Purpose

To approve the fees and charges
for the garden waste subscription service for 2025-2026.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

9th
December 2024
 

Title:

Garden waste fees and charges
proposals report 25-26

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Andrew
Bramidge
Strategic Director
Regeneration and Environment
 

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

SECTION 4C6: STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF
REGENERATION AND ENVIRONMENT – DELEGATED EXECUTIVE
FUNCTIONS

The Strategic Director of Regeneration
and Environment is authorised to discharge executive
functions for:-

1. Community Safety and Street
Scene

(d) Waste and Street Scene

 

Sub Scheme of Delegation Strategic
Director of Regeneration of Environment
4. In respect of
in-house service providers: The authorisation of individual
variations

Decision:

To set the fees for
the garden waste subscription service for 2025/26 at £49 for
the first bin and £40 for a second bin.
 
The
discounted rate for Rothercard customers as introduced in 2024/2025
will also continue in 2025/2026 and will be set at £41.40 for
the 1st bin only. The total cost for 2 bins for
Rothercard customers will be £81.40.

Reasons for the
Decision:

The charges for the garden
waste service for 2025/26 need to be set by December 2024 in order
that the subscription service can go live on the Councils website
in Mid-late December. This enables direct debit notices to be
issued within the required period for those customers signed up to
automatic renewal, in advance of the 2025/26 collection period. The
charges for 2025/26 are set with the intention of ensuring that the
income from subscriptions continues to cover the cost of providing
the service.

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

It was not considered
appropriate to set the charges at a level that would create budget
pressures as the service costs are expected to be covered by those
purchasing the service. It was not considered appropriate to set
the charges at a level that would generate a substantial surplus.
Actual financial outcome will be determined by the combination of
cost/cost increases and demand.

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

No conflicts of
interest
 

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

None

Reports or parts of
reports considered

None

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision of the
Garden waste fees and charges proposals report 25-26
to set the fees for the garden waste
subscription service for 2025/26 at £49 for the first bin and
£40 for a second bin and the discounted rate for Rothercard
customers as introduced in 2024/2025 will also continue in
2025/2026 and will be set at £41.40 for the 1st
bin only. The total cost for 2 bins for Rothercard customers will
be £81.40.
 
Signed by the Decision Maker  

Dated:         
9th December 2024
 
Name:
         Andrew
Bramidge
Job
Title:    Strategic Director