Decision details

Garden Waste Fees and Charges Proposals Report 24-25

Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

This is a key decision which is made outside of the normal fees and charges setting process due to the subscription period running out of line with the fiscal calendar.

 

Subscriptions for renewals/new and direct debit customers normally commences in December, with the new service subscription period starting in late February.

Decision:

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

 

Title:

Garden Waste Subscription Fees and Charges 2024-2025

Date of Decision:

 

14th December 2023

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

 

Paul Woodcock

Strategic Director Regeneration and Environment

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

 

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

 

Appendix 9: Sub Scheme of Delegation - Strategic Director of Regeneration of Environment

4. In respect of in-house service providers: The authorisation of individual variations.

Brief Description of Decision:

 

 

To set the fees for the garden waste subscription service for 2024/25 at £46 for the first bin and £37 for a second bin.

 

This year the Council has also introduced a 10% discount for all eligible Rothercard holders. The 10% discount only applies to the subscription charge for the first bin.

 

 

Reasons for the Decision:

 

 

The charges for the garden waste service for 2024/25 need to be set by December 2023 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 2024/25 collection period. The charges for 2024/25 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 Executive 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 in relation to the fees for the garden waste subscription service for 2024/25 at £46 for the first bin and £37 for a second bin. And that the Council will apply a 10% discount of the cost of subscription for the first bin only, for all eligible Rothercard holders.

 

      

Signed by the Decision Maker     Paul Woodcock                               

Dated: 14th December

Name: Paul Woodcock

Job Title: Strategic Director

 

Publication date: 18/12/2023

Date of decision: 14/12/2023

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