Decision details

(Item FIP 18/6 referred from Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board minutes of 3 January 2018)

Consideration of recommendations to the Cabinet from the Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board of 3 January 2018

The Cabinet resolved that:

The recommendations of the Finance, Innovation and PropertyAdvisory Board be approved as follows:

(1)             the new pricing model for the Castle Tour at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.4.10 of the report;

(2)             the new pricing model for Schoolchildren Educational Workshops at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.5 of the report;

(3)             the new pricing model for Weddings at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.6.2 of the report;

(4)             authority be delegated to the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer for a 12 month trial period to depart from the fixed fee structure at paragraph 1.6.2 of the report where he considers that it is in the financial interests of the Council to do so in a particular case;

(5)             the new pricing model for entries into the Wedding Diary at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.6.6 of the report;

(6)             the list of concessionary users of the Tonbridge Castle Council Chamber set out at Annex 2 to the report and the rate of discount, if any, to be given to any booking by an approved concessionary user be reviewed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee;

(7)             the new model for hiring out the Council Chamber at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.8.3 of the report;

(8)             the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer be authorised to agree Gate House fee charges for special events; and

(9)             authority be delegated to the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer to negotiate and agree fees with parties wishing to use Tonbridge Castle for filming purposes.

[Councillor N Heslop declared an Other Significant Interest in item (6) in respect of concessionary users of the Council Chamber on the grounds of membership of the Board of the Bridge Trust.  He withdrew from the meeting during its consideration and the chair was taken by Councillor Coffin.]