2018-06-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   12 JUNE 2018


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SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                    12 JUNE 2018

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               | ¢ ¥yq    NOOSA                                                        Council Policy
               me     i  Reeves                                   HERITAGE LEVY POLICY

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              Corporate Plan Reference:                | Looking after community assets
      |       Endorsed by Council:                     | <tnsert Date-of Gouncit Meeting=21 June 2018         |
      |       Policy Author:                           | Manager, Libraries & Galleries-Manager               |

           POLICY PURPOSE

           The purpose of the Heritage Levy (“the Levy’) is to raise funds to preserve and promote the history and
      |    culturalheritage of Noosa Shire. This policy outlines the heritage and administrative principles that will
           provide direction for the allocation of Heritage Levy funds by Council.
           The head of power for the Levy comes from Section 94 of the Local Government Act 2009 that gives
           Council the ability to impose a separate charge on all rateable land in the shire. In doing so, Council
           can only use funds raised via a separate charge for the specific purpose identified in the Revenue
           Statement adopted each year as part of Council’s annual budget process. In that context, this policy
           provides guidance and further details about how the Council will manage the Levy and its
           implementation.
           Key aims of the Levy are to:
               e  preserve and protect the tangible and intangible history and cultural heritage of the Shire,
                  including Indigenous heritage;
               e  implement heritage programs and projects across the Shire;
               e  identify, document, and record the history and cultural heritage of the Shire including our
                  ladigenous-heritage-its oral history, social history, built heritage, natural heritage, landscape
                  heritage, and historical collections;
      |        e  increase community awareness of; and access tothe-Shire's Noosa’s heritage;
               e  establish and foster partnerships that have the capacity to enhance the preservation of heritage
                  facilities and resources; and
               ¢  promote heritage values and strategies across the Shire.
           POLICY SCOPE

           This policy guidesapplies to all programs, activities or incentives that are eligib!ete-bedirectly or
           indirectly funded or supported, wholly or partly, by the Levy. Council will review the amount of the Levy
           each year as part of the preparation of the annual budget and adoption of the annual revenue
      |    statement. The Levy will-beis_ supported by a Heritage Levy Guideline* to guide staff in operational
           matters relating to the implementation of the Heritage Levy Policy.
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