2014-01-13 Item 6.3 Appendices 1-5

3          Proposed de-amalgamation arrangement
The proposed de-amalgamation arrangement involves separating the former Noosa Shire
Council from the existing Sunshine Coast Regional Council. QTC has received information
from the Proponent Council and Existing Council in relation to the cost of de-amalgamation,
and the initial financial position of each entity, which is analysed below.


3.1        Proposed de-amalgamation profile
Table 8 shows selected demographics of the Existing Council, together with the proposed
composition of the Remaining Council and the Proponent Council.

TABLE 8 – PROPOSED DE-AMALGAMATION PROFILE
                                                                      Proposed split
                                         Existing
                                         Council       Remaining        Proponent
                                                                                          Total
                                                         Council           Council
                            2
Area covered by region (km )               3,126              2,257           869        3,126
Population in region #                  316,858          255,139           61,719      316,858
No. of rateable properties in region    152,532          122,821           29,711      152,532
No. of voters in region                 211,195          176,619           34,576      211,195
Councillors                                   13                11               7         20
Number of staff (transferring)             1,939              1,532           407        1,939

# Census 2011 data


The proposed de-amalgamation profile is based on the boundaries of the former Noosa Shire
Council, which largely correlates with Divisions 11 and 12 of the current SCRC.


3.2        Proposed de-amalgamation and incremental annual recurring
           costs
Outlined below is QTC’s estimate of the cost of de-amalgamation to the Proponent Council
and some discussion on where this estimate differs from that of the Proponent Council and
Existing Council.

3.2.1 One-off costs of de-amalgamation proposal

Table 9 shows the one-off and incremental property, plant and equipment recurring costs
associated with the de-amalgamation proposal.




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