Meeting documents

The Governance Specialist of the Somerset Waste Board will invite nominations from Board Members and preside over the election.

Somerset Waste Board RESOLVED to re-elect Cllr S Dyke and Cllr C Paul as Vice Chair.

Details of all Members’ interests in District, Town and Parish Councils can be viewed on the Council Website at

County Councillors membership of Town, City, Parish or District Councils and this will be displayed in the meeting room (Where relevant).

The Statutory Register of Member’s Interests can be inspected via request to the Democratic Service Team.

The Board is asked to confirm that the draft minutes of the previous meeting are accurate or to agree any amendments that are necessary.

The minutes of the meeting were confirmed as correct record and were signed by the Chair.

The Chair will allow members of the public to present a petition on any matter within the Board’s remit. Questions or statements about any matter on the agenda for this meeting may be taken at the time when each matter is considered (see guidance notes).

To receive comments.

To Consider the report.

Somerset Waste Board RESOLVED to:

1.     Note the revised Board’s membership for 2021/22 and Joint Scrutiny Panel of Somerset Waste Board set out in Section 2 and the need for induction training for new members.

2.     Agree the Board meeting dates for 2021 and 2022 set out in section 3.

3.     Acknowledge the need for the Board to again operate under the 1972 legislation and the requirement to return to face to face meetings.

To Consider the report.

Somerset Waste Board RESOLVED to:

1.     Note the financial outturn position of the Partnership overall and the individual partners’ balances at year end, and the summary accounts for 2020/2021 as presented in Appendix A.

2.     Approve the recommendations of the partner authorities (as summarised in Appendix B), as to the use of the individual surpluses and deficits as at 31 March 2021.

3.     Note the outturn position of the Recycle More fund in paragraph 2.4.

4.     Approves the proposed approach to using our internal audit support as set out in Appendix C.

5.     Somerset Waste Partnership writes to central Gov’t to highlight the challenges of the driver shortage, in conjunction with other Local Authorities if possible.

To consider the report.

Somerset Waste Board RESOLVED to:

1.     Note the performance results in the Fourth Quarter 2020-21 Performance Management Report and discuss the current collection service issues and mitigation plans in place

To consider the report.

Somerset Waste Board RESOLVED to:

1.     Note the progress made in implementing Recycle More and the risks to the programme.

To receive the report.

Somerset Waste Board RESOLVED to:

1.     Note the progress made in decarbonising our operations.

To receive the report.

Somerset Waste Board RESOLVED to:

1.     Note the progress to date and the plans to progress this further.

To consider the report.

Somerset Waste Board RESOLVED to:

1.    Note the responses (submitted or proposed) to the national consultations and the potential impact on Somerset.

2.    Somerset Waste Partnership writes to local MPs to make key points in relation to the consultations, and also to update on current service issues.

To review the latest version and items of business for future meetings.

The Board RESOLVED to note the latest version of the Forward Plan.

This is an opportunity for Members to raise matters contained in the following information sheets issued since the last meeting. A compendium of information sheets will be available for members to inspect at the meeting.

The Chair may raise any items of urgent business.