Agenda item

Agenda item

Fees & Charges 2017

 

To consider the price changes for 2017.

Decision:

RECOMMENDED to Council

1.      That the prices for the fees and charges for 2017, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be approved.

2.      That the new fees and charges to be introduced for 2017, as set out in Appendix B to the report, be approved.

3.      That the fees and charges for Social Care, Health and Housing (including HRA) be considered by the Executive on 7 February 2017 and Council on 23 February 2017.

4.      To note that whilst some statutory charges have been left at the 2016 rate currently, these will be amended to the new charges once the Council has been advised of the rates applicable to 2017.

5.      That the progress of the fees and charges cyclical review process, as set out in Appendix C to the report, be noted.

6.      That the fees and charges that deliver the most income for the highest volume usage, as set out in Appendix D to the report, be noted.

7.      That the comments from the Overview and Scrutiny Committees, as set out in Appendix F to the report, be noted.

 

 

Minutes:

 

The Executive considered a report from the Executive Member for Corporate Resources that:

 

·         set out the proposed fees and charges for 2017;

·         identified the new fees and charges to be introduced for 2017; and

·         identified those charges where proposed increases were significantly different from the 1% advisory increase, as per the 2017/18 Budget Strategy.

 

In response to questions, the Executive Member for Corporate Resources confirmed that the proposal to move to pre-payment arrangements based on a debit/credit card service via the website would be implemented during the next financial year. 

 

RECOMMENDED to Council

 

1.      that the prices for the fees and charges for 2017, as set out in Appendix A to the report, be approved;

 

2.      that the new fees and charges to be introduced for 2017, as set out in Appendix B to the report, be approved;

 

3.      that the fees and charges for Social Care, Health and Housing (including HRA) be considered by the Executive on 7 February 2017 and Council on 23 February 2017;

 

4.      to note that whilst some statutory charges had been left at the 2016 rate currently, these would be amended to the new charges once the Council had been advised of the rates applicable to 2017;

 

5.      that the progress of the fees and charges cyclical review process, as set out in Appendix C to the report, be noted;

 

6.      that the fees and charges that deliver the most income for the highest volume usage, as set out in Appendix D to the report, be noted; and

 

7.      that the comments from the Overview and Scrutiny Committees, as set out in Appendix F to the report, be noted.

 

 

 

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