1. The
function of the Committee is to administer the operation of the
waste disposal arrangements of the Councils in accordance with the
Joint Working Agreement and in accordance with the Principal
Contract (as defined in the Joint Working Agreement and in
particular Schedule 4 thereto once the delegations detailed in
Schedule 4 have been confirmed by the Committee)
Without prejudice
to the generality of the foregoing the Committee will:-
1.1 subject to the said
confirmation by the Committee be responsible for the decisions
assigned to it in Schedule 4 of the Joint Working Agreement;
and
1.2 exercise such powers
as all of the Councils may from time to time delegate to the
Committee with the agreement of the Committee; and
2. For the
avoidance of doubt, it is agreed that the Committee will not be
responsible for making decisions on:
2.1 change to the
policies and targets of the Councils
2.2 the determination of
the budget of the Councils regarding the Project
3. The
Committee shall not be empowered to acquire land or any interest in
land.
4. The Committee may arrange for work to be carried
out directly or on an agency or contract basis by any of the
Councils
5. Where
any power exercisable by the Committee or by the Chairman or
Vice-Chairman commits or is likely to commit the Councils to
expenditure in excess of £100,000 or to result in the
aggregate expenditure of the Councils under the Project for the
then current financial year exceeding £100,000 then any such
decision shall notwithstanding the other provisions of this
Constitution be referred to the Councils for the decision to be
taken by them. The figure of
£100,000 shall be reviewed by the Councils at five yearly
intervals the first such review to take place on the fifth
anniversary of the review and in respect of each such review the
reference in this clause to £100,000 shall be deemed to have
been amended by the substitution therefore of the appropriate
reviewed figure.