Moved by Councillor Ezekiel, seconded by Councillor Moores and resolved that;
Cabinet recommends to Council the adoption of the following recommendations:
a) That the principles of Nominal Operating Model (NOM), the financial payment arrangements and the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) set out in the EKJAC report are agreed by the Council.
b) That authority is delegated to the Director of Environmental Services in consultation with the Director of Financial Services to agree variations to the NOM based upon tender submissions to Dover and Shepway where these are beneficial in either in relation to service provision or the financial position of the Council, or the impact is not significant.
c) That authority is delegated to the Director of Environmental Services in consultation with the Head of Legal Services to complete a legally binding agreement incorporating the requirements set out in Appendix II to the MoU, in association with senior legal and technical officers in each of the other partner authorities.
d) That authority is delegated to the Director of Environmental Services in consultation with the Head of Legal Services to agree minor changes to the MoU where these do not significantly compromise the position of the Council.
e) That authority is delegated to the Director of Environmental Services to take all the steps necessary to facilitate the delivery of the East Kent Joint Waste project”.
