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Item FIP 19/4 referred from Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board minutes of 9 January 2019

(Item FIP 19/4 referred from Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board minutes of 9 January 2019)

Consideration of recommendations to the Cabinet from the Finance, Innovation and Property Advisory Board of 9 January 2019.

The Cabinet resolved that:

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

(1)             the new pricing model for the Castle Tour at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.5.4 of the report;

(2)             the new pricing model for Schoolchildren Educational Workshops at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.6.1 of the report;

(3)             authority be delegated to the Director of Central Services to depart from the fixed fee structure for wedding bookings where he considers it is in the financial interests of the Council to do so in a particular case; and

(4)             the pricing model for hiring out the Council Chamber at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 2.3.3 of the report.

Decision Notice D190011CAB

The report reviews fees and charges for a variety of different services and functions delivered at Tonbridge Castle.

The report of the Director of Central Services and Monitoring Officer presented a review of fees and charges in respect of the variety of services and functions delivered at Tonbridge Castle and made recommendations to increase revenue streams from a number of different areas.  It was noted that the fee model for wedding bookings had been approved in 2018 for the period to 2020/21 and that fees for concessionary users of the Council Chamber would be reviewed by the Overview and Scrutiny Committee in June 2019.

RECOMMENDED:  That

(1)             the new pricing model for the Castle Tour at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.5.4 of the report;

(2)             the new pricing model for Schoolchildren Educational Workshops at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 1.6.1 of the report;

(3)             authority be delegated to the Director of Central Services to depart from the fixed fee structure for wedding bookings where he considers it is in the financial interests of the Council to do so in a particular case; and

(4)             the pricing model for hiring out the Council Chamber at Tonbridge Castle be approved as set out at paragraph 2.3.3 of the report.

*Referred to Cabinet