Slough Borough Council introduced the charges at nine sites across the Berkshire town on Monday.
Conservative Dexter Smith, who has led the council since May 2023, will resign his post.
A new government fund launched on 1 April will provide financial support for households on heating oil.
An authority is ordered to pay a family £12,650 over a child's missed education.
BBC Politics South looks at why towns in the south of England are bidding to be UK Town of Culture.
Local government minister Alison McGovern said Slough Borough Council lacked "strategic focus".
Slough Borough Council's budget is due to be reconsidered after councillors voted against it.
Isle of Wight, Slough, West Berkshire and Windsor & Maidenhead councils get help with their budgets.
The site was bought by Berkeley Homes in 2018 and the company says it has respect for its "legacy".
