Issue - meetings

To seek approval of the setting of the charge for the garden waste service for 2017/18 and in part for 2018/19.

The Scrutiny Commission gave consideration to this item on 11 August and a minute extract showing their comments is attached.

The Executive received a report which recommended setting of the charge for the garden waste service for 2017/18 and in part for 2018/19. The high take up of the service was noted and the Executive member asked that members’ thanks to Streetscene Services and Customer Services, who had dealt with very high volumes of calls, be passed on.

It was moved by Councillor Nickerson, seconded by Councillor Boothby and

RESOLVED –

(i)            The charge of £24 for the garden waste service for 2017/18 be approved;

(ii)           The charge of £24 for those paying for the garden waste service by direct debit be approved for 2018/19 also.

To consider and make recommendations to the Executive in relation to the charge for the garden waste service for 2017/18 and in part for 2018/19.

Members received a report which sought support for setting the charge for the garden waste service for 2017/18 and, for those paying by direct debit, for 2018/19. Councillor Bray stated that he could not support the report as he didn’t agree with the imposition of a charge at all, and, along with three other members, stood to request voting on the recommendation be recorded. The vote was taken as follows:

Councillors Camamile, Richards, Sutton, Wallace, Ward and Williams voted FOR the recommendation (6);

Councillors Bray, Crooks, Bill, Lay and Witherford voted AGAINST the recommendation (5).

It was therefore

RESOLVED –

(i)            the Executive be RECOMMENDED to approve the charge for the garden waste service for 2017/18 at £24;

(ii)           the Executive be RECOMMENDED to approve the charge for those paying for the garden waste service by direct debit at £24 for 2018/19.