Issue - meetings

Report of the Environmental Protection Director

Further to Minute No. 107 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member - Environmental held on 26 February 2010, the Cabinet considered the report of the Environmental Protection Director which sought approval to increase the fees and charges in 2010/11 for a range of services delivered by the Environmental Protection Department.

RESOLVED:  

That approval be given to:

(1)       the revised fees and charges for 2010/11 as set out in Annex A of the report; and

(2)       the adoption of the Local Authority Pollution, Prevention and Control (LAPPC) fees and charges for 2010/11 following the announcement by the Department for Environment, Food and rural Affairs.

Report of the Environmental Protection Director

The Cabinet Member considered the report of the Environmental Protection Director  proposing an increase in fees and charges in 2010/11 for the range of services delivered by his Department; and indicating that a decision on this matter was required in order to achieve the income requirement of the department for 2010/11.

The report indicated that other than any areas specifically identified in the Council's budget proposals, the setting of fees and charges fell outside the budget setting framework and it was left to individual departments to determine any need for increases; that fees and charges were reviewed and adjusted to reflect current service delivery costs (including material costs such as pesticides, cleaning chemicals etc.), national guidelines and/or inflation; and that none of the fees and charges included within the report for services delivered by the department had been specifically identified in the Council's budget proposals for 2010/11.

DEFRA had not yet published LAPPC fees and charges and Sefton had no discretion in relation to such matters; and approval was sought to adopt such fees and charges once published by DEFRA.

Annex A to the report provided details of the proposed increase in fees and charges.

RESOLVED:  

That the Cabinet be recommended to approve the proposed fees and charges for 2010/11 as detailed in annex A of the report, together with the LAPPC fees and charges for 2010/11 once announced by DEFRA.