Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Deleted
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decisions:
Received a report regarding charges for Leisure Activities,
Cemeteries and Community Halls for 2004 / 2005.
Agreed, in order to set the Leisure Activities, Cemeteries
and Community Halls Charges for the forthcoming year in accordance
with the principles of the Charging Policy Commission and pending
the recommendations of the Leisure Facilities Scrutiny Panel and to
assist with the Community Priority of “Improving Health,
Housing and Social Care”, to:
- A
simplification of the number and type of memberships available, not
only to offer good value for money to regular and frequent users
but also to encourage more people to make regular and more frequent
use of facilities, including the removal of the category of
‘Off-Peak Membership’;
- In
principle, the introduction of a category of ‘Staff
Membership’ in replacement of the long-established concession
of free swimming for certain categories of staff, subject to
negotiations through the staff negotiating procedure;
- The
removal of the concept of ‘Day Membership’ in the
majority of cases, by showing standard activity prices, from which
‘Members’ will be entitled to a discount every time
they use facilities;
- Officers negotiating with specific sports clubs regarding
Delegated Management Agreements for certain pavilions in parks,
subject to further reports being presented for approva;
- The
reduction of categories for charging of Community Halls from three
to two as detailed in the report;
- Give delegated authority to officers in the Leisure and
Environmental Services Department to negotiate with users of
Mayesbrook Arena and agree the charges for 2004 / 2005 to get the
best available return to the Council; and
- Note the position with regard to Cemeteries Charges.
Report author: Niall Bolger
Publication date: 12/03/2004
Date of decision: 09/03/2004
Decided at meeting: 09/03/2004 - Cabinet
Effective from: 18/03/2004
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