Issue - meetings

To consider and receive the report of the Chief Finance Officer

That the proposed changes to the fees and charges be noted and it be further noted that the proposals will form part of the budget papers to be presented to Council.

Councillor Peter Wilson, Executive Member (Resources) presented the report of the Chief Finance Officer which proposes amendments to some of the discretionary fees and charges the Council currently makes in order to bring the income in-line with the cost of delivering these services and, in doing so, to revise the income budgets for 2019/20 onwards. Some charges had not been reviewed for over 10 years and so were now increasingly significantly, but it was noted that these charges were still in-line with other local providers.

Decision:

That the proposed changes to the fees and charges be noted and it be further noted that the proposals will form part of the budget papers to be presented to Council.

Reasons for Recommendation(s):

The Council should endeavour, when it is legal and feasible to do so, to charge users to meet the full cost of providing services.

Alternative options considered and rejected:

Without a regular review of fees and charges, new opportunities to introduce new services and charges may be missed.