2021-11-09 Services & Organisation Committee Meeting Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             9 NOVEMBER 2021


6    REPORTS FOR NOTING BY THE COMMITTEE


4    JULY 2021 RATE LEVY OVERVIEW
Author           Manager, Revenue Services, Kellie Seeleither
                 Corporate Services Department

Index            ECM Rates Management/Rateable Services

Attachments      Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This report provides Council with a summary of the July 2021 rate levy. Overall, $43.048 million
was levied to 30,915 properties with the discount period extended again as part of COVID-19 relief
measures and 4,300 properties also being eligible for pensioner rate concessions. The proportion
of rates notices issued electronically has increased to 36%.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manager Revenue Services to the Services & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 9 November 2021 providing an overview of the July 2021 Rate Levy.


REPORT
1.   Levy Summary
Rate notices were issued on the 20th July 2021 with property owners having until 20th August to
pay to receive a 5% discount on their general rates. Prior to the due date the decision was made
to extend the discount period by 4 weeks, to 17th September, as part of covid relief measures.

The gross amount of the levy was $43.048 million, which comprised of $39.526 million of Council
rates and charges and $3.522 million for the State Emergency Management Levy. Between
January 2021 and July 2021, the net increase in rateable properties was 53 which represents a
minimal growth rate of 0.17%.

                                                                             Rateable Valuation
 Levy/Charge                              Amount          # Properties
                                                                               Or # Services
 General Rates                         $29.859 million       30,915             $9.575 billion

 Separate Rates & Charges
 Environment Levy                      $0.989 million        30,915                30,915
 Sustainable Transport Levy            $0.464 million        30,915                30,915
 Heritage Levy                         $0.131 million        30,915                30,915
 Bushfire Resilience and
                                       $0.300 million        30,915             $9.575 billion
 Response Levy

 Special Rates and Charges
 Noosa Main Beach Maintenance          $0.315 million        2,066              $663 million
 Hastings St Precinct Maintenance      $0.180 million        2,066              $663 million
 Hastings Street Safety Levy           $0.081 million         833                   833
 Noosa Junction Levy                   $0.095 million         155                $44 million
 Noosa Waters Lock & Weir Levy         $0.110 million         591               $508 million
 Noosa Waters Canal Maint. Levy        $0.008 million         591               $508 million
 North Shore Electricity Charge        $0.023 million          27                    27


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