Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendations.

Councillor Johnson introduced the report which outlined the outcome of the 2024 review of fees and charges which had been completed in line with the Council’s Income Generation Policy, which set out the rationale and process for an annual review of fees and charges.  The outcome of this review was set out in Appendix A and would apply from 1^st October 2024.

Applying the principles contained within the Council’s Income Generation Policy had ensured that any changes to charging has been appropriately managed and the latest version of the policy was attached as Appendix B.

The report also outlined the ongoing requirements of the annual review of fees and charges for 2024, particularly for those fees and charges who were still to demonstrate that they achieve full cost recovery.

            The Chief Executive reported that estimations of income generated through the application of fees and charges, and any increases to them, was monitored and factored into the budget setting process.  The 2024 review was estimated to generate an additional £0.085m per annum, with £0.050m of that already built into 2024/25 budgets, so this was an additional contribution of £0.035m to the 2025/26 budget.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That Cabinet approves the schedule of fees and charges documented in Appendix A for implementation on 1^st October 2024.

(b)       That Cabinet agrees that a customer friendly version of the schedule of fees and charges, documented in Appendix A, be produced and published.