1  That the joint procurement arrangements as set out below be agreed.

2  That the principles of financial disaggregation asset out below be agreed.

3  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment, in consultation with the Head of Legal Services and Cabinet Member for Environment, to agree the Inter Authority Agreement and enter into the agreement on behalf of the Council for a ten-year partnership with Ashford and Swale Borough Councils and Kent County Council (KCC).

4  That approval be given to commence the joint procurement of Waste Collection Services, to include refuse and recycling and the mechanical sweeping element of the street cleansing service.

5  That this Council takes the lead on the procurement process, managing the various processes, be agreed.

6  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment in consultation with the Head of Legal Services, to agree and enter into a separate agreement with Canterbury City Council for its inclusion in the procurement exercise but on the basis that there would be no detriment to the Council based on the financial disaggregation in the report.

7  That the responses to the Scrutiny Committee Recommendation action and Implementation Plan (SCRAIP), as attached at Appendix A, be agreed.

DECISION MADE:

1  That the joint procurement arrangements be agreed.

2  That the principles of financial disaggregation be agreed.

3  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment, in consultation with the Head of Legal Services and Cabinet Member for Environment, to agree the Inter Authority Agreement and enter into the agreement on behalf of the Council for a ten-year partnership with Ashford and Swale Borough Councils and Kent County Council (KCC).

4  That approval be given to commence the joint procurement of Waste Collection Services, to include refuse and recycling and the mechanical sweeping element of the street cleansing service.

5  That Maidstone Borough Council takes the lead on the procurement process, managing the various processes, be agreed.

6  That delegated authority be given to the Director of Change, Planning and the Environment in consultation with the Head of Legal Services, to agree and enter into a separate agreement with Canterbury City Council for its inclusion in the procurement exercise but on the basis that there would be no detriment to the Council based on the financial disaggregation in the report.

7  That the responses to the Scrutiny Committee Recommendation action and Implementation Plan (SCRAIP) be agreed.

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