2018-03-06 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                      6 MARCH 2018




                                                                                            Properties
 General Rate Category           Properties   Rateable Valuation         Amount
                                                                                           on Minimum

 26 – Shopping centre - gross
 floor area between 1,000 &               4            $5,926,952              $23,844               -
 2,500m2
 27 – Strata Units Not PPR            5,611          $930,834,867            $4,488,144          3,610
 28 – Strata Units PPR                1,912          $266,808,641            $1,196,870          1,287
 29 – Extractive Industries
                                          1              $335,000               $1,733               -
 Quarries
 Total                               30,391         $8,039,703,596       $23,994,360            21,116



2.     Rate Concessions

Details of the Council pensioner concessions granted on the July Levy are set out below.

                                     Maximum Rebate
 Pension Concession Type                                       Properties                 Amount
                                        (1/2 year)
 Maximum/Sole Owner                      $115.00                     1,249                $143,635
 Maximum/Joint Owners                     $90.00                     1,249                $107,212
 Not Maximum/Sole Owner                   $57.50                      740                  $42,550
 Not Maximum/Joint Owners                 $32.50                     1,055                 $33,232
 Total                                                               4,293                $326,629

In addition to the pensioner concessions, Council allowed general rate concessions on 52
properties totalling $74k.

Details of the pensioner concessions funded by the State Government are as follows:

State Government Rebates             # Properties           Amount

General Rates & Charges                   4,418            $436,029
State Emergency Management Levy           4,418             $73,564

3.     Payment Preferences and Arrangements to Pay

BPay continues to be the most popular payment options by far, accounting for 61% of all funds
received, followed by over the counter payments (including cheques mailed into Council) at 11%.
Payments at Australia Post offices account for a further 8%, with automated phone payments,
online payments and direct debit accounting for just under 7% each.

There are currently 455 properties with an arrangement to pay their current rates in accordance
with section 2.5.2 of the Revenue Statement, representing $319,845 of outstanding rates and
charges.

Previous Council Consideration

Nil.




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