That:

(a)           accept the recommendations around consulting on options 2 & 3 from General Scrutiny Committee held on 28 September 2020

(b)           consent be given for expenditure up to the value of £75,000 is allocated from the council’s waste revenue reserves  to the Economy & Place Directorate’s revenue budget for 2020/21 to award a tender and include expenditure required for resources to allow the council to carry out an effective and engaging consultation on the future of its Waste Management Service;

(c)        a further report is  brought back to the cabinet member for procurement and assets outlining the resources required to deliver the waste services management review;

(d)        a further report is brought back to cabinet in Spring 2021 with a recommendation on future collection services and outlining future resources required to implement the recommendation; and

(e)        Subject to the provisions of the Financial Procedure Rules, the Assistant Director for Regulatory, Environment and Waste be authorised to take all operational decisions required to implement the above recommendations.