2020-07-10 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                  10 JULY 2020


Sales

Total sales revenue for 2020/21 is estimated at $7.3 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 are forecast to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during
2020/21.

Interest on Unitywater Investment

Interest associated with Council’s equity holding in Unitywater is estimated at $2.6 million for
2020/21.

Other Unitywater Payments

Dividend and tax payments associated with Council’s investment in Unitywater is estimated at $3
million for 2020/21.

Other Income

Income from other sundry sources is estimated at $771k for the 2020/21 financial year.

Grants & Subsidies

Operating grants and subsidies of $5 million relate primarily to the annual financial assistance grant
of $2.2 million, Australian and Queensland government payments totalling $2.3 million to fund
Noosa Community Support operations, and Queensland government library funding of $269k.

6.2     Operating Expenditure

Employee Benefits

Employee costs of $34.6 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 2019/20 is 2.3%, primarily reflecting the final year of the current
employee certified agreement increases and workers compensation premium increases. Council’s
total employee establishment is budgeted at 375.01 full time equivalents (2019/20 full time
equivalents 375.34).

Materials and Services

Materials and services are a significant component of Council’s expenditure budget at $42.6
million. Significant areas of material and service expenditure that assist with the delivery of services
to the community include $9.5 million in maintenance and operational costs for shire parks and
natural areas, roads, beaches and canals, in addition to waste management costs of $9.8 million
relating primarily to waste collection, processing and disposal contracts.

Other significant expense items included in the budget include information communication and
technology contract costs, annual lifeguard service provision provided by SLSQ, holiday park
operations, Tourism Noosa payments for tourism promotion, and operating and maintenance costs
for Council’s community and commercial facilities.




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