Special Rate Variation Community Engagement Report - Shoalhaven City Council

5%
every
year
for 7
years
(plus
rate
peg of
1.5%*
*)
$1,000
5% +
1.5%
$1,065
5% +
1.5%*
$1,134
5% +
1.5%*
$1,208
5% +
1.5%*
$1,286
5% +
1.5%*
$1,370
5% +
1.5%*
$1,459
5% +
1.5%*
$1,554
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Communi
ty Voice
After a well informed discussion the Meeting resolved to agree to a rates increase of
6.5% (5% plus the rate peg increase of 1.5%) for ONE YEAR only pending the
decision of the NSW Government on the Report from the Independent Pricing and
Regulatory Tribunal which submitted the findings of its Enquiry to Government on
19 December. Those recommendations could have far reaching effects on many
ratepayers and any consideration of a rates increase should await the Government’s
decision.
In addition the meeting resolved also that BP&K Community Association join
with other community consultative groups to approach the Mayor and Council
to convey this decision and seek an independent review of Council finances
and contracting practices.
D17/1150
1 The HWCV is not convinced by Council’s impending request to NSW IPART for
rates increases for 2017‐18 and beyond. We understand the calculations, but
the policy justification is too opaque.
72
Comments
noted.
Unfortunately the timing of the
engagement was determined
by the impact of the proposed
merger and also Council
elections, which were