Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Resources, (copy enclosed).

The Committee considered the report of the Director of Resources, seeking Members’ consideration of the proposed Fees and Charges for 2019 / 20 (set out in Appendix A to the report).

It was noted that the proposed fees and charges for 2019 / 20 had been based on the policy decisions recently updated and agreed by this Committee at its last meeting.  The report detailed the budgets for income generated from fees and charges and highlighted two main changes:

·                    Building Control fees – These fees are the subject of a separate review which will be reported to the Committee once completed.

·                    Clinical Waste – As of 31 January 2019 the NHS was withdrawing its service for the collection of clinical waste.  The free collection has been re-introduced into the budget but officers were carrying out further work in respect of other options available.  It was noted that additional measures were being put in place to ensure use of the free service had been agreed with a GP.

In response to a question regarding animal licensing, the Director of Resources reported that new licensing legislation required the Council to licence all dog sitters and kennels.  It was not known at this stage what the costs would be but indicative costs were being sought.

RECOMMENDED

(i)                 That the detailed Fees and Charges for 2019 / 20 as set out in APPENDIX 3 to these Minutes, be agreed;

(ii)               That the revision to the fees and charges policies shown in APPENDIX 4 to these Minutes, be agreed.