Department of Corporate and Community Services
Deputy Chief Executive: Caroline Innes BSc (Hons)
Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Giffnock, East Renfrewshire, G46 6UG
Phone: 0141 577 3000 Fax: 0141 577 3834
website: www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Date: 8 October 2021
When calling please ask for: Sharon McIntyre (Tel. No 0141-577-3011)
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TO: Councillors T Buchanan (Chair); C Bamforth; B Cunningham; D Devlin; A Lafferty(Vice Chair); and C Merrick.

CABINET
A meeting of the Cabinet will be held on

Thursday, 21 October 2021 at 10.00am.

The agenda of business is as shown below.

Please note this is a virtual meeting.

Caroline Innes
C INNES
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE

AGENDA
1. Report apologies for absence.
2. Declarations of Interest.

3. Revenue Budget Monitoring (Outturn) – Report by Head of Accountancy (Chief
Financial Officer) (copy attached, pages 3 - 40).

4. Housing Services Annual Assurance Statement 2020/21 (Scottish Social
Housing Charter) - Report by Director of Environment (copy attached, pages 41
- 54).

5. Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2022-2027 - Report by Director of
Environment (copy attached, pages 55 - 60).


You can read all details on Council website here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/cabinet-211021

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Sent: Wednesday, 20 Oct, 2021 At 18:25
Subject: CABINET Meeting 21 October 2021 Agenda Item 3 - Garden Waste Scheme Shortfall

Hi Alan

CABINET Meeting 21 October 2021 Agenda Item 3 - Garden Waste Scheme Shortfall

Would appreciate if you would ask some questions at the meeting regarding the Brown Bin Garden Waste Collection Scheme shortfall of £130K highlighted in the report

- Number of participant households in the scheme

- Reasons why it has not generated its target income

- The effect the shortfall will have on the three new operational posts and one administrative post created and also on purchase of new vehicle

- Will this shortfall lead to an increase on the current £40 fee.


Extract from report -

'EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
CABINET
21 October 2021
Report by Head of Accountancy (Chief Financial Officer)
ESTIMATED REVENUE BUDGET OUT-TURN 2021/22

BUDGET MONITORING REPORTS
PERIOD 5
As at 31 August 2021

ii) Environment
...... The main movements from the last reported Period 3 outturn are
due to a shortfall in the garden waste scheme..........

ENVIRONMENT – NON SUPPORT
PROBABLE OUTTURN FORECAST AS AT 31st AUGUST 2021 - £ 946,100 OVERSPEND

Cleansing (£191,300 Overspend)
An under-recovery in the newly introduced garden waste permit income (£130K) is projected.................'

Your help in getting and giving this information will be appreciated.

Thanks

You can view meeting recording from Council website here -

www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/cabinet-211021

Meeting Recording

The recording of this meeting can be viewed on the Council's YouTube channel

From the recording you can see that Cllr Alan Lafferty (and indeed the other Councillors)did not bother to raise the matter and/or query the Brown Bin Garden Waste Collection Scheme shortfall of £130K highlighted in the report.

They did not seek any answers or information regarding the £130K shortfall

- Number of participant households in the scheme

- Reasons why it has not generated its target income

- The effect the shortfall will have on the three new operational posts and one administrative post created and also on purchase of new vehicle

- Will this shortfall lead to an increase on the current £40 fee.


Cllr lafferty is Convener for Environment. You would think he would want to know this information.