Attachments - City of Busselton

COUNCIL 24/04/2013
ITEM 9.2 ATTACHMENT
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Finance Committee 04/04/2013
fee is to recover the cost associated with the preparation of the Local Government
report.
• A new fee is recommended to recover the costs associated with requests for archive
retrieval and copy of approval issued for an apparatus for the treatment of sewage and
disposal of effluent and waste water.
• A new fee is recommended for the recovery of costs associated with staff preparation of
a noise monitoring report.
• New fees are recommended for the recovery of costs associated with the non‐statutory
assessment of premises plans, the inspection of premises and provision of an inspection
reports.
Ranger and Fire Services
• New fees have been recommended to recover the cost associated with the assessment
of applications for beach/ reserve vehicle access permits. The new fees include daily fee,
annual permit fee, renewal of annual permit fee, and transfer of permit fees. Each year a
small number of permits are issued primarily to commercial fishermen to access the
beach at specified locations.
‣ Engineering and Works Services
Waste Disposal and Sanitation Fees and Charges
In respect of waste admitted to the Busselton Transfer Station and the Dunsborough Waste
Facility, the Engineering and Works Services Directorate make the following
recommendations:
• It is recommended not to raise the fees for general domestic waste (wheelie bins, cars,
utes, trailers) owing to the fact that large rises of between 20% and 50% were imposed in
2012/13.
• It is however recommended to reintroduce fees for domestic green waste owing to the
problem of contamination. A considerable number of patrons are hiding general waste
underneath their green waste (because the green waste is free) and are tipping it in the
green waste area. This contaminates the green waste and reduces the quality of the
mulch which is produced during green waste processing and is made available free to the
public afterwards. Should the Council determine to reintroduce the recommended fees,
it is proposed that two free passes for domestic green waste be included with each rates
notice.
• Gate staff have ongoing difficulty in determining whether green waste is domestic or
commercial, and this is the source of many arguments at the Waste Disposal Sites. From
an administrative viewpoint, it is recommended to align the commercial and domestic
green waste charges. Therefore the commercial charge for green waste in trailers should
be slightly reduced, to coincide with the reintroduction of domestic fees for green waste.
• Commercial weighbridge fees at Dunsborough are recommended to be raised by at least
4%, depending on the costs of handling the material.
In addition to the above, it is also recommended that a new fee be introduced in 2013/14,
relating to the hire of City owned wheelie bins for events. This would be conditional upon
the hirer collecting, emptying, cleaning and returning the bins. A hire fee of $10 per bin
(including GST) is proposed for the forthcoming financial year.