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Ordinary Council Meeting – Agenda 16 February 2009<br />
8.2.5 CHANGING METHODS OF VALUATION - SPOT RATING<br />
File No: AA/5/3<br />
Attachment(s) Copy <strong>of</strong> letter received from Energy Developments<br />
Copy <strong>of</strong> letter received from Toll Energy<br />
SEPARATE CONFIDENTIAL ATTACHMENT<br />
Responsible Officer: Ray McDermott<br />
Executive Manager Corporate Services<br />
Author Name: Ray McDermott<br />
Executive Manager Corporate Services<br />
Disclosure <strong>of</strong> Interest: Nil<br />
REPORT PURPOSE<br />
Council consideration needs to be given in making a final determination to requesting the<br />
Minister for Local Government to amend the method <strong>of</strong> rateability for properties identified<br />
for a changing method <strong>of</strong> valuation.<br />
Background<br />
Council has a number <strong>of</strong> properties on its records that are currently rated on an<br />
Unimproved Value (UV) method and is seeking to have the valuation method <strong>of</strong> these<br />
properties changed to a Gross Rental Value (GRV). The land use <strong>of</strong> the properties in<br />
question has in previous years been predominantly for rural purposes, however, with the<br />
development that has taken place in recent years Council now believes the land use has<br />
changed to non-rural purposes, which has been assesses by Council as GRV.<br />
Landgate has supplied Hypothetical GRV‟s to Council 10 November 2008 for the properties<br />
in question. Affected parties were notified by Council with potentially affected ratepayers<br />
being notified in writing in December 2008 <strong>of</strong> the hypothetical financial impact <strong>of</strong> a change<br />
in rating basis with objections requested by 31 January 2009.<br />
Issues<br />
Local Government has a role in ensuring the rating principles <strong>of</strong> the Act are correctly<br />
applied to rateable land within the District such that rural land is rated on its UV and nonrural<br />
land is rated on its GRV.<br />
Council has received two (2) written objections from affected parties, Council may consider<br />
these objections when considering this matter. The objections are tabled for Council<br />
consideration.<br />
Options<br />
Council has the following options available:<br />
1. To request the Minister to amend the basis <strong>of</strong> rating for affected properties from UV<br />
to GRV<br />
2. To NOT request the Minister to amend the basis <strong>of</strong> rating for affected properties.<br />
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