Agenda item

Report of the Commissioner (copy attached).

The Committee considered a report of the Commissioner setting out proposed annual adjustments to the fees and charges at Bernard Morgan House.

A Member suggested that it might be appropriate to study the variances in rates at budget hotels in the area on different days, which altered in relation to demand. He proposed that, should it transpire that occupancy rates at Bernard Morgan House fluctuated similarly on certain days, it could be worth altering the fees and charges on certain days so as to become more competitive and increase occupancy rates. The Director of Corporate Services thanked the Member for his suggestion and advised he would explore whether or not there was sufficient data to allow for a comparative analysis and undertake this if so.

RESOLVED: That Members note the content of the report and approve the increase in

charges by 2.6% with effect from 1st November 2012.