2019-07-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                                                                    15 JULY 2019

Figure 2: Operating Revenue Position by Type (Excluding Rates)

$12.0
                                                          Full Year Budget ($m)
                                                          Full Year Actual ($m)
$10.0

 $8.0

 $6.0

 $4.0

 $2.0

 $0.0




                                                                          Other
            Charges




                                                              Income




                                                                                      Grants
                                               Goods &
                         Dividend




                                               Services
                                               Sales of




                                                               Rental
                                    Interest
            Fees &




                          & Tax




Operating Expenditure (Annual Benchmark 100%)
Actual operating expenditure is currently 97% ($91.0 million) of full year budget ($93.7 million).
Total actual operating expenditure will increase once expenditure accruals are finalised as part of
end of financial year processing. Detailed commentary for each expenditure category is provided
below.

 Category             Summary                             Comments
 Employee             $31.7 million (99%) of the             Under expenditure for permanent staff salaries and
 Costs                annual budget of $32.1                  wages ($2.7 million) partially offset by casual staff,
                      million has been expended               external labour hire ($1.0 million), sick / other leave
                                                              ($707), allowances, overtime and penalty rates
                                                              ($255k)
                                                             Staff training underspend of $14k (96% or $316k of
                                                              $329k budget spent)
 Materials and        $38.2 million (90%) of the             Expenditure of constrained levy funds $1.8 million
 Services             $42.3 million annual budget             below budget (Tourism and Economic, Noosa
                      has been expended                       Waters, Noosa Junction, Hastings Street, Hasting
                                                              Street, Main Beach, Environment as well as
                                                              Sustainable Transport levies).
                                                             Waste management contract services $501k below
                                                              annual budget (94% or $7.7 million of $8.1 million
                                                              budget spent) – waste collection and landfill
                                                              operations.
                                                             Works Operations sealed and gravel roads
                                                              maintenance $237k below annual budget (87% or
                                                              $1.5 million of $1.7 million budget spent)
                                                             Parks and Gardens arborist costs $96k below
                                                              annual budget (90% or $850k of $946k budget
                                                              spent)
                                                             ICT $385k below annual budget (88% or $2.8
                                                              million of $3.2 million budget spent) – relating to
                                                              savings in software licences, telecommunications
                                                              charges and equipment leases
                                                             Maintenance of Council leased properties $292k
                                                              below annual budget (86% or $1.8 million of $2.1



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