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.
Supporting documents:
- DRAFT REPORT fees and charges 2020 to 2021, item 70. PDF 208 KB
- Appendix A_proposed fees, item 70. PDF 65 KB
- Appendix B_Defra fees, item 70. PDF 131 KB
- Appendix C_Subsistence charges, item 70. PDF 62 KB
- Appendix D_pest control fees comparison, item 70. PDF 54 KB
- Appendix E_animal licensing etc, item 70. PDF 91 KB