Ordinary Meeting Notice and Agenda   An Ordinary Meeting of the Bega Valley Shire Council will be held at Council Chambers, Biamanga Room Bega Valley Commemorative Civic Centre Bega on Wednesday, 17 July 2019 commencing at 2.00 pm to consider and resolve on the matters set out in the attached Agenda.       To: Cr Kristy McBain, Mayor Cr Mitchell Nadin, Deputy Mayor Cr Tony Allen Cr Robyn Bain Cr Jo Dodds Cr Russell Fitzpatrick Cr Cathy Griff Cr Sharon Tapscott Cr Liz Seckold Copy: General Manager, Ms Leanne Barnes Director, Assets and Operations, Mr Anthony McMahon Director,  Community, Environment and Planning, Dr Alice Howe Director, Business and Governance, Mr Graham Stubbs Executive Manager People and Governance, Ms Nina Churchward Coordinator Communications and Events Minute Secretary

 

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The recording will be archived and made available on Council’s website www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au. All care is taken to maintain your privacy; however as a visitor of the public gallery, your presence may be recorded.

Publishing of Agendas And Minutes

The Agendas for Council Meetings and Council Reports for each meeting will be available to the public on Council’s website as close as possible to 5.00 pm on the Thursday prior to each Ordinary Meeting.  A hard copy is also made available at the Bega Administration Building reception desk and on the day of the meeting, in the Council Chambers.

The Minutes of Council Meetings are available on Council's Website as close as possible to 5.00 pm on the Monday after the Meeting.

1.      Please be aware that the recommendations in the Council Meeting Agenda are recommendations to the Council for consideration.  They are not the resolutions (decisions) of Council.

2.      Background for reports is provided by staff to the General Manager for  presentation to Council.

3.      The Council may adopt these recommendations, amend the recommendations, determine a completely different course of action, or it may decline to pursue any course of action.

4.      The decision of the Council becomes the resolution of the Council, and is recorded in the Minutes of that meeting.

5.      The Minutes of each Council meeting are published in draft format, and are confirmed by Councillors, with amendments  if necessary, at the next available Council Meeting.

If you require any further information or clarification regarding a report to Counci, please contact Council’s Executive Assistant who can provide you with the appropriate contact details

Phone (6499 2104) or email execassist@begavalley.nsw.gov.au.

 

A guiding checklist for Councillors, officers and community committees

Ethical decision making

·      Is the decision or conduct legal?

·      Is it consistent with Government policy, Council’s objectives and Code of Conduct?

·      What will the outcome be for you, your colleagues, the Council, anyone else?

·      Does it raise a conflict of interest?

·      Do you stand to gain personally at public expense?

·      Can the decision be justified in terms of public interest?

·      Would it withstand public scrutiny?

Conflict of interest

A conflict of interest is a clash between private interest and public duty. There are two types of conflict:

·        Pecuniary – regulated by the Local Government Act 1993 and Office of Local Government

·        Non-pecuniary – regulated by Codes of Conduct and policy. ICAC, Ombudsman, Office of Local Government (advice only).  If declaring a Non-Pecuniary Conflict of Interest, Councillors can choose to either disclose and vote, disclose and not vote or leave the Chamber.

The test for conflict of interest

·        Is it likely I could be influenced by personal interest in carrying out my public duty?

·        Would a fair and reasonable person believe I could be so influenced?

·        Conflict of interest is closely tied to the layperson’s definition of ‘corruption’ – using public office for private gain.

·        Important to consider public perceptions of whether you have a conflict of interest.

Identifying problems

1st      Do I have private interests affected by a matter I am officially involved in?

2nd     Is my official role one of influence or perceived influence over the matter?

3rd      Do my private interests conflict with my official role?

Local Government Act 1993 and Model Code of Conduct

For more detailed definitions refer to Sections 442, 448 and 459 or the Local Government Act 1993 and Bega Valley Shire Council (and Model) Code of Conduct, Part 4 – conflictions of interest.

