members to the Strategic Group and work towards being an
independent entity.
DISCUSSION
The report was submitted
noting that it was a technical report that laid the foundations of a business
case to realise an aspiration and vision for Hunaniaith
to become an independent body in future. The importance of using the Welsh
language as a community language was highlighted.
It was explained that
creating this business case was a step forward in the journey, and by
appointing a Chief Officer to lead this work it would be an opportunity to
attract grants and to establish the body as an independent entity. Officers
were thanked for their work to try to realise the vision.
The Head of Corporate
Support Department noted that the report was recognition of work that had been
undertaken following the Cabinet's decision and that it was a practical method
to establish Hunaniaith as an independent entity
allowing time to secure fixed long-term funding sources.
The Senior Scrutiny and
Language Advisor explained that the Chair of Hunaniaith
was supportive of the report and continued to believe that Hunaniaith
would be better as an independent entity but the work had to be undertaken on a
step-by-step basis and that this decision was part of the journey.
The Senior Projects
Practitioner added that there was currently no certainty of grants as an
independent entity and, therefore, as a result it was a better idea to have a
Chief Officer to develop and to secure grant stability.
Observations arising from
the discussion
¾ Support was noted to the report emphasising that it
was an opportunity for Hunaniaith to undertake
preparatory work and to pave the way forward by seeking grants to achieve this
vision. It was expressed that it should not be grant-led.
¾ It was noted that Gwynedd's robustness was its
language and it was explained that this was why Hunaniaith
was possibly not a separate entity. However, it was emphasised that the
language was under threat here in Gwynedd as in the whole of Wales and, therefore,
appointing a Chief Officer would lead the work and ensure that more work was
undertaken in communities.
Awdur: Geraint Owen