2019-10-14 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  14 OCTOBER 2019


Figure 2: Operating Revenue Position by Type (Excluding Rates)




Operating Expenditure (YTD Benchmark 25%)

Actual operating expenditure is currently 24% ($23.7 million) of full year budget ($99.8 million).
Detailed commentary for each expenditure category is provided below.

Category         Summary                       Comments
Employee         $7.4 million (22%) of the         Under expenditure for permanent staff salaries and
Costs            annual budget of $33.9              wages ($514k) partially offset by additional spend
                 million has been expended           on casual staff and external labour hire ($272k).
                                                   Employee overtime $67k above YTD budget (40%
                                                     or $182k of $456k budget spent).
Materials and    $11.1 million (24%) of the        Waste Management materials and services $185k
Services         $45.5 million annual budget         below YTD budget (23% or $2.5 million of $10.6
                 has been expended.                  million budget spent. $60k waste levy budget
                                                     timing issue to be resolved.
                                                   Fleet fuel and tyre costs $104k below YTD budget
                                                     (22% or $346k of $1.6 million budget spent).
                                                   Community Development $96k below YTD budget
                                                     (53% or $534k of $1.0 million budget spent) –
                                                     timing of approved grants payments.
                                                   Parks & Gardens operations and maintenance
                                                     programs $86k below YTD budget (17% or $733k
                                                     of $4.3 million budget spent).
                                                   Public amenity materials and services $77k below
                                                     YTD budget (11% or $55k of $495k budget spent).
                                                   Council insurance premiums $33k above full year
                                                     budget of $438k.
                                                   Development assessment legal appeals costs
                                                     $172k above YTD budget (41% or $448k of $1.1
                                                     million budget spent).
Finance Costs    On track                      Nil
Depreciation     On track                      Nil
Other            On track                      Nil
Expenses



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