Issue - meetings

To receive and consider report 191/06 of the Strategic Director and Chief Finance Officer. 

Introduction and Report Summary

The Council last reviewed the tariff structure and charges for Hackney Carriages in September 2003.  This report sets out the results of a consultation exercise with Hackney Carriage drivers within this District, and asks Members to determine the tariff level which should be proposed for the next two years.

Following this initial decision from Members, the proposed tariff must be published in a local newspaper so that any member of the public or trade can make representations to the Council.  At least 14 days must be allowed for receipt of these representations, from the date of publication.  If no objections to the proposal are received, the tariff will take effect on a previously specified start date.  Any objections which are received must be considered at Member level, and the tariff (with any necessary amendments) must be introduced within two months of the original start date.  A flow chart setting out this process is given in Appendix 3.

The contact officer for this report is Rob Akers, Team Leader (Food and Safety), extension 382.

Recommendations

(a)               that the proposal to increase the tariff for Hackney Carriages within the Council’s District to the average amounts (rounded to the nearest five pence) arising from the recent consultation exercise, as given in the table below be approved:

(b)               that this proposed tariff be published for consultation on 12^th. April 2007, and take effect from 27^th. April 2007, provided that no objections have been received.

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(c)               that the Executive delegate authority to the Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Licensing to consider any objections which are received and approve a final tariff, with any necessary amendments.

(d)               that a periodic consultation exercise with the taxi trade within the District is undertaken once every two years, to ascertain their views on tariff levels, the results of which will be reported to Members with recommendations made as to the amendment of tariff levels.  

(Time: 3.10pm to 3.13pm)

The Executive received and considered report 191/06 of the Strategic Director and Chief Finance Officer regarding a review of the tariff structure and charges for Hackney Carriages.  The report set out the results of a consultation exercise with Hackney Carriage drivers in the Vale and asked Members to determine the tariff level which should be proposed for the next two years. 

Members noted that the proposed tariff must be published in a local newspaper to allow any member of the public or trade to make representations.  At least 14 days must be allowed for receipt of these representations, from the date of publication.  If no objections to the proposal were received, the tariff would take effect on a previously specified start date.  Any objections which were received must be considered at Member level, and the tariff (with any necessary amendments) must be introduced within two months of the original start date. 

RESOLVED

(a)               that the proposal to increase the tariff for Hackney Carriages within the Council’s District to the average amounts (rounded to the nearest five pence) arising from the recent consultation exercise, as given in the table below, be approved:

(b)               that this proposed tariff be published for consultation on 12 April 2007, and takes effect from 27 April 2007, provided that no objections have been received;

(a)               that the Portfolio Holder with responsibility for Licensing be invited to consider any objections which are received and approve a final tariff, with any necessary amendments; and

(b)               that a periodic consultation exercise with the taxi trade within the District is undertaken once every two years, to ascertain their views on tariff levels, the results of which will be reported to Members with recommendations made as to the amendment of tariff levels.