Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, on the review of the Council wide fees and charges.

          The Board was advised that, as part of the budget preparations for 2019/20, a review of fees and charges had been carried out. The aim in setting fees and charges was to ensure that the Council fully recovered the cost incurred in providing the service, although this was dependent on a number of factors outside of the agreed charge. These were detailed in the report and noted as including demand, which could change year on year and be affected by the weather; regional factors or demographics; competition, where there may be a strong competitive market; and a statutory element, where some charges were outside the control of the Council and there was no discretion to what could be charged.

          Attached at Appendix A was a schedule of statutory fees which may increase during the financial year. Chargeable rates for The Brindley Theatre and the Registrar’s Service were attached at Appendix B and C respectively.

          RESOLVED: That the proposed fees and charges for 2019/20 as set out in Appendix A attached to the report and for 2020/21 as set out in Appendices B and C attached to the report, be approved.