Decision details

Part 3, Schedule 3 – Responsibility for Executive Functions delegated to Officers paragraph 4.3 (1) – the Corporate Director has delegated authority to discharge executive functions within their respective service areas (Part 3.38). All delegations are subject to consultation where considered appropriate in the circumstances (paragraph 4.3 (4(ii) – Part 3.39).
The Corporate Director (Operational Services) has delegated authority by virtue of Cabinet 15th July 2022 decision number 41:
“That Cabinet approves the use of £0.900m from the funding received from Local Health Partners to deliver the improvements set out later on in this report, along with a delegation to the Director for Operations and Delivery to implement the associated schemes and projects in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing”
Cllr Paul Honeywood as the then Housing Portfolio Holder agreed on 26th August 2022 to:
a)The commencement of the Jaywick Sands Healthy Housing Initiative including the recruitment of appropriately qualified staff and that subject to the success implementation of Phase 1;
b)the Phase 2 and 3 projects commence to improve the management of waste and increase the prevalence of recycling in Jaywick Sands and to improve the appearance of council owned land in the area.
As part of Phase 2 of the overall project, to undertake a community week of action in Jaywick Sands from 18th – 22nd March 2024 with a focus on tidying up the area including the provision of free skips for residents to dispose of their waste.
Community volunteers and council officers will undertake clearance of accumulated waste in public areas and council owned open space.
To commit a budget of up to £30k from the £900k allocation approved on 15th July 2022 by Cabinet to cover the hire of skips, specialist equipment and light refreshments for officers and volunteers.

Jaywick Sands Community Week of Action.

To commit a budget of up to £30k from the £900k allocation approved on 15th July 2022 by Cabinet to cover the hire of skips, specialist equipment and light refreshments for officers and volunteers.

This decision has been taken by the Corporate Director in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing & Planning.

No alternative options have been considered outside of the proposed option to deliver the community week of action.