It was resolved that the following recommendations be put to Council on 20 October 2022:
1. That option 1 (an all diesel fleet), as detailed in appendix 2 of the officer’s report, be agreed.
2. That the funding for the Committee’s preferred option be allocated to enable the purchase of the vehicles.
The Committee:
1. Authorised the Group Head of Neighbourhood Services to go out to tender for the replacement of the seventeen leased vehicles listed at paragraph 3.4 of the officer’s report.
2. Authorised the Group Head of Neighbourhood Services to go out to tender for the replacement of four purchased vehicles listed at paragraph 3.4 of the officer’s report.
3. Agree that the lease of the workshop at the White House Depot is incorporated into the maintenance agreement for the vehicles to reduce lease costs.