1. That Council be recommended to approve the Fees and Charges for 2017/18, as set out in the booklet available on the Council’s web site.

2. That Council be requested to agree that approval be delegated jointly to each Corporate Director with the Chief Finance Officer to amend fees and charges during 2017/18 in the event of any change in the rate of VAT, as appropriate.

The Executive Member for Finance and Chief Finance Officer submitted a report which summarised the salient features of the annual review and pricing of the Council’s main fees and charges. It was noted that the booklet that detailed individual fees and charges could be found on the Council’s website in the area that supports the agenda. The booklet represented the main fees and charges to the public upon which the Executive’s proposed budget for 2017/18 had been based. Most fees and charges had been reviewed and amended as appropriate either by regulation or as aligned to the budget process. In connection with proposed charge levels, delegated authority to Corporate Directors and the Chief Finance Officer was sought to amend the level of the relevant fee or charge as appropriate in the light of any changes to the rate of VAT during 2017/18, in accordance with the Council’s traditional practice.

            RESOLVED -

(1)        That Council be recommended to approve the Fees and Charges for 2017/18, as set out in the booklet available on the Council’s web site.

(2)        That Council be requested to agree that approval be delegated jointly to each Corporate Director with the Chief Finance Officer to amend fees and charges during 2017/18 in the event of any change in the rate of VAT, as appropriate.