Issue - meetings

To note the decision of the Joint Waste Management Board on 1 May 2012 and to put in place the necessary arrangements for its replacement.

Cabinet considered a report of the Borough Solicitor advising them that, following the recent decision by both Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester Councils to discontinue the Waste PFI Project, the Joint Waste Board had now resolved that the Board be dissolved and that the governance of the remaining joint waste contracts be undertaken by the Portfolio Holders with responsibility for waste in each Council.  The advantage of the new arrangements was that they would significantly reduce the burden on Portfolio time, provide greater flexibility and streamline decision making, and also save on the resources required to run large meetings.

At the meeting it was agreed that the decision requested be expanded to include the Portfolio Holder for Finance as well as the Portfolio Holder for Environmental Services.  

RESOLVED

That the decision made by the Joint Waste Management Board on 1 May 2012 be noted and that the Portfolio Holders for Environmental Services, Finance, and appropriate Officers, put in place the necessary arrangements to replace the Joint Waste Board.