Issue - meetings

The report set out the revised fees and charges for licences and associated items proposed to be set with effect from 1st April 2025.

In response to Members’ questions the Environmental Health Manager said the following:

i.               Fee levels should be set so that the Council recovered the costs associated with processing applications for licences as well as the administration and monitoring of compliance with conditions. The Council was not permitted to make a profit, and fees would be adjusted year to year to maintain the correct balance.

ii.             Officer time incurred in following up incomplete licence applications and investigating complaints against drivers would be factored into service costs and consequently the licence fee levels.

iii.            Would provide the Committee with the spreadsheet which set out the service cost calculations.

iv.           Advised that the taxi trade would be advised about the changes to fees and charges and referred to recommendation ii.  

Resolved (unanimously) to:

i.               Approve the level of the fees and charges with effect from 1st April 2025, as set out in Appendix D of the Officer’s report.

ii.             Request officers communicate changes with members of the public, businesses and taxi trade.