2017-04-18 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   18 APRIL 2017




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Budget Review 3 - 2016/17
 Summary  of Submissions Received                                                                     $16,214,421       $6,518,754          ($3,715)       $16,210,707
  to Tee      fete Te)                ler Ber Pewee ee eile)                       Cost Centre/  |2016/17 Current  |2016/17 Actuals |Proposed        Pars             tory]        Revenue/        Funding Source      bere Bare)                  Council Contact    Details
                                                                                    Project      Budget                                   rag        Lee oek           Operating   |Expense                           bere Tema Tend
                                                                                     Witt                                                             Rae  ee ner
 PIOO6         Planning & Environment Environmental Services                           2300              $232,286          $129,965          $24,000          $256,286 Operating   Expense        Rates                                         Kerri Coyle           Extension of flying fox officer's position to 30 June
 P1007         Civil Operations       Ringtial Quarry                                 2018                $49,250           $10,665         $33,000            $82,250 Operating   Expense        Rates                                         Cameron Sheilds       The Volvo loader at the quarry has developed some significant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      mechanical issues and has been withdrawn from service. As a result
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      a machine has been hired at a cost of $8250/month from March
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      through to June (4 months)
 Pi007         Civil Operations       Works Operations                                2704             $1,228,505       ~-($795,627)      -($14,323)        $1,214,182 Operating   Expense        Offset                                        Cameron Sheilds       The Volvo loader at the quarry has developed some significant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      mechanical issues and has been withdrawn from service reducing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the internal plant charge.
 P1007         Civil Operations       Fleet Plant and Workshop Operations              1507          ~($2,407,970)    -($1,564,447)          $14,323      ($2,393,647) Operating   Revenue        Offset                                        Cameron Sheilds       The Volvo loader at the quarry has developed some significant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      mechanical issues and has been withdrawn from service reducing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      the internal plant charge.
 P1008         Civil Operations       Arborist Services                                2303             $566,527           $520,865        $233,473           $800,000 Operating   Expense        Offset                                        Sara Cooke            Budgeting shortfall identified in BR2 but only partially funded with the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      view to a further review at BR3. Costs of managing tree related
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      works are now projected at $800,000 which is comparable to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      expenditure in the previous financial year which was $783,132.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Additional costs are also currently being incurred as Council has to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      engage consultant arborists to carry out tree inspections due to staff
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      resignation.
 Pi008         Civil Operations       Roads Landscaping & Mowing                       2302             $634,819           $55,231       ~($340,000)          $294,819 Operating   Expense        Offset                                        Sara Cooke            Reallocation of $100,000 to Materials - Landscaping as all of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      original budget was assigned to Contract Services - Landscaping
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and $200,000 reallocation to Arborist Services to address under
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      budgeting in that area. The revised budget is sufficent to cover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      expected cost in Roads Landscaping.
P1008          Civil Operations       Roads Landscaping & Mowing                       2302                    $0          $42,928          $140,000          $140,000 Operating   Expense        Offset                                        Sara Cooke            Addresses original budgeting error between Contract Services -
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Landscaping and Materials - Landscaping. Funding is required for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ‘supply of mulch and plants for garden beds.
P1008          Civil Operations       Roads Landscaping & Mowing                     2302                $179,028          $36,347        -($33,473)          $145,555 Operating   Expense        Offset                                        Sara Cooke            Reduction in mowing cost due to dry weather, savings to be
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      reallocated to Arborist Services.
 os029         Financial Services    Drainage                                         2005                    $0           $127,577         $130,000          $130,000 Operating   Expense         General Rates                                Wayne Jensen          Recognition of book loss on write of of stormwater drainage assets
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      replaced inside useful life

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