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*RESOLVED –
 

1.  
That the proposed fees and charges
for sports centre activities, as set out in Appendix 1 of the
officer’s report, be approved with effect from 1 April 2024
until 31 March 2025.
 

2.  
That the proposed fitness membership
fees for new customers, as set out in Appendix 1 of the
officer’s report, be approved with effect from1 April 2024
until 31 March 2025, whilst the fitness membership fees for
existing members be held at their current levels.
 

3.  
That approval be given to remove
racket sports from the current Fitness Membership package and
replace this with a racket only membership fee.
 

4.  
That authority be delegated to the
Service Director – Leisure, Culture and Community Wellbeing,
in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing,
to apply appropriate fees and charges to new activities that are
introduced during the period covered by the officer’s
report.
 

5.  
That authority be delegated to the
Service Director – Leisure, Culture and Community Wellbeing,
in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing,
to make changes to the approved fees and charges, if required to
stimulate usage, support the retention of customers, develop income
and /or to respond to external forces.
 
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
 

1.  
To comply with the Council’s Budget Strategy
for recovering fees and charges to contribute to the costs of
service delivery.
 

2.  
To balance the need between
competitive pricing and maximising income alongside wider community
wellbeing priorities.
 

3.  
To continue discretionary pricing to
support the most vulnerable and given the range of current
pressures maintaining existing concessions is an appropriate method
of targeting support.