Issue - meetings

The Head of Finance introduced the report and explained that this would contribute to the setting of the following year’s budget. There was a requirement for charges to be reviewed annually, and information around income budgets had been included for context. Key points were highlighted within the charges for parks and open spaces, bereavement services, recycling and refuse collection and commercial waste. 

The Committee felt that it was unreasonable to increase the Gypsy and Traveller Site Fees due to the refurbishment works required to bring the sites to a modern standard.

In response to questions, the Head of Environment and Public Realm clarified that whilst there was no current pressure on the supply of burial plots, it would be prudent to further consider their provision in the long term. Non-residents paid increased burial fees but there was the potential for this to be written into policy.

RESOLVED: That

1.  The fees and charges set out in Appendix 1 to the report be agreed, with the exception of the increase in gypsy and traveller site plot fee which should not be increased for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023; and

2.  The expected statutory fees and charges, set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be noted.