Agency advice       

Whilst seeking advice is generally useful, the ultimate decision rests with the person concerned.Officers of the following agencies are available during office hours to discuss the obligations placed on Councillors, officers and community committee members by various pieces of legislation, regulation and codes.

Contact	Phone	Email	Website
Bega Valley Shire Council	(02) 6499 2222	council@begavalley.nsw.gov.au	www.begavalley.nsw.gov.au
ICAC	8281 5999 Toll Free 1800 463 909	icac@icac.nsw.gov.au	www.icac.nsw.gov.au
Office of Local Government	(02) 4428 4100	olg@olg.nsw.gov.au	http://www.olg.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Ombudsman	(02) 8286 1000 Toll Free 1800 451 524	nswombo@ombo.nsw.gov.au	www.ombo.nsw.gov.au

 

Disclosure of pecuniary interests / non-pecuniary interests

Under the provisions of Section 451(1) of the Local Government Act 1993 (pecuniary interests) and Part 4 of the Model Code of Conduct prescribed by the Local Government (Discipline) Regulation (conflict of interests) it is necessary for you to disclose the nature of the interest when making a disclosure of a pecuniary interest or a non-pecuniary conflict of interest at a meeting. 

The following form should be completed and handed to the General Manager as soon as practible once the interest is identified.  Declarations are made at Item 3 of the Agenda: Declarations -  Pecuniary, Non-Pecuniary and Political Donation Disclosures, and prior to each Item being discussed:

Council meeting held on __________(day) / ___________(month) /____________(year)

Item no & subject
Pecuniary Interest	In my opinion, my interest is pecuniary and I am therefore required to take the action specified in section 451(2) of the Local Government Act 1993 and or any other action required by the Chief Executive Officer.
Significant Non-pecuniary conflict of interest	– In my opinion, my interest is non-pecuniary but significant. I am unable to remove the source of conflict. I am therefore required to treat the interest as if it were pecuniary and take the action specified in section 451(2) of the Local Government Act 1993.
Non-pecuniary conflict of interest	In my opinion, my interest is non-pecuniary and less than significant. I therefore make this declaration as I am required to do pursuant to clause 5.11 of Council’s Code of Conduct. However, I intend to continue to be involved with the matter.
Nature of interest	Be specific and include information such as : ·        The names of any person or organization with which you have a relationship ·        The nature of your relationship with the person or organization ·        The reason(s) why you consider the situation may (or may be perceived to) give rise to a conflict between your personal interests and your public duty as a Councillor.
If Pecuniary	Leave chamber
If Non-pecuniary  (tick one)	Disclose & vote        Disclose & not vote          Leave chamber
Reason for action proposed	Clause 5.11 of Council’s Code of Conduct provides that if you determine that a non-pecuniary conflict of interest is less than significant and does not require further action, you must provide an explanation of why you  consider that conflict does not require further action in the circumstances
Print Name	I disclose the above interest and acknowledge that I will take appropriate action as I have indicated above.
Signed

NB:  Please complete a separate form for each Item on the Council Agenda on which you are declaring an interest.

Council

17 July 2019

 

Agenda

Statement of Commencement of Live Streaming

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners of Bega Valley Shire

1       Apologies and requests for leave of absence

Recommendation

That the leave of absence from 30 June 2019 to 18 August 2019 requested by Cr Dodds be accepted.

2       Confirmation Of Minutes

Recommendation

That the Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting held on 26 June 2019 as circulated, be taken as read and confirmed.

3       Declarations

Pecuniary, Non-Pecuniary and Political Donation Disclosures to be declared and tabled.  Declarations also to be prior to discussion on each item.

