2014-06-26 Special Budget Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                             26 JUNE 2014


    2.    Pursuant to section 169(2) of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the
          2014/15 financial year:
          a)   the long-term financial forecast for the period 2014/15 to 2023/24, which is
               provided as part of Attachment C;
          b)   a Revenue Policy, which is provided as Attachment D; and
          c)   a Revenue Statement, which is provided as Attachment E.

    3.    Adopt the 2014/15 Capital Works Program which is provided as Attachment F.

    4.    Pursuant to section 169(6) of the Local Government Regulation, determines that the
          total value of the change in the rates and utility charges levied for the financial year
          compared with the rates and utility charges levied in the previous budget is 1.4% as
          set out in Attachment G.

    5.    Pursuant to section 192 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the 2014/15
          financial year an Investment Policy, which is provided as Attachment H.

    6.    Pursuant to section 192 of the Local Government Regulation, adopt for the 2014/15
          financial year a Debt Policy, which is provided as Attachment I.

    7.    Pursuant to section 80 and section 81(3)(a) of the Local Government Regulation
          2012, for the 2014/15 financial year:
          a)   adopt a differential rating system; and
          b)   resolve that the different categories of rateable land and a description of those
               categories are as stated in Table 1 of the Revenue Statement.

    8.    Pursuant to section 94(1)(a) of the Local Government Act and section 80 of the Local
          Government Regulation, levy, for the 2014/15 financial year, general rates on all
          rateable land in the local government area at the differential general rate set out for
          each category of rateable land in Table 2 of the Revenue Statement.

    9.    Pursuant to section 77(1) of the Local Government Regulation, fix a minimum general
          rate for each category of rateable land in the amounts set out in Table 2 of the
          Revenue Statement.

    10.   Pursuant to section 81(4) and (5) of the Local Government Regulation, delegate the
          power to identify the rating category to which each parcel of rateable land belongs to
          the Chief Executive Officer.

    11.   Pursuant to section 94(1)(b)(i) of the Local Government Act and section 94 of the
          Local Government Regulation:
          a)    levy the special rates and charges set out in the Revenue Statement; and
          b)    adopt the overall plan for each special rate and charge set out in Appendix 1-9
                of the Revenue Statement.

    12.   Pursuant to section 94(1)(b)(ii) of the Local Government Act and section 99 of the
          Local Government Regulation, levy for the 2014/15 financial year the utility charges
          for waste management set out in the Revenue Statement.



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