Issue - meetings

Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure Services

The Board considered a report that proposed an increase in fees and charges for the forthcoming financial year 2022/2023, in order to meet the requirements for the Argyll and Bute Council Asset Management Plan.

Decision

The Argyll and Bute Harbour Board:

1.    agreed to recommend to the Council, when setting the fees and charges for 2022 / 2023 that it approved an increase to piers and harbours fees and charges, over and above any inflationary increase, of 5% to generate sufficient income to develop the Council’s marine infrastructure;

2.    noted that this was in line with the motion passed at the Harbour Board meeting held in December 2020 which presented a stepped “proposed increase to allow smoothing” over a 10 year period; and

3.    agreed that the asset management plan would continue to be updated on a rolling 10 year basis.

(Reference: Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Roads and Infrastructure dated November 2021, submitted)