4       Public Forum – report by Mayor of deputations heard prior to          the meeting

 

5       Petitions

 

6       Mayoral Minutes

 

7       Urgent Business

 

8       Staff Reports – Planning and Environment

Nil Reports

9       Staff Reports – Community, Culture and Leisure

Nil Reports

10     Staff Reports –Economic Development and Business Growth

Nil Reports

11     Staff Reports – Infrastructure Waste and Water

Nil Reports

12     Staff Reports – Governance and Strategy

Nil Reports

13     Staff Reports – Finance

13.1             Making of the Rates and Charges for 2019 - 2020............................................. 8

 

14     Councillor Reports

 

15     Rescission/alteration Motions

 

16     Notices of Motion

 

17     Questions with Notice

 

18     Confidential Business 

 

Representations by members of the public regarding closure of part of meeting

Adjournment Into Closed Session, exclusion of the media and public............... 22

             

Statement of Cessation of Live Streaming for the period of the Closed Session.

Statement of Re-Commencement of Live Streaming

19   Noting of Resolutions from Closed Session

20   Declassification of reports considered previously in Closed Session  

 

Council

17 July 2019

 

Staff Reports –  Finance

 

17 July 2019

 

13.1            Making of the Rates and Charges for 2019 - 2020..................................... 8

Council 17 July 2019

Item 13.1

 

13.1. Making of the Rates and Charges for 2019 - 2020     

 

The Draft Revised Bega Valley Shire Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 including the annual rates and charges for the 2019-2020 financial year have been publicly exhibited in accordance with the legislative requirements of the Local Government Act 1993 and are recommended for adoption. Further exhibition was undertaken on Sewer Service Charges following discovery of anomalies in the original data exhibited.

 

Director Business and Governance  

 

 

