Issue - meetings

Received a report regarding Leisure Activity and Cemetery Charges for 2003/04.

Agreed, in order to set the Leisure Activity 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”:

1. The proposed Leisure Activity and Park Sports Charges as set out in Appendices A and B to the report, at an overall average increase of 6%, which will result in an anticipated £1,316,820 income and £2,728,235 (67.4%) subsidy. This is subject to a further report reviewing these charges being presented to the Executive in six months;

2. The extension of the Leisure Pass to include Registered Adult Carers for the Disabled or the Infirm and those receiving Incapacity Benefit;

3. That the period of validity of the Leisure Pass should be one year for all categories of entitlement and accordingly that the cost of the Leisure Pass should be increased to £3.00 per annum.

4. That the activities available to Leisure Pass holders should be standardised across all the sites to include Swimming, Fitness Rooms, Badminton, Squash, Table Tennis and GP Referral Sessions;

5. That a report on the Cemetery Charges should be presented in August / September 2003 in order that stakeholders can be consulted on the proposed programme of Charges;