2021-06-30 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                  30 JUNE 2021


Fees and Charges

Council has forecast $7 million in revenue from fees and charges in 2021/22, remaining largely
unchanged from the current 2020/21 budget. The majority of Council fees and charges budget
relates to development related revenue (planning applications), local laws (parking and infringement
fees) and plumbing and building regulatory fees for service. Earlier than forecast recovery of various
fees impacted by the pandemic has allowed the draft fees and charges budget to recover to pre
pandemic levels.

Rental Income

Total 2021/22 budgeted rental income totals $1.9 million. Included in this total is $1.6 million
specifically relating to commercial property leasing arrangements including the Digital Hub, Noosa
North Shore Ferry and Sunrise shopping centre.

Interest Received

Interest on cash investments and overdue rates is forecast to achieve $669k in 2021/22. Interest
revenues are expected to remain subdued for the majority of the 2021/22 financial year due to the
current economic climate.

Sales

Total sales revenue for 2021/22 is estimated at $10.2 million. Sales revenue is derived from activities
such as holiday park occupancy, waste management disposal fees and recyclable sales, and
revenue generated from Council’s community facilities (Aquatic Centre, Leisure Centre, The J, etc.)
These revenue streams have recovered strongly following the pandemic and are forecast to remain
at pre pandemic levels in 2021/22.

Unitywater Distributions

Interest, dividend and tax payments associated with Council’s investment in Unitywater is estimated
at $5.7 million for 2021/22.

Other Income

Income from other sundry sources is estimated at $974k for the 2021/22 financial year.

Grants & Subsidies

Operating grants and subsidies of $5.4 million relate primarily to the annual financial assistance grant
of $2.3 million, Australian and Queensland government payments totalling $2.4 million to fund Noosa
Community Support operations, bushfire recovery funding of $300k, and Queensland government
library funding of $245k.

5.2     Operating Expenditure

Employee Benefits

Employee costs of $37.7 million includes direct employee related salary expenditure and other
indirect costs such as superannuation, workers compensation insurance and staff training. The total
increase in staff costs from 2020/21 is 8%, primarily reflecting employee certified agreement
increases and workers compensation premium increases, and the inclusion of new staffing
resources in the budget.



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