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(a)       That Cabinet grant delegated authority to the Director of Environment, following consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, to approve the Vehicle Replacement and Fleet Utilisation Policy as detailed in Appendix 1;

(b)       That Cabinet grant delegated authority to the Director of Environment, following consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, to approve the proposals set out in paragraphs 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12 of the report; and

(c)        As detailed in recommendation (c) above

The Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment introduced the report which sought approval for the adoption of a Vehicle Replacement and Utilisation Policy for all fleet vehicles operated by the authority.

The potential savings identified by the consultants within the report were substantial and therefore, the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment asked that the Council’s internal Finance team confirm them before finally committing to the course of action outlined.  He therefore proposed amendments to recommendations 4.01 and 4.02 of:

4.01    That Cabinet grant delegated authority to the Director of Environment, following consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, to approve the Vehicle Fleet Replacement and Fleet Utilisation Policy (Appendix 1)

4.02    That Cabinet grant delegated authority to the Director of Environment, following consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, to approve the proposals set out in paragraphs 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12 of the report

            which were agreed.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That Cabinet grant delegated authority to the Director of Environment, following consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, to approve the Vehicle Fleet Replacement and Fleet Utilisation Policy (Appendix 1);

(b)       That Cabinet grant delegated authority to the Director of Environment, following consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, to approve the proposals set out in paragraphs 3.10, 3.11 and 3.12 of the report; and

(c)        That a further report is brought to Cabinet updating Members on Phase 3 of the project, as set out in paragraph 3.10, before a final decision is taken on the Council’s future approach.