2017-05-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             9 MAY 2017


BRANCH ACTIVITIES                      RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Outsourcing of outstanding rates for      Approved summons to be issued for          Continue working with collection          Continue to monitor effectiveness of
collection                                  those properties who did not                 provider d to collect outstanding           using an external debt collector
                                            respond to collection service letters        debts on referred properties
                                            of demand.
Business as Usual activities              Preparation for the July levy              Further work on rates and levies for      Finalise the 2017/18 Revenue
                                            including review of pensioner                next budget workshop                        policy and statement
                                            concessions and general rate               Undertake data validation of PPR          End of financial year including 30
                                            concessions for the budget                   vs NonPPR rate categories and               June Fire returns, Rural Fire
                                            workshop                                     work to ensure that all properties          returns, and final pensioner claim
                                          March Fire Returns completed                 being offered for short term rental       Validation pensioner eligibility for
                                          Staff rotation and multi-skilling            are levied accordingly                      the July levy
                                            undertaken while Rates Supervisor          Preparation for July levy, including
                                            is on long service leave                     a system test run




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