Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Services

Presented by the Regeneration and Planning Portfolio Holder

The Regeneration and Planning Portfolio Holder presented the report to Members on behalf of the Community Services Portfolio Holder.

He reminded Members that Cabinet had considered previous reports and that the report in front of them outlined clarification from Leicestershire County Council (LCC) on their direction regarding Green Waste. He advised that LCC had lawfully served the direction and therefore could also lawfully remove the recycling credits which were attributed to the waste subject to the direction. He highlighted that it was calculated that the Council would be £223,378 worse off in the following year compared to the current year, however the financial impact had been taken into account in the next year’s budget.

It was moved by Councillor T J Pendleton, seconded by Councillor R D Bayliss and

RESOLVED THAT:

1.    The clarification provided by Leicestershire County Council on 22 January 2015 following the green waste direction served on the Council on  21 November 2014 be noted;

2.    The need for no further action in relation to clarification or challenge of the direction is necessary be agreed; and

3.    A budget adjustment of £223,378 has been made to the waste budget as part of the 2015/16 budget process to take account of the loss of waste recycling credits in 2015/16 be noted.

Reason for decision: For Cabinet to note the potential financial impact of the withdrawal of recycling credits from 15/16 onwards.