Decision details

*RESOLVED

1.   That the proposed fees and charges for sports and leisure services from 1 April 2023, as set out in Appendix 1 of the officer’s report, be approved.

2.   That the proposal to raise fitness membership fees for existing customers, on the terms set out in paragraphs 4.9 and 4.10 of the report, be approved.

3.   That authority be delegated to the Service Director for Leisure, Culture and Community Wellbeing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, to apply appropriate fees and charges to new activities that are introduced during the financial year 2023/24.

4.   That authority be delegated to the Service Director for Leisure, Culture and Community Wellbeing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, to make changes to the approved fees and charges, if required to stimulate usage, support the retention of customers, develop income and/or to respond to external forces.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

1.   It is appropriate for the Council to take a commercial approach to service delivery.  The need for a balance between competitive pricing, maximising income and community wellbeing priorities will be maintained in the approach to the setting of fees and charges outlined within this report.

2.   Chesterfield has significant areas of deprivation, and our sports centres provide a variety of programmes and initiatives that contribute to promoting health and wellbeing for our communities.  This necessitates the need for discretionary pricing to support the most vulnerable and given the range of current pressures maintaining existing concessions is an appropriate method of targeting support.