Decision details

Councillor Alan Schneiderman moved the motion in his name.  Councillor Dean Cohen moved the amendment in his name.  Councillor Sara Conway moved the amendment in her name.  Debate ensued.

The amendment in the name of Councillor Dean Cohen was put to the vote.  Votes were recorded as follows:

The motion in the name of Councillor Dean Cohen was declared CARRIED.

The amendment in the name of Councillor Sara Conway was put to the vote.  Votes were recorded as follows:

The amendment in the name of Councillor Sarah Conway was declared LOST.

The substantive motion as amended by Councillor Dean Cohen was put to the vote.  Votes were recorded as follows:

RESOLVED that:

Council notes and apologises to residents for the disruption following the re-organisation of the borough's bin collections.

Council notes this disruption has arisen out of the need to completely rewrite collection routes which had not been changed for more than a decade. This rationalisation will make the service more efficient and thereby save money. However, it was not the primary motivation; the Medium Term Financial Strategy Paper presented to the Policy & Resources Committee on 11^th December has identified changes to the spending portfolio which has eliminated almost all of the £69 million budget deficit to 2024.

Council recognises that the new bin collection rounds are not final, and thanks officers for their hard work in continuing to consult staff and come up with a system that works.

Council puts on record its thanks to front-line Streetscene staff who are working extremely hard under very difficult circumstances to try and ensure the bin collections are made on time.