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City of York Council |
Committee Minutes |
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Meeting |
Decision Session - Executive Member for Housing & Safer Neighbourhoods |
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Date |
20 March 2019 |
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Present |
Councillor Brooks |
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23. Declarations of Interest
At this point in the meeting, the Executive Member was asked to declare any personal interests not included on the Register of Interests, any prejudicial interests or any disclosable pecuniary interests which they may have in respect of business on this agenda. None were declared.
24. Minutes
Resolved: That the minutes of the previous meeting held on 28 February 2019 be approved and signed as a correct record.
25. Public Participation
It was reported that there had been no registrations to speak under the Council’s Public Participation Scheme.
26. Introduction of Fixed Penalty Notice for Household Waste Duty of Care Offences
The Community Safety Manager and Corporate Director for Health, Housing and Adult Social Care were in attendance to present the report.
Officers highlighted that the ‘duty of care offences’ noted in the report, referred to householders being held accountable for not checking licenses of any third party removing waste on their behalf. If any waste had previously been collected and then fly tipped, the only options were to prosecute or issue an informal warning. Officers explained that the introduction of Fixed Penalty Notices improved proportionality between this offence and its punishment.
The Executive Member was pleased to note that the level of fine suggested for York was the same as other areas in the region and was happy to authorise its introduction.
Resolved: That the Neighbourhood Enforcement Team be authorised to issue Fixed Penalty Notices for household waste duty of care offences.
That a fine level of £250.00 with a reduced fee of £150.00 for early repayment within 10 days of issue, be approved.
Reason: To act as a deterrent against fly-tipping
Cllr J Brooks, Chair
[The meeting started at 15:00 and finished at 15:02.