Issue - decisions

Cemetery Fees and Charges Report 2019/2020

13/11/2018 - Cemetery Fees and Charges 2019/20

*RESOLVED –

 

That the proposals to revise the fees and charges for the cemeteries service for 2019/20, as detailed in Appendix A to the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April, 2019.

 

REASONS FOR DECISION

 

1.   There had been a decline in burial numbers over recent years which coincided with above average fee increases. It was expected that by applying an average increase, burial numbers will be consolidated.

 

2.   To generate income to contribute to the costs of providing and maintaining a burial service.