2014-09-16 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                       16 September 2014


Revenue Services
10                       JULY 2014 RATE LEVY
DOCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                           Manager, Revenue Services, Kellie Seeleither
                                 Corporate Services Department

Index                            ECM Rates Management/Rateable Services

Attachments                      Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Manager Revenue Services to the Planning &
Organisation Committee Meeting dated 16 September 2014 providing an overview of the
July 2014 Rate Levy.


REPORT
This report provides Council with a summary of the July rate levy together with details of the
various rates and charges levied.

1.                       Levy Summary

Rate notices were issued on the 15 July 2014, with a due date of the 15 August 2014. The
gross amount of the levy was $33.73 million, which comprised of $31.02 million of Council
rates and charges, and $2.71 million for the State Emergency Management Levy. Between
January and July 2014 the net increase in rateable properties was 72, which equates to
growth of 0.25%.

The July levy included three new special levies. The Hastings Street Precinct Maintenance
Levy and the Noosa Main Beach Maintenance Levy commenced on 1 July 2014, covering
the same area as the former Noosa Main Beach Streetscaping levy, which ended on the 30
June 2014.
Additionally the Noosa Waters Canal Maintenance Levy also commenced on 1 July 2014,
covering the same area as the existing Noosa Water Lock and Weir Maintenance Levy. All
other special and separate rates and charges remained unchanged, as did the differential
general rate structure.


                                                                                  Rateable Valuation / #
Levy/Charge                                        Total Levied    # Properties
                                                                                        Services
General Rates                                     $22.44 million     29,906            $7.22 billion

Separate Charges
Environment Levy                                    $0.9 million     29,906              29,906
Public Transport Levy                               $0.3 million     29,906              29,906
Heritage Levy                                      $0.07 million     29,906              29,906




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