Decision details

Request for delegated authority to draw on capital funds and revenue transformation reserves to deliver projects associated with the Resources and Waste Strategy.

1)      That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director (Environment and Climate Change) for expenditure of capital sums up to £2,970,000 maximum (section 2 of the report refers) in order that the projects associated with the Kirklees Resource and Waste Strategy can be delivered in a responsive way that is in keeping with the timeline set out in the strategy.

2)      That, pursuant to (1) above, (i) the delegated authority includes the ability to vary the budget lines within the overall capital allocation in conjunction with approval from the Service Director (Finance) and that it be acknowledged that several of the projects are in the planning stage and that exact costs may vary from those estimated as the projects develop and (ii) the delegated authority enables the Strategic Director (Environment and Climate Change) to draw on revenue transformation reserve with agreement from the Service Director (Finance).