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Review of Fees & Charges

Meeting: 07/12/2016 - Executive (Item 90)

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This report seeks approval to increase a range of the council’s fees and charges with effect from the 1 January 2017.

Additional documents:

Decision:

 

Resolved:  That the Executive approve option 1 to increase the relevant fees and charges, with effect from 1 January 2017, as set out in the annexes to the report.

Reason:     To enable the Council to effectively manage its budget.

 

Minutes:

Members considered a report which sought their approval to increase the following range of Council’s fees and charges, with effect from 1 January 2017:

·        Registrars

·        Community Centres

·        Bereavement Services

·        Waste Services

·        Parks & Open Spaces

·        Housing Services and

·        Planning

 

It was noted that additional income of £70k would be generated in 2017/18 from these increases, mainly from Bereavement Services and Allotments, if the proposed transfer to a community organisation was not completed. Also that a number of additional service areas were to be examined as part of the budget strategy.

 

Consideration was then given to the following options:

1– Agree the fees and charges as set out in the annexes to the report.

 2 – Agree a different increase to that proposed.

 

Following discussion it was

 

Resolved:  That the Executive approve option 1 to increase the relevant fees and charges, with effect from 1 January 2017, as set out in the annexes to the report. 1.

Reason: To enable the Council to effectively manage its budget.

 


 

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