Officers Recommendation That the Revenue Policy be adopted in the Draft Operational Plan 2019/20. That the following rates and charges be applied in accordance with Sections 534 and 535 of the Local Government Act 1993,   1. General Rates: •     to make a Base rate of $506.00 on each rateable parcel of land and an ad-valorem rate of 0.0040763 cents in the dollar on the rateable land value for all properties categorised as “residential” in accordance with Section 516 of the Local Government Act 1993 (the LG Act) and; •     to make a Base rate of $506.00 on each rateable parcel of land and an ad-valorem rate of 0.0040763 cents in the dollar on the rateable land value for all properties categorised as “farmland” in accordance with Section 515 of the LG Act and; •     to make a Base rate of $506.00 on each rateable parcel of land and an ad-valorem rate of 0.007213 cents in the dollar on the rateable land value for all properties categorised as “business” in accordance with Section 518 of the LG Act and; •     to make a Base rate of $506.00 on each rateable parcel of land and an ad-valorem rate of 0.007213 cents in the dollar on the rateable land value for all properties categorised as “mining” in accordance with Section 517 of the LG Act and; 2. Stormwater Charge: •     to make a stormwater charge of $25.00 per annum per single residential dwelling that benefits from Council’s stormwater system whether built or natural in accordance with Section 496A of the LG Act and; •     to make a make a stormwater charge of $12.50 per annum per residential strata dwelling that benefits from Council’s stormwater system whether built or natural in accordance with Section 496A of the LG Act and; •     to make a stormwater charge of $25.00 per annum per developed commercial property up to 1,200 square metres that benefits from Council’s stormwater system whether built or natural in accordance with Section 496A of the LG Act and; •     to make a stormwater charge of $100.00 per annum per developed commercial property in excess of 1,200 square metres but not exceeding 3,000 square metres that benefits from Council’s stormwater system whether built or natural in accordance with Section 496A of the LG Act and; •     to make a stormwater charge of $200.00 per annum per developed commercial property in excess of 3,000 square metres that benefits from Council’s stormwater system whether built or natural in accordance with Section 496A of the LG Act and; •     to make a minimum stormwater charge of $5.00 per annum per developed commercial strata property that benefits from Council’s stormwater system whether built or natural in accordance with Section 496A of the LG Act. 3. Waste and Recycling Collection Charge: •     in accordance with Section 496 and 501 of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended that Council makes waste management charges for 2019-2020: Function Note Code Description (All charges S496 unless noted) Mandatory Amount Information Waste Management Section 501 Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Waste Management Residential $258.87 Mandatory charge per residential, non-rural, assessment excl Vacant Land Rural Rural Waste Management Rural $121.65 Mandatory charge per rural assessment excl vacant land and no other s501 charges are levied Commercial Commercial Waste Management Commercial $277.63 Mandatory charge per Commercial, non-rural, assessment excl Vacant Land As noted Waste Service Availability Charge As Noted $86.78 Mandatory charge per assessment for land where waste collection service is available and no other s501 charges are levied Landfill Weekly Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Landfill 140L Weekly   $161.68 Weekly landfill bin collection services are only available subject to assessment of medical need. Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Landfill 240L Weekly   $218.12 Weekly landfill bin collection services are only available subject to assessment of medical need. Rural Rural Landfill 80L Weekly   $162.69   Rural Rural Landfill 140L Weekly Rural $211.07 Mandatory Minimum Rural Rural Rural Landfill 140L Weekly (Bin Bank) Bin Bank $211.07 Mandatory Minimum Bin Bank Rural Rural Landfill 240L Weekly   $267.52   Commercial Commercial Landfill 240L Weekly Commercial $218.12 Mandatory Minimum Commercial Commercial Commercial Landfill 660L Weekly   POA   Fortnightly Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Landfill 80L Fortnightly Residential $64.32 Mandatory Minimum Residential Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Landfill 