Agenda item

Environmental Health Fees and Charges 2018/19

Decision:

* RESOLVED –

 

1.   That the proposed fees and charges for Environmental Health Services including concessionary rates where applicable, as detailed at Appendix A of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April 2018.

 

2.   That the Senior Environmental Health Officer be granted discretion to offer reduced charges for the micro-chipping of dogs at promotional events and during campaigns.

 

3.   That the Senior Environmental Health Officer be granted discretion to offer an alternative enforcement option for fly-tipping offences, where appropriate, instead of issuing a fixed penalty notice.

 

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

 

To set the fees and charges for Environmental Health Services for 2018/19.

 

Minutes:

The Senior Environmental Health Officer submitted a report recommending for approval proposed fees and charges for various environmental health functions, including Environmental Permitting, Dog Control and Pest Control for 2018/19. The proposed fees and charges were outlined at Appendix A of the officer’s report.

 

The fees and charges proposals had taken into account:

 

·        The general principles that govern the Council’s approach to charging.

 

·        The demand for, and income received from these services.

 

·        A comparison of fees and charges made by other authorities in Derbyshire.

 

·        The Council’s corporate concessions policy.

 

* RESOLVED –

 

1.   That the proposed fees and charges for Environmental Health Services including concessionary rates where applicable, as detailed at Appendix A of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April 2018.

 

2.   That the Senior Environmental Health Officer be granted discretion to offer reduced charges for the micro-chipping of dogs at promotional events and during campaigns.

 

3.   That the Senior Environmental Health Officer be granted discretion to offer an alternative enforcement option for fly-tipping offences, where appropriate, instead of issuing a fixed penalty notice.

 

REASON FOR DECISION

 

To set the fees and charges for Environmental Health Services for 2018/19.

Supporting documents: