THAT the Portfolio Holder for Resources and
Reputation:
1)Approves the implementation the following Flood Recovery Schemes
triggered as a result of Storm Henk:
•Community Recovery Grant
•Council Tax Discount
•Business Rates Relief
•Business Recovery Grant
2)Delegates to the relevant Director, the authority to administer
and determine applications for discretionary reduction in council
tax under section 13A(1)(c) of the Local Government Finance Act
1992 in relation to persons whose dwellings have been flooded or
rendered “unliveable” as a result of flooding caused by
Storm Henk in the Borough of Gedling, in line with Government
guidance.
3)Delegates to the relevant Director, the authority to administer
and determine applications for discretionary reduction in business
rates under section 47 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 in
relation to persons and companies whose businesses have been
rendered unable to trade from the affected premises as a result of
flooding caused by Storm Henk in the Borough of Gedling, in line
with Government guidance.
4)Delegates to the relevant Director, the authority to administer
and determine applications for the Community Recovery Grant of
£500 per household, where the household has been internally
flooded or is deemed to be “unliveable” for a period
greater than 48 hours as a result of Storm Henk, in line with
Government guidance.
5)Delegates to the relevant Director, the authority to administer
and determine applications for the Business Recovery Grant of
£2,500 per business where the business has been directly or
indirectly impacted as a result of Storm Henk, in line with
Government guidance.
6)Delegates authority to Director level to complete any Memorandum
of Understanding issued by DLHUC and DBT in relation to the Flood
Recovery schemes.