Claire Perry, the Licensing Partnership
Manager, presented the update report for 2015 of the Head of
Communities and Housing on the Licensing Partnership.
The overall improvement in turnaround times
was noted and Councillors congratulated the Licensing Partnership
for their hard work.
In response to questions it was explained that
the Licensing Partnership employed a rolling three year formula to
calculate the cost for each authority in the Licensing Partnership
for the forthcoming year. The Committee heard that the cost per
partner was revised on an annual basis. On average Maidstone
brought in more income and spent less than budgeted each year, and
£7000 had been consistently returned to each authority
annually.
The Committee were in agreement that going
forward an update report to the first meeting of the Committee in
each Municipal Year would be required.
RESOLVED:
1.
That the report be noted
2.
That an update report be scheduled to return to the Committee at
the first meeting of the Municipal Year.
3.
That a letter of congratulations be sent to the Licensing
Partnership to acknowledge their high levels of
performance.