Decision

Decision
RESOLVED
 
To
recommend to Full Council an addition to the Capital programme of
£385,000 to purchase two new refuse collection vehicles and
that the £385,000 be added to the residual £65,000 that
is left over from the original budget to purchase refuse vehicles
from 2019 to date.
 
That
Cabinet recommend to Full Council that the purchase be funded by
borrowing of £335,000 and a revenue contribution of
£50,000.
 
That
Governance, Risk & Audit Committee assesses the risk element of
the proposals at the meeting on 13th June
2023
 
Reasons for the decision:
 
To ensure the Council can meet
customers’ expectations and provide a service that can keep
up with the continuing increase in demand for garden and commercial
waste collection services.  To ensure
statutory duties around waste collection can be
fulfilled.  To support the future growth
in revenue generating services.