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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
COUNCIL MINUTESTUESDAY 26 JUNE 2012Details of Fees and Charges2011/2012Amount(GST inc)2012/2013Amount(GST inc)6.Council Minutes and AgendasAccess to Council Minutes and Agendas is available on theCouncil's website.Charges applicable for the provision of hard copies of items areas follows:-• Notice Paper/Agenda (available at Meetings)• Single Item• More than one item (per item)NOTE: Excludes confidential itemsNil$0.55$0.55 per itemor $30 per hour(pro-rata)Nil$0.55$0.55 per itemor $30 per hour(pro-rata)7.Freedom of Information• Access Application (Non-personal information)• Access Applications (Personal information)• Photocopying (Per Copy)• Staff Time (Per Hour)* $30Nil* $0.20* $30* $30Nil* $0.20* $30*GST Not ApplicablePOLICY/STATUTORY IMPLICATIONS:Fees must be set in accordance with the Local Government Act sections 6.16 and 6.17, andassociated regulations.FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:The adoption of the fees and charges will have a direct impact on the revenue received in thenext financial year. This will impact on the 2012/2013 budget which is currently in draft formand will be incorporating the proposed fees as mentioned in the report.STRATEGIC DIRECTION:The adoption of the proposed fees and charges supports a number of key priority areas of theTown's 2009-2020 Draft Strategic Plan namely:• Delivering our services• Capacity to deliverCOMMUNITY CONSULTATION:This matter has been assessed under the Community Consultation Matrix Consultation Level –Inform - To provide the public with balanced and objective information to assist them inunderstanding the problem, alternatives, and/or solutions.ATTACHMENTS:1. NilH:\CEO\GOV\COUNCIL MINUTES\12 MINUTES\JUNE 2012\C CR.DOCX 166
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