2022-05-20 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                   20 MAY 2022


REPORTS

1     NOOSA COUNCIL DRAFT 2022/23 BUDGET FOR CONSULTATION


Author            Director Corporate Services (Acting), Trent Grauf
                  Corporate Services Department

Index             ECM/ 7.33 – Budget 2022/2023

Attachments       Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The draft 2022/23 budget has been prepared for Noosa Council, and Council proposes to continue
delivering another financially sustainable budget that facilitates the delivery of valuable services and
critical infrastructure to meet the needs of the community.

To inform early engagement on community priorities through the start of budget development
process, Council has relied on both the recent liveability survey, bi-annual community satisfaction
survey and last year’s 2021/22 budget consultation responses. In particular, the highly successful
liveability survey has been recognised as a critical feedback tool in the budget process as it was
completed by over 1,600 people (10 times the response of last year’s budget consultation).

Council subsequently seeks further community feedback on the proposed draft budget now that its
proposed outcomes are available for the community to disseminate and review. Responses will
inform and shape the final decisions for the adoption of the 2022/23 budget on 28 June 2022.

The consultation processes will be open for feedback for two weeks from Monday 20th May 2022
through to Sunday 5th June 2022 for residents, business, community groups and business
associations to outline their priorities, ideas, suggestions or areas of concern; and to ensure that
proposed projects and services align to the priorities fed back to Council through earlier surveys.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Director Corporate Services (Acting) to the Special Meeting dated
20 May 2022; and:

A.    Approve the proposed draft 2022/23 Budget and supporting documentation be made available
      to the public for community consultation;
B.    Council officers commence a two-week consultation process to seek feedback from the
      community on the draft budget 2022/23.
C.    The outcomes from the consultation to be considered in the development of the final budget
      to be adopted at Special Meeting on 28 June 2022.



REPORT
Draft Budget Highlights

Under 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.

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