140L Fortnightly   $88.52   Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Landfill 240L Fortnightly   $116.74   Recycling Weekly Commercial Commercial Recycling 240L Weekly Commercial $96.83 Mandatory Minimum Commercial Commercial Commercial Recycling 360L Weekly   $120.65   Commercial Commercial Recycling 660L Weekly   POA   Fortnightly Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Recycling 80L Fortnightly   $42.00   Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Recycling 240L Fortnightly Residential $48.41 Mandatory Minimum Residential Residential or MUD Residential or MUD Recycling 360L Fortnightly   $66.47   Rural Rural Recycling 240L Fortnightly Rural $94.67 Mandatory Minimum Rural Rural Rural Recycling 240L Fortnightly (Bin Bank) Bin Bank $94.67 Mandatory Minimum Bin Bank Rural Rural Recycling 360L Fortnightly - $112.73   Food Organics, Garden Organics Weekly Residential or MUD Residential or MUD FOGO 80L Weekly   $85.00   Residential or MUD Residential or MUD FOGO 240L Weekly Residential $90.65 Mandatory Minimum Residential Rural Rural FOGO 240L Weekly   $108.36 Rural compost service is optional and only supplied where available (on existing pickup collection) Commercial Commercial FOGO 140L Weekly   $74.63   Commercial Commercial FOGO 240L Weekly   $88.27     4.Water supply services: •     Make an Annual Charge for Water Usage and Water Availability, in accordance with Section 501 and Section 502, comprising a Water Usage Charge of $3.02 per kilolitre for all water supplied by Council within or outside of its area based on water meter size: Particulars Volume factor Access charge Charge per Kl 20mm Water Connection 1 $239.50 $3.02 25mm Water Connection 1.56 $373.60 $3.02 32mm Water Connection 2.56 $613.10 $3.02 40mm Water Connection 4 $957.90 $3.02 50mm Water Connection 6.25 $1,496.80 $3.02 65mm Water Connection 10.56 $2,529.00 $3.02 80mm Water Connection 16 $3,831.80 $3.02 100mm Water Connection 25 $5,987.10 $3.02 150mm Water Connection 56.25 $13,471.00 $3.02 200mm Water Connection 100 $23,948.50 $3.02 Strata Title Units (per unit) 1 $239.50 $3.02 Unconnected properties which are able to connect (i.e. vacant land) 1 $239.50 $3.02   •     To make an Access Charge of $239.50 for all properties that are unconnected and able to be connected to the water supply of Bega Valley Shire Council. •     That subject to annual certification by a medical practitioner Council provide a four monthly allowance of seventy (70) kilolitres per patient in the case of all registered patients using home dialysis machines or other certified medical treatments free of charge, beyond this allowance all water usage is to be charged at the rate $3.02 per kilolitre. 5. Sewerage local fund: Pursuant to Section 501 of the LG Act Council hereby resolves: •     to make a flat sewerage service charge of $1,214.40 for all residential and farmland properties except as outlined below, connected to the Council's sewerage service network and categorised as residential or farmland in accordance with Sections 515 and 516 of the LG Act; •     to make a flat sewerage service charge of $1,214.40 for each residential strata lot connected to the Council's sewerage service network and categorised as residential in accordance with Section 516 of the LG Act and; •     to make a flat sewerage service charge of $1,214.40 for each residential dwelling on a multi-dwelling lot connected to the Council's sewerage service network categorised as residential in accordance with Section 516 of the LG Act and; •     to make a flat sewerage service charge $607.20 for all properties categorised as residential or farmland in accordance with Sections 515 and 516 of the LG Act that are not connected and able to connect to the Council's sewerage service network and; •     to make a sewer usage charge for all properties categorised as business and mining in accordance with Sections 517 and 518 of the LG Act, calculated on the total water usage (by measure) multiplied by the sewerage discharge factor (according to the following schedule) multiplied $4.50 per kilolitre and; •     to make a sewer access charge for all properties (including strata and non-strata developments) categorised as business and mining in accordance with Sections 517 and 518 of the LG Act, calculated on the combination of a flat charge of $1,214.40 multiplied by the volume factor as noted in the table below, multiplied by the discharge factor as noted in the table below and; •     to make a flat sewerage service charge $607.20 for all properties categorised as business or mining in accordance with Sections 517 and 518 of the LG Act that are not connected and able to connect to the Council's sewerage service network and; •     Council notes that the discharge bands have been determined by the NSW Office of Water in its Best Practice Guidelines. The following table outlines these discharge factors and will be applied to the sewer usage charge and sewer availability charge. Council reserves the right to apply any discharge factor between 0%-100% with consultation with a business owner if necessary to accurately reflect an individual business. Discharger BVSC proposed B and B 75 Bakery 95 Boarding House or Hostel 90 Butcher 95 Café/Bistro/Cakes/Patisserie 95 Car Detailing 95 Car Wash - hand wash only 75 Car Wash (robo, clean and go, gerni type) 95 Caravan Park 75 Charcoal Chicken 95 Chicken/Poultry Shop 95 Churches 95 Club (e.g. bowling, golf, racing) 50 Club (e.g. RSL, Surf Club) 95 Commercial Swimming Pool 85 Community Properties (halls) 95 Community Properties (reserves, sporting facilities, etc.) 51 Concrete Batching Plant 10 Craft/Stonemason 95 Day Care Centre’s / Pre-schools 95 Delicatessen, mixed business 95 Dental Surgery 95 Depot (bus, courier, truck, taxi, fuel) 95 Factory/Industry/Warehouse 95 Food Processing 90 Fresh Fish Shop 95 Funeral parlour 95 General Retail / Services 95 Government Department 95 Hairdresser / Beauty Salon 95 Hospital 95 Hotel 100 Joinery 95 Laundry 95 Marina 90 Mechanical Workshop 95 Mechanical Workshop w/ Car Yard 85 Medical Practice (incl. physio, herbal medicine, etc.) 95 Motel 90 Multi-premise Commercial (strata plan, dual occupancy) 95 Nursery 70 Nursing Home 90 Office Building 95 Optical Service 95 Panel Beating/Spray Painting 95 Printer 95 Radiator Repairer 90 Restaurant (including cafes, canteens, bistros) 95 Schools (Primary) 95 Schools (Secondary) 95 Schools (TAFE, University, etc.) 95 Seafood Processing 90 Self-Storage 90 Service Station 90 Shopping Centre 85 Supermarket 95 Take Away Food 95 Veterinary Practice, Kennels or Animal wash 80 Wreckers 90   Volume Factor – Sewer           VOLUME FACTORS Meter size Factor Availability charge per year 20mm 1.00 $1,214.40 25mm 1.56 $1,894.46 32mm 2.56 $3,108.86 40mm 4.00 $4,757.60 50mm 6.25 $7,590.00 65mm 10.56 $12,824.06 80mm 16.00 $19,430.40 100mm 25.00 $30,360.00 150mm 56.25 $68,310.00 200mm 100.00 $121,440.00   Liquid Trade Waste Pursuant to Section 501 of the LG Act Council hereby resolves: •     To make a Liquid Trade Waste usage charge of one dollar ($1.35) per kilolitre of water consumption multiplied by the discharge factors as tabled below. Band LTW Discharge factor 1 0% 2 0% 3 10% 4 20% 5 30% 6 50% 7 60% 8 80% 9 90% 2S N/A   6. High Consumption Charge: Pursuant to Section 64 of the LG Act Council hereby resolves: •     to make a high consumption charge (non-residential) that applies to eligible non-residential properties. Eligible non-residential properties have an option of maintaining their existing Equivalent Tenement (ET) entitlement and paying the High Consumption Charges in lieu of paying Section 64 Developer Contributions. The non-residential High Consumption Charge is calculated annually by amortizing the Section 64 Developer Charges for water and sewer (presently $8,917 and $12,483 per ET respectively) over 30 years with a discount rate equal to the 30 year Treasury bond rate (currently 3% variable) and then divided by 205kL/y for water and 190kL/y for sewer. The figure of 205kL/y is the average annual water consumption per household (1 ET), and the 190kL/y is the average annual contribution to the sewerage system per household (1 ET). High Consumption Charges non-residential 2019/2020 ($/kL) High Consumption (water) Charge $2.18 High Consumption (sewer) Charge $3.29   7. Pension Claim: In accordance with Section 575 of the LG Act, Council acknowledges that it must apply the following Pension concession’s to eligible properties, being owned and used as principle places of residence by eligible pension holders. General Rates and Domestic Waste Services: $250.00 Water Supply Fund: $87.50 Sewerage Supply Fund: $87.50 8. Interest on Overdue Rates and Charges: Council hereby resolves that in accordance with the provisions of Section 566(3) of the LG Act the interest rate to apply to all outstanding rates and charges for the period 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020 be calculated at 7.5% per annum being the maximum interest rate allowable under the provisions of the LG Act.

