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Fees and Charges: Leisure and Amenities

Meeting: 09/03/2004 - Cabinet (Item 316)

316 Fees and Charges 2004 / 2005: Leisure Activities, Cemeteries and Community Halls pdf icon PDF 186 KB

Minutes:

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:

 

  1. 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’;

 

  1. 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;

 

  1. 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;

 

  1. Officers negotiating with specific sports clubs regarding Delegated Management Agreements for certain pavilions in parks, subject to further reports being presented for approva;

 

  1. The reduction of categories for charging of Community Halls from three to two as detailed in the report;

 

  1. 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

 

  1. Note the position with regard to Cemeteries Charges.