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Amendment to page 146 of the agenda:

Stray dogs

Kennelling per occurrence (statutory fee) should read £25.00 for both years (instead of £22.50 for 18/19 and £25.50 for 17/18).

Further to the discussion on the budget reports, it was moved by Councillor Hall and seconded by Councillor Allen that the recommendations within the fees and charges 2018/19 report be approved. In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, voting on this item was recorded and the vote was taken as follows:

Councillors Allen, Bessant, Boothby, Camamile, Hall, Ladkin, MacDonald, Morrell, Nickerson, Roberts, Smith, Surtees, Sutton, Wallace, Ward and Williams voted FOR the motion (16);

Councillors Bill, Bray, Cartwright, Crooks, Hodgkins, Hollick, Kirby, Lynch, Nichols, Taylor and Witherford voted AGAINST the motion (11);

Councillors Lay and O’Shea abstained from voting.

The motion was declared CARRIED and it was

RESOLVED – the fees and charges book for 2018/19 be approved.

Consideration was given to the fees and charges for 2018/19. During discussion, the following points were raised:

·         The decrease in the charge for collecting bulky waste to attempt to discourage fly tipping. A member suggested that it was mostly building supplies that were fly tipped, and in response it was noted that it was an issue across all categories of waste and that a countywide campaign was planned

·         The need to be flexible in charging for replacement bins as it wasn’t always the resident’s fault that the bin was damaged. It was also noted that theft of bins can be a problem

·         Co-mingled recycling would commence from 1 April. Members would be briefed before commencement

·         Gambling Act licensing fees were nationally set, hence them not increasing in line with other fees

·         There was a change to the way hackney carriage licensing fees were paid in that the MOT fee was now paid direct to the garage and not paid via the local authority, so although the fee appeared to have reduced, this was due to a change in the charging regime.