 

Executive Summary

Council has been provided with all written submissions that were made concerning the Operational Plan 2019-2020 including the Revenue Policy 2019-2020. Copies of all submissions and a detailed summary of submissions and comments were included in the Council meeting of 26 June 2019.

Following the discovery of an anomaly in the Sewer Service charges, this portion of the revenue policy was placed on public exhibition for 28 days closing on 12 July 2019 in accordance with Sections 404 and 405 of the Local Government Act 1993. 

The Operational Plan 2019-2020 included Council’s annual Statement of Revenue Policy for 2019-2020 which includes details of proposed rates and charges for that financial year.

Background

At its meeting on 10 April 2019, Council resolved to place the Draft Revised Bega Valley Shire Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 on public exhibition for 28 days covering the period 11 April to 9 May 2019 in accordance with Sections 404 and 405 of the Local Government Act 1993. 

The Draft Revised Bega Valley Shire Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 included Council’s annual Statement of Revenue Policy for 2019-2020 which includes details of proposed rates and charges for that financial year.

Revenue Policy 2019 - 2020

In conjunction with the adoption of the Operational Plan for the 2019-2020 financial year, Council is required to ‘make’ the Rates and Charges proposed in the Statement of Revenue Policy.  The Statement of Revenue Policy contains estimates of income and expenditure, rates, and proposed fees and charges, pricing methodology and borrowings for the 2019-2020 financial year.

During the exhibition period a number of minor wording and numerical errors were detected in the exhibited Revenue Policy. These have been corrected. 

Rates

The annual Ordinary Rates are per the Local Government Cost Index of 2.7%.

·    In accordance with Sections 493, 494 and 537 of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended Council makes the following ordinary rates for 2019-2020:

Interest Charges on Overdue Rates and Charges

The NSW Office of Local Government issued a Circular to Councils No 19-05 on 24 April 2019. The Circular determined, in accordance with section 566 of the Local Government Act 1993, the maximum rate of interest payable on overdue rates and charges for the 2019-2020 rating year will be 7.5%.

·    In accordance with the determination, it is recommended Council adopts the maximum interest allowed as 7.5%.

Waste Charges

In accordance with Section 496 and 501 of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended Council makes the following waste management charges for 2019-2020:

 

Function	Note	Code	Description (All charges S496 unless noted)	Mandatroy	Amount	Information
Waste Management	Section 501	Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Waste Management	Residential	$258.87	Mandatory charge per residential, non-rural, assessment excl Vacant Land
		Rural	Rural Waste Management	Rural	$121.65	Mandatory charge per rural assessment excl vacant land and no other s501 charges are levied
		Commercial	Commercial Waste Management	Commercial	$277.63	Mandatory charge per Commercial, non-rural, assessment excl Vacant Land
		As noted	Waste Service Availability Charge	As Noted	$86.78	Mandatory charge per assessment for land where waste collection service is available and no other s501 charges are levied
Landfill	Weekly	Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Landfill 140L Weekly		$161.68	Weekly landfill bin collection services are only available subject to assessment of medical need.
		Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Landfill 240L Weekly		$218.12	Weekly landfill bin collection services are only available subject to assessment of medical need.
		Rural	Rural Landfill 80L Weekly		$162.69
		Rural	Rural Landfill 140L Weekly	Rural	$211.07	Mandatory Minimum Rural
		Rural	Rural Landfill 140L Weekly (Bin Bank)	Bin Bank	$211.07	Mandatory Minimum Bin Bank
		Rural	Rural Landfill 240L Weekly		$267.52
		Commercial	Commercial Landfill 240L Weekly	Commercial	$218.12	Mandatory Minimum Commercial
		Commercial	Commercial Landfill 660L Weekly		POA
	Fortnightly	Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Landfill 80L Fortnightly	Residential	$64.32	Mandatory Minimum Residential
		Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Landfill 140L Fortnightly		$88.52
		Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Landfill 240L Fortnightly		$116.74
Recycling	Weekly	Commercial	Commercial Recycling 240L Weekly	Commercial	$96.83	Mandatory Minimum Commercial
		Commercial	Commercial Recycling 360L Weekly		$120.65
		Commercial	Commercial Recycling 660L Weekly		POA
	Fortnightly	Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Recycling 80L Fortnightly		$42.00
		Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Recycling 240L Fortnightly	Residential	$48.41	Mandatory Minimum Residential
		Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD Recycling 360L Fortnightly		$66.47
		Rural	Rural Recycling 240L Fortnightly	Rural	$94.67	Mandatory Minimum Rural
		Rural	Rural Recycling 240L Fortnightly (Bin Bank)	Bin Bank	$94.67	Mandatory Minimum Bin Bank
		Rural	Rural Recycling 360L Fortnightly	-	$112.73
Food Organics, Garden Organics	Weekly	Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD FOGO 80L Weekly		$85.00
		Residential or MUD	Residential or MUD FOGO 240L Weekly	Residential	$90.65	Mandatory Minimum Residential
		Rural	Rural FOGO 240L Weekly		$108.36	Rural compost service is optional and only supplied where available (on existing pickup collection)
		Commercial	Commercial FOGO 140L Weekly		$74.63
		Commercial	Commercial FOGO 240L Weekly		$88.27

*Mandatory charge per rateable premises excluding vacant land.

