That:

(a)         Funding made available to our partners Worcestershire County Council in respect of our joint arrangements with them for external legal, technical and financial advice be approved up to a total value of £50,000 to assess options and inform joint decision making;

(b)        further independent advice required by Herefordshire Council in assessing its own options in relation to future waste collection and management arrangements be procured at a cost of not more than £25k; and

(c)         the Director Economy, Communities and Corporate be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the above recommendations.