Council Minutes - Town of Cambridge

COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012CR12.95REVIEW OF FEES AND CHARGES - GENERAL FEES AND CHARGESPURPOSE OF REPORT:To review the current fee structure for miscellaneous Council services.BACKGROUND:Fees and Charges are reviewed annually in accordance with the Local Government Actsections 6.16 and 6.17 of the Local Government Act 1995.DETAILS:The fees and charges pertaining to miscellaneous services for the 2011/2012 financial yearhave been assessed and, to keep our fees in line with other local authorities, the followingchanges are proposed:-Rates: Instalment Option Fee - Increase fee from $6 to $7 to reflect a general increase in costsover the past two years and the anticipated increase in costs for the 2012/2013 financial year.The current fee has not been increased since 2009/2010 financial year.Settlement Agents Enquiry Form - Increase the fee for a request for "rates, orders andrequisitions" from $85 to $95 and for a rates only enquiry from $25 to $35 to reflect thesignificant investment in information systems to generate the requested information.All other fees and charges to remain unchanged.Details of Fees and Charges2011/2012Amount(GST inc)2012/2013Amount(GST inc)1.Electoral Rolls (non commercial purposes)Hard Copy (Per Ward)Disc Copy (Per Ward)$55$130$55$1302.Street Directory (non commercial purposes)Hard Copy (Per Ward)Disc Copy (Per Ward)$55$170$55$1703.Settlement Agents Enquiry FormRates, Orders and RequisitionsRates Only* $85* $25* $95* $354.Payment of RatesInstalment Option - Administration Fee (per instalment)Special Payment Arrangement* $6* $35* $7* $355.Photocopying Charges• A4 (Per copy)• A3 (Per copy)• A0, A1 and A2 (Per Copy)• Two to Five copies (Per Copy)• Six or more copies (Per Copy)$0.55$1.10$11$8.25$5.50$0.55$1.10$11$8.25$5.50H:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\12 MINUTES\JUNE 2012\C CR.DOCX 165