Agenda item

During Budget Setting Cycle the Council reviews its Fees and Charges for the various facilities and services it operates.

Attached is the schedule of charges in respect of the assets and services which fall under the responsibility of this Committee.  The Committee is recommended to approve (or amend as necessary).

The documents attached are:

(i)                Schedule of public halls fees, including Group 4 fees.

(ii)              Schedule of Burial and Cemetery fees;

(iii)             Schedule of additional cemetery fees.  This details a number of fees which are charged for but not currently appearing on the full schedule. If approved it is suggested that all of these also increase by 6.7% next year, subject to rounding to the nearest 50p

The Committee received and considered the details of the 6.7% increase proposal to Halls & Cemeteries costs from April 2024.

Members discussed the increase however felt that before reaching a decision they asked for feedback from the council’s staff as to whether any cost increases should be considered independently rather than a blanket increase.

Recommended:

That, the matter be deferred to the meeting of Policy, Governance & Finance on 20November 2023 to allow Officers to provide further information if necessary.