2016-06-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      7 JUNE 2016



                                                                              Council Policy
                                                                       HERITAGE LEVY
Corporate Plan Reference:                    Looking after community assets

Endorsed by Council:                         <Insert Date of Council Meeting >

Policy Author:                               Libraries & Galleries, Manager


POLICY PURPOSE

The purpose of the Heritage Levy (“the Levy”) is to raise funds to preserve and promote the
history and cultural heritage of Noosa Shire. This policy outlines the heritage and administrative
principles that will provide direction for the allocation of Heritage Levy funds by Council.

The head of power for the Levy comes from Section 94 of the Local Government Act 2009 that
gives Council the ability to impose a separate charge on all rateable land in the shire. In doing so,
Council can only use funds raised via a separate charge for the specific purpose identified in the
Revenue Statement adopted each year as part of Council’s annual budget process. In that
context, this policy provides guidance and further details about how the Council will manage the
Levy and its implementation.

Key aims of the Levy are to:
 preserve and protect the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Shire
 implement heritage programs and projects across the Shire;
 identify, document, and record the history and cultural heritage of the Shire including our
   Indigenous heritage, oral history, social history, built heritage, natural heritage, landscape
   heritage, and historical collections;
 increase community awareness of, and access to, the Shire’s heritage;
 establish and foster partnerships that have the capacity to enhance the preservation of
   heritage facilities and resources; and
 promote heritage values and strategies across the Shire.


POLICY SCOPE

This policy guides programs, activities or incentives that are eligible to be funded or supported,
wholly or partly, by the Levy. Council will review the amount of the Levy each year as part of the
preparation of the annual budget and adoption of the annual revenue statement. The Levy will
be supported by a Heritage Levy Guideline* to guide staff in operational matters relating to the
implementation of the Heritage Levy Policy.


                                                                                * Yet to be developed




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