Issue - meetings

To submit a joint report by the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer and the Head of Highways, Waste and Property.

It was RESOLVED to authorise:-

·      The charge of £35 per annum for the first Green Garden Waste wheeled bin collection service and £30 per annum for additional wheeled bins;

·      The additional expenditure budget as set out in paragraph 5.4, with the additional expenditure budget being funded from the income generated by implementing the charge;

·      That the ‘frequently asked questions’, as part of this report at Appendix 2, be published on the Council’s website.

The joint report by the Director of Function (Resources)/Section 151 Officer and the Head of Highways, Waste and Property was presented to the Executive for consideration.

The Portfolio Holder for Highways, Waste and Property reported that the Executive on 27 January, 2020 approved an all year round, fortnightly chargeable Green Garden Waste collection service from 1 April, 2021.  He noted that this Authority is the only local authority in North Wales that does not charge for green garden waste collection and the recommendation of Welsh Government is that a charge should be implemented on green waste collection in compliance with the national waste strategy towards zero waste.  The current green bin will be used by the households and the collection service will be 26 times per year with an yearly charge of £35 and an additional charge of £30 for any additional green bin.  The payment will be a yearly payment with households given an option to pay online or over the phone.  An identification sticker will be afforded as part of the Information Pack that households will receive once they have signed up and paid for the service.  He said that there will be no charge on village halls, cemeteries, churches and chapels.  The Portfolio Holder referred to the summary of estimated costs as was shown at 5.4 within the report and the need to employ 2 additional Customer Services Advisors on a temporary basis to administer the process of charging for green garden waste.

Councillor Gwilym O Jones, Chair of the Partnership and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee gave an indepth report on the discussion undertaken by the Scrutiny Committee in considering the charging for the collection of Green Garden Waste Collection at its meeting on 22 October.  He said that the Scrutiny Committee recommended to the Executive that a charge for green garden waste collection be implemented from April 2021.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance said that without charging a fee for green garden waste collection for households we wish to receive this service, it would have resulted in the council tax having to be increased by an additional 1%.

The Chair considered that the ‘frequently asked questions’, as part of the

report at Appendix 2, needs to be published on the Council’s website for residents to view as part of the implementation of the charging of green garden waste collection.

It was RESOLVED to authorise:-

·      The charge of £35 per annum for the first Green Garden Waste wheeled bin collection service and £30 per annum for additional wheeled bins;

·      The additional expenditure budget as set out in paragraph 5.4, with the additional expenditure budget being funded from the income generated by implementing the charge;

·      That the ‘frequently asked questions’, as part of this report at Appendix 2, be published on the Council’s website.