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Fees and Charges Update

29/07/2022 - Fees and Charges Update

The Cabinet considered a report of the Executive Director (Finance and Resources) presenting a selected range of new fees and charges, together with some targeted increases above CPI which are outside the scope of the Council’s delegated fees and charges policy.

 

Recommended:

 

1. That the new fees and charges proposed for property and legal services, set out at Appendix 1a and the revisions to fees and charges shown in the schedule, set out at Appendix 1b to the submitted report, be approved.

 

2. That it not be the Council’s policy to introduce charging in the following very small car parks in Zone 3:

·       Eastwood Boulevard Car Park (Blenheim Park Ward);

·       Pargat Drive Car Park (Eastwood Park Ward); and

·       Sutherland Boulevard Car Park (West Leigh Ward)

 

3. That any decision to implement charging in the Rayleigh Road Cark Park in Eastwood, as set out in the submitted report, will only occur after the appropriate governance process is followed.

 

Other Options:

 

To retain fees and charges at their current levels which will result in an increasing gap between income and expenditure as inflationary pressures drive up costs whilst fees and charges remain static.

 

Reasons for Recommendation:

 

As part of our commitment to achieving financial self-sustainability and improved resilience we must ensure a sensible commercial mindset where appropriate. The recommendations in this report allow the Council to improve its income generating capabilities and ensure that appropriate charges are levied where necessary to better cover (or make a contribution) to the costs incurred for delivery of that service.

 

Note: This is a Council Function

Eligible for call-in to: Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee

Cabinet Members: Cllr George and Cllr Collins


 

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