Council and Democracy

Agenda and minutes

Venue: Committee Room 2, Town Hall, Chesterfield

Contact: Brian Offiler  01246 345229

Items
No. Item

130.

Declarations of Members' and Officers' Interests relating to items on the agenda

Minutes:

No declarations of interest were received.

131.

Apologies for Absence

Minutes:

Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Miles and Rayner.

132.

Minutes pdf icon PDF 52 KB

Minutes of the Meetings of the Appeals and Regulatory Committee held on 26 September and 10 October, 2018.

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Minutes:

RESOLVED –

 

That the minutes of the meetings of the Appeals and Regulatory Committee held on 26 September and 10 October, 2018 be approved and signed as a correct record by the Chair.

133.

Review of Licence and Registration Fees 2019/20 pdf icon PDF 68 KB

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Minutes:

The Licensing Manager presented a report seeking approval of revised licence and registration fees in respect of private hire and hackney carriage licensing and scrap metal collectors and sites licensing for 2019/20.

 

A 3% increase was suggested for all fees and charges in line with Council policy in order to maintain the current cost neutral position. The fees and charges had not been increased since 2016/17. A summary of the current and the proposed fees and charges was included at Appendix A to the report. A comparison of fees charged by other Derbyshire authorities was distributed at the meeting.

 

It was noted that there would be consultation on the proposed fees and charges with trade representatives on the Taxi Consultative Committee and via a public advertisement.

 

* RESOLVED –

 

That the proposed 3% increase in fees and charges in respect of private hire and hackney carriage licensing and scrap metal collectors and sites licensing for 2019/20 as detailed in the report be approved with effect from 1 April, 2019, subject to the outcome of consultation.

134.

Programme of Street Collections 2019 pdf icon PDF 38 KB

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Minutes:

The Licensing Officer presented a report to determine the programme of street collections for 2019, including a provisional programme of collections, details of collections held by applicants in previous years and a brief summary of the nature of each charity.

 

* RESOLVED –

 

That the programme of street collections for 2019 be determined as follows:

 

Saturday 9 March                 Marie Curie

Saturday 8 June                   Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Saturday 6 July                     Royal National Lifeboat Institution

Friday 25 October – Sunday 10 November             Poppy Appeal