CITY of York Council is trying to make it legal for waste-management contracts to go the council-owned Yorwaste without getting tenders from other waste companies (The Press, February 27 ).

Surely the council has a duty to get the best value for money. when dealing with taxpayers’ funds.

How does this proposal tally with its duty of care?

Geoff Robb, Hunters Close, Dunnington, York.