Council and Democracy

Agenda item

Environmental Health Fees and Charges 2020/21

Decision:

* RESOLVED –

 

1.     That the proposed fees and charges, including concessionary rates (where applicable), as detailed in Appendix A of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April 2020.

 

2.     That the Senior Environmental Health Officer be granted discretion to offer reduced charges for micro-chipping of dogs at promotional events and campaigns associated with the mandatory chipping that came into effect in April 2016.

 

3.     That the Senior Environmental Health Officer be granted discretion to offer an alternative enforcement option for fly-tipping offences instead of issuing a fixed penalty notice (which could include a simple caution or prosecution).

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS

 

To set the environmental health fees and charges for 2020/21.

Minutes:

The Assistant Director - Health and Wellbeing submitted a report recommending for approval proposed fees and charges for various environmental health functions, including environmental permitting, dog control and pest control for 2020/21.

 

The proposed fees and charges were detailed at Appendix A of the officer’s report.

 

* RESOLVED –

 

1.     That the proposed fees and charges, including concessionary rates (where applicable), as detailed in Appendix A of the officer’s report, be approved and implemented from 1 April 2020.

 

2.     That the Senior Environmental Health Officer be granted discretion to offer reduced charges for micro-chipping of dogs at promotional events and campaigns associated with the mandatory chipping that came into effect in April 2016.

 

3.     That the Senior Environmental Health Officer be granted discretion to offer an alternative enforcement option for fly-tipping offences instead of issuing a fixed penalty notice (which could include a simple caution or prosecution).

 

REASON FOR DECISIONS

 

To set the Environmental Health fees and charges for 2020/21.

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