Issue - meetings

To receive and consider report 21/08 of the Strategic Director.

Introduction and Report Summary

This report contains proposals to update this Council’s Scheme of Charges relating to:

·         Building Regulations

·         Direct Services Organisation (DSO) and

·         Address Management.

The changes are intended to ensure that the Charges:

(a)              do not fall below the “proper costs” of the service provided

(b)              are maintained at competitive and reasonable levels and

(c)              continue represent best value and the provision of a quality service

The contact officer for this report is Bill Farrar, Deputy Director (Commercial Services). Tel: 01235 540356, email address: bill.farrar@whitehorsedc.gov.uk

Recommendations

that the Executive recommends that the Council sets revised Charges, effective from 17 July 2008, for

(i)                 Building Regulations and it adopts the revised “Scheme for the Recovery of Building Regulation Costs and Associated Matters” as its formal scheme, made under the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 1998, and.

(ii)               the recovery of DSO and Address Management costs.

(Time: 3.31pm to 3.32pm)

The Executive received and considered report 21/08 of the Strategic Director, which contained proposals to update this Council’s scheme of charges relating to Building Regulations, Direct Services Organisation (DSO), and Address Management. 

The changes were intended to ensure that they did not fall below the “proper costs” of the service provided; the charges were maintained at competitive and reasonable levels; and they continued to represent best value and the provision of a quality service.  The Executive supported the proposed charges. 

R E C O M M E N D E D

that the revised charges, effective from 17 July 2008, and as set out in Appendix B to these minutes, be approved for

(i)                 Building Regulations and the revised “Scheme for the Recovery of Building Regulation Costs and Associated Matters” be adopted as the Council's formal scheme, made under the Building (Local Authority Charges) Regulations 1998, and

(ii)               the recovery of Direct Services Organisation and Address Management costs.