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Fees and Charges – Inflationary rise Garden Waste subscriptions

 

 

Inflationary costs mean that the service is more expensive to operate. Therefore the service price is being increased by 6.25% to ensure sufficient costs are recovered to pay the service provider.
The process for approving fees and charges is set out in the Financial Regs and therefore is part of the Constitution (as the constitution says financial decisions must be taken with reference to the Financial Regs). The Financial Regs say:
7.1.2 All fees and charges levied by the council, and concessions available will undergo a robust annual review as part of the budget setting process. As a result, the annual review process must be completed in time to influence the annual budget process and will be led by the relevant chief officer (responsible for the service area) for the council. As a general principle, the annual review of fees and charges will seek to ensure that charges increase at least in line with inflation.
7.1.3 In addition to the above, between reviews, the chief officers for the council will have the authority to adjust fees and charges where this is considered necessary to reflect changing circumstances

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Significant impact on communities or those working in two or more electoral divisions;

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Electoral Divisions affected: (All Electoral Divisions);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 06/12/2023

This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.

Reason for urgency:
Ordinarily under regulation 9 of the Regulations at least 28 clear days’ notice is required to be given in advance on the Forward Plan, setting out that a key decision is to be made, the matter in respect of which the decision is to be made, the name of the decision-making body and its members or the name of the individual decision maker, the date on which, or the period within which, the decision is to be made, a list of the documents submitted, the address from where copies of documents may be obtained, notice that other documents may be submitted to the decision maker and the procedure for requesting details of these documents (if any) as they become available. Where such notice is impracticable, a general exception notice may be given in accordance with regulation 10 of the Regulations.

This decision is urgent due to the need to design marketing materials, update the booking system software and prepare to open subscriptions in early January for the coming financial year.


Decision due: 22 Dec 2023 by Strategic Director Community Services

Lead director: Strategic Director Community Services

Contact: Natasha Dix Email: natasha.dix@iow.gov.uk.

Making Representations: Representations should be sent to delegated.decisions@iow.gov.uk no later than 5pm on 21 December 2023.

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