Agenda

Items of other business notified under Council Procedure Rule 30 to be announced, together with the special circumstances that justify their consideration as a matter of urgency. The Chair to rule on the admission of such items.

To receive any declarations of interest.

This report presents a schedule of proposed fees and charges effective from 13 January 2025 (set out in Appendix 1) and a schedule of fees and charges effective from 1 April 2025 (set out in Appendices 2, 3 and 4).

Recommendation:

That Policy & Resources Committee recommends to Full Council:

1.          To approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 1 to be effective from 13 January 2025;

2.          To approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 2 to be effective from 1 April 2025;

3.          To approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 3 to be effective from 1 April 2025;

4.          To approve the Fees and Charges set out in the schedule at Appendix 4 to be effective from 1 April 2025.

This report sets out the council tax base by parish for the district and is used by the County, PCC and parishes to set their council tax.

Recommendation:

That Policy & Resources Committee recommends to Full Council that the Council Tax Base is approved for 2025/26.

This report seeks approval to enter into a business rates pool with Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) and a number of other Districts within the County for 2025/26.

Recommendation:

That Policy & Resources Committee recommends to Full Council:

1.       That Council agrees in principle that Three Rivers District Council enters into the Hertfordshire Business Rates Pool, subject to the Government accepting its application to form a pool. 

2.       That Council delegates authority to the Chief Executive and  the Director of Finance to sign up to the Hertfordshire Business Rates Pool, within 28 days of the Local Government Finance Settlement.

This report presents proposed updates to the Wreath Laying Protocol.

Recommendation:

That Policy & Resources Committeeagrees the revised Wreath Laying Protocol at Appendix 1.

If the Committee wishes to consider the remaining item in private, it will be appropriate for a resolution to be passed in the following terms:-

“that under Section 100A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public be excluded from the meeting for the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined under paragraph X of Part I of Schedule 12A to the Act. It has been decided by the Council that in all the circumstances, the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.”

(Note:  If other confidential business is approved under item 3, it will also be necessary to specify the class of exempt or confidential information in the additional items.)