Stormwater Charges

In accordance with Section 496A of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended Council makes the following stormwater management charges for 2019-2020:

· Annual stormwater charge for each dwelling, residential or commercial strata and commercial property that benefits from Council’s stormwater system whether built or natural as set out in the following schedule:

Water Charges

In accordance with Section 552, 501 and 502 of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended Council makes the following water charges for 2019-2020:

o  Water Consumption charge at $3.02 per kilolitre for all water supplied by Council within or outside of its area

o  Annual access charge for each connection to Council's water supply determined according to the size of the connection as set out in the following schedule:

 

· Subject to annual certification by a medical practitioner, Council will provide a four-monthly allowance of 70 kilolitres per patient in the case of registered patients using home dialysis machines or other certified medical treatments free of charge, beyond this, all water usage is to be charged at the rate $3.02 per kilolitre.

Onsite Sewer Management Charges

In accordance with Sections 501 and 608 of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended Council makes the following onsite sewerage management charges for 2019-2020

 

Sewerage Charges

Residential charges

In accordance with Section 552, 501 and 502 of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended Council makes the following sewerage charges for 2019-2020:

 

Non-residential charges

·    In accordance with Section 552, 501 and 502 of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended Council makes the following sewerage charges for 2019-2020:

O Sewerage usage charge at $4.50 per kilolitre for total water usage multiplied by the applicable sewerage discharge factor as detailed in the Draft Revenue Policy 2019-2020.

o Annual access charge for each connection to Council's sewerage system determined according to the size of the connection as set out in the following schedule:

 

Liquid Trade Waste Charges

· In accordance with Section 552, 501 and 502 of the Local Government Act 1993, it is recommended Council makes the following liquid trade waste charges for 2019-2020:

· Liquid trade waste usage charge at $1.35 per kilolitre of water consumption multiplied by the applicable liquid trade waste discharge factor as detailed in the Draft Revenue Policy 2019-2020.

Issues

Community Engagement

The Draft Revised Bega Valley Shire Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 including the Revenue Policy 2019-2020 and Fees and Charges 2019-2020 were placed on public exhibition from Thursday 11 April 2019 to Thursday 9 May 2019, in accordance with the provisions of Section 405 of the Local Government Act 1993. Additionally, the Sewer Service Charges were readvertised when it was discovered that the information exhibited did not reflect the required changes, these were placed on public exhibition until 12 July 2019.

Public notices were placed in local newspapers the Merimbula News Weekly, Eden Magnet and Bega District News on various dates. Hardcopies of the document were available to view at Council’s Bega office as well as the Bega, Bermagui, Eden and Tura Beach libraries. All documents were available on Council’s website during the exhibition period. There were also a number of social media posts on Council’s Facebook page and information in the Council News produced during the exhibition period.

Legal /Policy

Under the Local Government Act 1993, Council is required to develop and publicly exhibit documents in the IPR framework for a period of 28 days and consider submissions made to the Operational Plan prior to adoption.

 

Attachments

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Council

17 July 2019

 

Confidential Business

Adjournment Into Closed Session

In accordance with the Local Government Act 1993, and the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, in the opinion of the General manager, the following business is of a kind as referred to in Section 10A(2) of the Act, and should be dealt with in a Confidential Session of the Council meeting closed to the press and public.

 

Recommendation That Council adjourn into Closed Session and members of the press and public be excluded from the meeting of the Closed Session, and access to the correspondence and reports relating to the items considered during the course of the Closed Session be withheld unless declassified by separate resolution. This action is taken in accordance with Section 10A(2) of the Local Government Act, 1993 as the items listed come within the following provisions: