2019-06-28 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                             28 JUNE 2019


MOTION 10

That pursuant to section 118 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council resolves that all
rates and charges, and the State Government’s Emergency Management, Fire and Rescue Levy
must be paid within 30 days after the date of issue of the rates notice.

MOTION 11

That pursuant to section 133 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council resolves that all
overdue rates and charges bear interest as set out in the Revenue Statement contained in the
Noosa Council 2019/20 Budget document (provided as Attachment 1 to the Special Meeting
report dated 28 June 2019).

MOTION 12

That pursuant to section 257 of the Local Government Act 2009 Council delegates to the Chief
Executive Officer its powers under section 81 of the Local Government Regulation 2012 to
identify the differential rating category into which each parcel of rateable land in the Council’s
local government area is included by using relevant information from the Council’s land record
and any other information which identifies the use of rateable land.

MOTION 13

That it be recorded that in each case where a preceding Motion refers to a matter set out in the
Revenue Statement contained in the Noosa Council 2019/20 Budget document (provided as
Attachment 1 to the Special Meeting report dated 28 June 2019), that matter is incorporated by
reference into, and forms part of the terms and content of the motion, and will be so incorporated
and form part of the terms and content of Council’s resolution to adopt the motion.


REPORT
1    Background

In accordance with sections 104 and 107A of the Local Government Act 2009 and section 170 of
the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council is required to adopt, for each financial year, after
31 May before the financial year and before 1 August in the financial year, a budget and revenue
statement.

The budget document provided for consideration and adoption includes:
 Budget Financial Statements including Long Term Financial Forecast;
 Rates and Charges Comparison;
 Relevant Measures of Financial Sustainability;
 Schedule of Levies and Separate Charges;
 Capital Program;
 Revenue Policy; and
 Revenue Statement.

2    Total Council Expenditure Budget

Council’s total 2019/20 expenditure budget of $129 million incorporates an operating expenditure
budget of $98.5 million, capital expenditure budget of $28.4 million and loan repayments of $2.4
million.


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