Decision

That Cabinet
approve:
 

a)     
a Capital budget of £1,304,750 financed by the
£1,093,049 Capital Grant received in 2024/25 and the
remaining £211,701 Revenue Contribution to Capital from the
Revenue Grant received for the purchase of 8 food waste collection
vehicles and 55,071 bins;

 

b)     
the allocation of the remaining Revenue Grant of
£1,215,299 (of the
£1,427,000) to the Residential Food
Waste Reserve in the event of additional costs; and
 

c)      
the Revenue Budget increase from 2027/28 where
possible, funded from Food Waste Reserve, in anticipation of an
increase in the establishment by 18 new employees from
2027/28.