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REVIEW

This policy will be reviewed annually for adoption as part of the annual budget.

DEFINITIONS

Term                    Meaning

Noosa Shire Council     The organisation of the Noosa Shire as established by the Local
                        Government Act 2009.

CEO                     Chief Executive Officer of Noosa Shire Council

Councillors             The elected representatives of Noosa Shire Council.

Executive Team          Council’s team of senior executive officers incorporating the CEO
                        and five Directors.

Shire                   The area within Noosa Shire that has been established as the
                        Local Government Area.

COUNCIL POLICY

Council levies rates and charges to fund the provision of specific services to our
community. When adopting its annual budget, Council will set rates and charges at a level
that will provide for both current and future community requirements. Council will apply the
principle of transparency in making rates and charges.

General Rates

General rate revenue funds services not otherwise funded through subsidies, grants,
contributions or donations from other entities, or not funded by other levies or fees and
charges. Council will consider all cost recovery options before determining general rate
revenue levels.

Council is required to raise an amount of revenue it sees as being appropriate to maintain
and replace assets and provide services to the shire as a whole. In deciding how that
revenue is raised, Council has formed the opinion that a differential general rating scheme
based primarily on land use, provides the most current equitable basis for the distribution of
the general rate burden.

The rateable value for each property is the basis for determining the amount of the general
rate levied. Council recognises that significant valuation fluctuations may have an adverse
effect on pensioners. Therefore, Council to provides eligible pensioners with the
opportunity to apply for a deferment of general rates, pursuant to the Revenue Statement.

Minimum General Rates

Council will set a different minimum differential general rate for each differential rating
category, which takes into account the cost of providing common services that are provided
to every ratepayer, as well as general administration costs.




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