The
Committee considered the report of Mr Green which set out the
proposed fees and charges for 2019/20 for the services within the
remit of the Committee.
It was
noted that the main source of income from the fees and charges for
this Committee was the Crematorium.
In
response to questions from the Committee, Mr Green advised
that:-
·
The Maidstone Management Allotments Committee
managed the allotment sites on behalf of the Council.
·
The charges for Bereavement Services were
competitively priced and were benchmarked against other providers
in the region.
·
A briefing note would be prepared by Officers on the
effectiveness of the Woodside Walk Book and circulated to the
Committee.
The
Committee requested that the service providers for activities that
come under the responsibilities of the Committee such as the
Allotments Management Committee, Serco and Parkwood Leisure present
their annual reports to the Committee to enable a dialogue to be
formed and that this should be built into the Committee Work
Programme.
RESOLVED: That
1.
The proposed discretionary fees and charges as set
out in Appendix A to this report be
approved.
2.
Key service providers be invited along to the
Committee to present their annual report and that this is built
into the Committee Work Programme.
Voting:
Unanimous