BUDGET REVIEW 1 (BR1) FOR THE 2024/25 FINANCIAL YEAR · Report

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                              12 AUGUST 2024



 3. Fees and Charges Amendments

A number of minor amendments are proposed to the 2024-25 Schedule of Fees and Charges as
outlined in the table below.

         Treatment               Number of                        Business Area
                                   Fees
         New                          2                  Waterways, Building & Plumbing
         Amended                      5                Governance, Property, Noosa Seniors
         TOTAL                        7


An overview of the proposed changes by business area is provided below:

Canals & Waterways
  • The recent upgrade of the Noosa Lock and Weir allows for a remote access fob option
      to access the facility. This new fee covers the cost of the fob and the cost of
      administering the allocation of the fobs to eligible Lock and Weir users.

Building & Plumbing
   • New fee for Council Officers to undertake private certification of building works where
       appropriate.

Governance
  • Amend Right to Information (ROI) fees charged by Council in line with the legislated fee
     by the Office of the Information Commissioner, Queensland.

Property
   • Council recently took over the operation of tennis court hire at Quamby Place, this
      amendment sets the hourly court hire fee at $20.00 per hour.

Noosa Seniors
  • Amendment of 2 fees (Allied Health - Podiatry and In-home care) to align with the
     Domestic Assistance fee, resulting in an increase from $11.00 to $15.00.

 A full listing of the proposed changes and movement against the current fee amounts are provided
in Attachment 5.


Link to Corporate Plan

Theme No. 5. - Excellence

This theme focuses on customer experience, financial sustainability, innovation and technology, levels of
service, governance, our employees and volunteers, funding streams and asset management practices.

Objective 5.2 - Continue to deliver a financially sustainable Council that has the resources now and into
the future to achieve its strategic objectives. This will be supported through the introduction of enhanced
sustainability reporting and performance indicator, as well as ESG (environment social and governance)
accounting practices as guided by statutory requirements.