Decision details

Fees and Charges 2008/09 - Health & Strategic Housing

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor David Kerr)

 

The Corporate Director (Community Services) submitted a report that had been prepared as part of the 2008/09 estimate procedure and set out options for increasing the level of fees and charges. 

 

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment, were set out in the report as follows: 

 

(i)            To approve either the 2.5% or 4.5% increase in fees for Environmental Health charges.

 

(ii)          To approve the fee increases for HMO licensing and APS fees. 

 

(iii)         To approve a different fee structure for HMO licensing and APS fees. 

 

(iv)        Increase the fee for rats, mice and fleas in line with the other increases, or a different amount.  This would make the collection of the fee on site slightly more time consuming and inefficient for the Pest Control Officers. 

 

The preferred officer options were options (i) and (ii) for reasons set out in the report. 

 

It was moved by Councillor Roger Mace and seconded by Councillor David Kerr: -

 

“That the recommendations, as set out in the report, be approved, subject to the increase in fees and charges being 2.5% and that charges for the removal of wasp infestations in domestic properties be not increased.” 

 

Resolved Unanimously:

 

(1)               That Cabinet increases the Health and Strategic Housing’s fees by 2.5%, as set out below, with the exception of fees for rats, mice or fleas, which remain at £20.00, with a reduction to £10.00 for customers in receipt of Council Tax and/or Housing Benefit and that charges for the removal of wasp infestations in domestic properties be not increased.  

 


 

HEALTH AND STRATEGIC HOUSING

 

FEES AND CHARGES FOR THE YEAR 2008/9

 

OPTION FOR CEMETERY CHARGES

 

 

Present Charge

 

£

2.5% Option

Proposed

Charge

£

 

 

 

Exclusive Right of Burial:

i)   For the exclusive right of burial for a period of 75 years from the date of purchase, of a single earthen grave, walled grave or vault

 

 

500.00

 

 

512.50

 

 

 

ii)  Exclusive right of burial in a woodland area

-          2 space

-          1 space

 

500.00

250.00

 

512.50

256.25

Transfer of Grave Deed

Legal Costs

 

 

 

 

Duplicate Grave Deed

73.50

75.25

 

 

 

Searches – hourly rate

33.00

33.75

 

 

 

Interment Charges

 

 

(a)       For the interment in a grave or woodland site either where the exclusive right of burial HAS or HAS NOT been granted:-

 

 

 

 

 

i)          of the body of a child whose age at the time of death exceeded one year but did not exceed 16 years.

 

150.75

 

154.50

 

 

 

ii)  of the body of a person whose age at the time of death exceeded 16 years.

508.75

521.50

 

 

 

iii) interment of cremated remains

122.00

125.00

 

 

 

iv)interment of cremated remains under headstone

185.75

190.50

 

 

 

(b)There is no charge for the interment or burial of cremated remains of a non-viable foetus, the body of a still-born child or a child whose age at the time of death did not exceed one year.

 

 

Scattering of Cremated Remains

31.75

32.50

 

 

 

Use of Cemetery Chapel

83.50

85.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

Present Charge

 

£

2.5% Option

Proposed

Charge

£

Walled Graves & Vaults:

 

 

 

 

 

     For one person

884.50*

906.50*

 

 

 

     For two persons

1473.75*

1510.50*

 

 

 

     For opening and resealing vault

296.00*

303.50*

 

 

 

Garden of Remembrance Memorials

 

 

(a) Aluminium Plaque – Carnforth

101.00*

103.50*

(b) Bronze plaque – Price on Application

 

 

(c)Torrisholme, Scotforth, Skerton, Hale Carr,      Carnforth

 

 

 

Old Style:

 

 

 

 

 

     i)     Granite memorial incorporating flower vase and inscription up to 3 lines

424.50*

435.00*

 

 

 

     ii)    Each additional line (up to 6 in total)

41.00*

42.00*

 

 

 

     iii)    Carriage fee for returning memorials for                         additional inscription

38.25*

39.25*

 

New Style:

 

 

 

 

 

     i)     Granite memorial incorporating flower vase and full inscription

450.00*

461.25*

 

 

 

     ii)    Deed of grant fee

30.00*

30.75*

 

 

 

     iii)    New inscription

90.00*

92.25*

 

 

 

     iv)   Motif

10.00*

10.25*

 

 

 

 

 

 

* = PLUS VAT

 

 

 


 

 

Present Charge

 

£

2.5% Option

Proposed

Charge

£

Memorial Fees

 

 

For the permit to erect a memorial on a particular grave in respect of which the exclusive right of burial has been granted.

 

 

 

 

 

A memorial not exceeding 6’ (1800 mm) in height

87.75

90.00

 

 

 

Kerb or border stones not exceeding 2’ 6” (750 mm) in height:

 

 

 

 

 

(a)       enclosing a space not exceeding 7’ 9” (2325 mm) in length by 3’ 3” (975 mm) in width

117.75

120.75

 

 

 

(b)       enclosing a space not exceeding 7’ 9” (2325 mm) in length by 7’ 3” (2175 mm) in width

236.00

242.00

 

 

 

A tablet or footstone not exceeding 1’ 6” (450 mm) by 1’ (300 mm

53.75

55.00

 

 

 

Additional charge for exceeding above size

33.75

34.50

 

 

 

An inscribed vase

29.00

29.75

 

 

 

Temporary marker

12.75

13.00

 

 

 

* = PLUS VAT

 

 

 

 

 

Lawn Sections

 

 

A memorial not exceeding 4’ (1200 mm) in height, 2’ 6” (750mm) in width and 1’ 6” (450 mm) in depth from front to back.

