POLICY:

LORD MAYOR’S DISTRESS RELIEF FUND INC. OPERATION

ORIGIN                Board Meeting 19 July 2007              FILE NO. P1015391-7

AUTHORITY        Board Meeting 7 December 2007

OBJECTIVES

This Policy clarifies the standard operations of the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund Inc (the ‘Fund’).

The business and operations of the Fund are conducted under the Constitution of the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund Inc.

POLICY STATEMENT

  1. The Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund will provide aid for victims of events of a disastrous nature for Western Australians. A public appeal may be called.
  2. The Fund will primarily focus on the relief of distress and hardship of individuals.
  3. The Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund may also choose to assist individuals who have experienced hardship following a minor localised disaster.
  4. Applications for assistance will include details of any other funding assistance provided to an individual to allow the Board to give a fair allocation to an individual.
  5. The Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund will work closely with the Local Recovery Committee to ensure local issues are considered before deciding on a disbursement plan. The Local Recovery Committee authenticates applications and provides recommendations to the Board for financial assistance.
  6. All disbursements will ultimately be for the benefit of individuals.

Ratified by the Board of the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund this   7th   day of December   2007.