Agenda item

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

Attached are the schedules of fees & charges which have been RECOMMENDED for approval by the respective spending committees:

a.      Burials Fees & Charges

b.      Public Halls Fees & Charges

c.      Recreation Fees & Charges

The Committee received and considered the recommended fees and charges for the Council’s services from 1 April 2025.

The increases were modest at 2% but reflected the increased cost the Council incurred in providing the services.

Work was being undertaken by officers on some burial fees to compare against similar sized town councils. This was not yet complete, but would not affect the proposed budget and any updated recommendation regarding fees would come back to the January meeting.

Resolved:

1.      That, the fees and charges for 2025/26 as recommended by Parks & Recreation & Halls, Cemeteries & Allotments Committees be approved and,

2.      That, any changes to burial fees be brought to the January meeting.