 

 

87.75

 

 

90.00

 

 

 

The charges indicated include one inscription (name)

 

 

 

 

 

for each additional inscription (name), the charge is

29.00

29.75

 

 

 

Annual Registration Fee for Memorial Masons Registration Scheme

37.00

38.00

 

 

 

 

 

OPTIONS FOR KENNELLING OF DOGS CHARGES

 

 

Present Charge

 

£

2.5% Option

Proposed

Charge

£

Kennelling charge per day

9.75

10.00

 

 

 

Detention Fee

8.00

8.25

 

 

 

Dog faeces bags

1.30/100

1.35/100

 

 

 

 

OPTIONS FOR DISINFESTATION CHARGES

 

 

Present Charges

 

£

2.5% Option

Proposed

Charge

£

Common Insects:

 

 

 

 

 

Domestic Premises

 

 

-    Cockroaches and bedbugs

FREE

FREE

 

 

 

-    Fleas

20.00

20.00

-   Those in receipt of Housing and/or Council Tax benefits.

10.00

10.00

-    All others (note: charges for wasp infestations not being increased)

33.50

34.25

 

 

 

Business Premises

 

 

-    All visits (including wasps) (minimum 1 hour)

65./hr*

66.50/hr*

 

 

 

Rodents:

 

 

-    Domestic premises

20.00

20.00

-   Those in receipt of Housing and/or Council Tax benefits.

10.00

10.00

-    Business premises (minimum 1 hour)

59.25/hr*

60.75/hr*

 

 

 

* = PLUS VAT

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Present Charges

 

£

2.5% Option

Proposed

Charge

£

Emergency Callouts:

 

 

-    Weekday (outside 0800-16.30 hrs)

Standard Rate x 1.5

Standard Rate x 1.5

 

 

 

-    Saturday

Standard Rate x 1.5

Standard Rate x 1.5

 

 

 

-    Sunday and Bank Holidays

Standard Rate x 2

Standard Rate x 2

 

 

 

Disclosure of Information on

Health & Safety matters:

 

 

 

 

 

-    Full factual statement which may also include sketches, copy of F2508, witness statements, etc.

 

118.25

 

121.25

 

 

 

-    Brief statement where the information may be of limited use to the recipient.

41.50

42.50

 

 

 

-    Photographs & an administration charge

 

£2.30 each & admin charge to be £11.75

2.40

each

& admin charge to be

12.00

 

 

 

-    Photocopying

12p/sheet

13p/sheet

 

 

 

Contaminated Land  Information:

 

 

 

 

 

-    Domestic enquiry

91.00*

93.25*

 

 

 

-    Industrial enquiry

115.75*

118.75*

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

PORT HEALTH CHARGES

 

Ship Inspection Charges

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Tonnage:

 

 

Up to 3,000

-

100

3,001-10,000

-

150

10,001-20,000

-

200

20,001-30,000

-

230

Over 30,000

-

300

With the exception of:

·         Vessels with the capacity to carry between 50 and 1000 persons -

·       Vessels with the capacity to carry more than 1000 persons -

 

 

 

300

 

500

 

 

 

Water SampleCharges:

 

 

 

 

 

Water sample as part of sanitation certificate

-

75.00

 

 

 

Water sample from Heysham Port

-

82.50

 

 

 

Water sample from Glasson Dock

-

95.00

 

 

 

 

STRATEGIC HOUSING:

 

 

Present Charge

£

Proposed Charge

£

-    Immigration Inspection Charges

52.50

53.75 (+2.5%)

54.75 (+4.5%)

-    Accredited Property Scheme

30.00

50.00

 

-    HMO Licence Fees:

 

 

 

Discounted Rate (Renewal within 2 months)

£250

£400

(Proposed fee per additional unit) £60

Basic Rate

£350

£500

(Proposed fee per additional unit) £70

Admin Fee

 

£60

 

 

 

 

 

* = PLUS VAT

 

 

 

 

(2)               That Cabinet approves the new fees for Port Health Ship Inspections and the taking of water samples. 

 

(3)               That Cabinet approves the proposals to increase fees for the Accredited Property Scheme and HMO Licence fees as outlined in the report. 

 

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

 

Corporate Director (Community Services). 

Head of Health and Strategic Housing. 

 

Reason for making the decision:

 

The decision notes the risks associated with no increase at all are that no additional income could be generated.  The risks of setting the fees too high are that the City Council may receive negative media coverage and complaints, or residents may choose to engage another provider (particularly pest control). 

 

(The meeting adjourned at 11.55 a.m. and re-convened at 12.20 p.m.)

 

Report author: Mary Toder

Publication date: 01/02/2008

Date of decision: 22/01/2008

Decided at meeting: 22/01/2008 - Cabinet

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