Issue - meetings

That the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy fees and charges for Heritage, Culture and Leisure Committee for 2017/18, as set out in detail at Appendix A to the report of the Director of Finance and Business Improvement, be approved.

The Director of Finance and Business Improvement provided an overview of the proposed fees and charges for service areas within the remit of the Committee. The Director assured the Committee that, although some increases were above inflation, they had been calculated to take account of costs and the market rate.

During discussion the following points were raised:

·  An increase in the charge for school visits to the Museum was proposed. This was based on the results of a bench marking exercise with similar organisations.

·  It was proposed that the charge for use of the Museum’s glass room should be decreased in order to encourage short term use by smaller groups.

Members requested clarification on mooring fees and the hire of Jubilee Square from the Director of Finance and Business Improvement, who confirmed that this would be circulated to Members after the Committee meeting.

RESOLVED: That the proposed Medium Term Financial Strategy fees and charges for Heritage, Culture and Leisure Committee for 2017/18, as set out in detail at Appendix A to the report of the Director of Finance and Business Improvement, be approved.

For – 9  Against – 0  Abstain – 0