Issue - meetings

A report from Cabinet Members, the Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance and Growth and Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change are attached.

Councillor Quinn, Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change a report to Cabinet which provided details of the requirements for vehicle and plant replacements for the 3 year period, 2020/21 to 2022/23.  The Cabinet Member reported that the Council currently has a fleet of over 200 vehicles and plant, the vast majority of which is beyond end of life and is in urgent need of replacing.

           Delegated decision:

• Approve the 3 year Vehicle Replacement Strategy (2020/21 to 2022/23).
• Approve the implementation of the 2020/21 to 2022/23 replacement programme, including the tender and purchase of vehicles and plant and to the proposed funding.
• Delegate the approval of each procurement process to the Director of Operations, the Council’s S151 Officer in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment and Climate Change, subject to the procurement being in line with the proposed strategy.
• Note that Cabinet will be notified of contract awards throughout the lifetime of the strategy and progress will also be reported as part of the Council’s quarterly financial monitoring reports.

Reasons for the decision:

The costs of the vehicles can be met from the Council’s Capital Programme for which funding for Vehicle Replacement was built in to the programme from 2020/21.

Other option considered and rejected:

To reject the recommendations.