Issue - meetings

That:

1.  The proposed fees and charges for 2017/18 as set out in detail in Appendix A to the report of the Director of Finance and Business Improvement be approved.

2.  The fees and charges set by the government for 2017/18, as detailed in Appendix A to the report of the Director of Finance and Business Improvement, be noted.

The Director of Finance and Business Improvement presented a report on the Medium Term Financial Strategy 2017/18 – Fees and Charges.

The committee was informed that the fees and charges for 2017/18, as set out in Appendix A to the report, were for services which fall under the responsibility of the Committee and generate income through a charge to the service user.  The Director of Finance and Business Improvement advised that some of these charges were at the Council’s discretion and others were in accordance with statutory requirements.

In response to questions from Members, the Director of Finance and Business Improvement advised:-

·  That some services do not increase the charges as it was either counterproductive to do so; or the charge related to a statutory charge that cannot be changed.

·  As the contract for the Pest Control Service had only recently been renewed, Officers intended to retain the current charges.

·  That the information, when presented next year, would be separated out to indicate what are discretionary and what are statutory charges.

·  That Officers would circulate a copy of the comparisons with other Local Authorities in terms of their fees and charges.

RESOLVED That:

1.  The proposed fees and charges for 2017/18 as set out in detail in Appendix A to the report of the Director of Finance and Business Improvement be approved.

2.  The fees and charges set by the government for 2017/18, as detailed in Appendix A to the report of the Director of Finance and Business Improvement, be noted.

Voting:  For:  9  Against:  0  Abstentions:  0