Decision details

To review the pricing structure for charging at the Leisure Centres.

Arising from a report from the Interim Chief Executive and Head of HR and Development, the Community Well-Being Policy Development Group had recommended that the Leisure Pricing report be approved subject to the following:

a)    All basic fees, lets and charges be increased by 5% from 1 April 2016;

b)    That discounts for 60+ Zest membership be set at:

a.    30% for 2016/17

b.    20% for 2017/18

c.    10% for 2018/19

d.    And from 2019/20 be as per the appropriate Zest membership fee;

c)    That concessionary Junior Zest memberships be discounted by 10% from the appropriate junior monthly Zest membership fee;

d)    That a full review of rents, lets and charges be undertaken with a view to further simplifying the tariff structure;

e)    That within six months a full review of Leisure Services income and resources be undertaken to ensure a positive long-term financial result for the service.

The Cabinet Member for Community Well-Being outlined the contents of the report stating that the Policy Development Group had discussed the matter fully and had acknowledged that the pricing scheme needed to be simplified. A variety of different membership tariffs had been introduced over a period of time, to increase sales and generate cash income.  However the service could no longer afford to do this.  A review of the current pricing literature and information had been undertaken which revealed a complicated structure.

Consideration was given to:

·         A review of the whole structure of leisure looking at income and expenditure and that this take place within a period of 6 months and that a further report be presented to the Community Well Being Policy Development Group in September 2016.

·         Cllr Deed’s request that the wording of the recommendation from the Policy Development be corrected.

It was therefore

RESOLVED that

a)    All basic fees, lets, rents and charges be increased by 5% from 1 April 2016;

b)    That discounts for 60+ Zest membership be set at:

a.    30% for 2016/17

b.    20% for 2017/18

c.    10% for 2018/19

d.    And from 2019/20 be as per the appropriate Zest membership fee;

c)    That concessionary Junior Zest memberships be discounted by 10% from the appropriate junior monthly Zest membership fee;

d)    That within a period of 6 months and by 27 September 2016, a full review of all fees, rents, lets and charges be undertaken with a view to further simplifying the tariff structure;

e)    That within six months a full review of Leisure Services income and expenditure resources be undertaken to ensure a positive financial result for the service in the financial year ending 31 March 2020

 (Proposed by  the Chairman and seconded by Cllr  C R Slade)

Note: - *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.