2018-07-06 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA    6 JULY 2018




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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                    6 JULY 2018

  COUNCIL POLICY - GENERAL RATE DONATIONS

  Classes of Organisations
  1. Community, & welfare organisations
  A. Not-for-profit organisations that exist primarily to undertake community service and welfare
     activities and rely mainly on volunteer labour, membership fees and/or community funding to
     operate sustainably.
  B. Crisis and emergency accommodation - non-profit entities that operate for the public benefit by
     providing crisis accommodation i.e. transitional short — medium term accommodation including
     for example, accommodation for persons escaping domestic violence.
  2. Housing facilities for the aged
 A.      Religious entities that provide housing for aged persons as defined in section 73 of the
         Local Government Regulation 2012; or
 B.      Not-for-profit organisations that provide high care nursing home type housing for aged
         persons. A donation is not applicable for independent living facilities. For those properties
         with a combination of high-care and independent living facilities, a donation is only
         applicable on general rates applicable to the high-care portion of the property.
  Note: does not include accommodation facilities provided for aged persons by commercial
  enterprises that are not registered charitable, not for profit, religious or community / welfare
  organisations.
  3. Emergency services
  Not-for-profit emergency service organisations such as SES, Rural Fire Brigades, Air Sea Rescue,
  and the like that rely wholly or in part on voluntary labour and funding drawn from the community.
  4. Sporting and recreation organisations (a)
  Up to a 100% donation on general rates will apply to not-for-profit organisations that undertake
  particular sporting or recreational activities for the benefit of members and rely exclusively on
  membership fees and/or community fundraising. These clubs may hold a Community Other liquor
  licence. This does not include clubs or organisations with paid employees.
  5. Sporting and recreation organisations (b)
  Up to a 50% donation on general rates will apply to organisations that undertake sporting or
  recreational activities for the benefit of members and have paid employees, hold an open liquor
  licence and has less than 5 gaming machines.
  6. Surf Life Saving Clubs
  Up to a 100% donation on general rates will apply to Surf Life Saving Clubs that undertake particular
  community, sporting or recreational activities for the benefit of members.
  Recognition Provision
  As a condition of a rate donation, suitable acknowledgement is to be given to Council by the
  organisation for the rate donation provided. This acknowledgement can be in the form of signage,
  any form of communication by the organisation to members or proper mention at appropriate
  functions, events, delegations, presentations or the like.

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