Delivery Program 2012-2016 - Coffs Harbour City Council - NSW ...

2012/2016 Financial estimates (Continued)• Water and Sewerage FundsBoth the Water and Sewerage Funds have undertaken massive programs of capital works in recent years. Expenditure has been in excess of$300 million. These works have been essential to maintain the viability of our city. Work is progressing on the final project: the decommissioningof the Sawtell Sewerage Treatment Plant and the construction of a sewerage trunk main from Sawtell to Coffs Harbour.This unprecedented program has been funded by a combination of loan funds, developer contributions, reserve funds and grants. Loan fundshave been the major source, with $221 million borrowed.Rates and annual charges have been held to reasonable increases in recent years, despite the large increase in loan repayments. This has beenachieved by using the cash reserves of each fund to meet annual budgeted deficits.The Delivery Program provides for the deficits to decrease from 2012/13 to 2015/16, as set out below:Year Water ($) Sewerage ($)2012/2013 4,397,830 (Deficit) 3,542,337 (Deficit)2013/2014 4,115,977 (Deficit) 2,921,413 (Deficit)2014/2015 1,951,118 (Deficit) 2,217,449 (Deficit)2015/2016 192,535 Surplus 921,051 (Deficit)The decrease in deficits is achieved due to growth in assessments, increased developer contributions, annual rates and charges increases andreducing loan repayments.As can be seen, it is anticipated that the Water Fund’s deficits will cease in 2015/2016 with a significant loan being repaid in 2014/15. It is forecastthat the Sewerage Fund’s deficits will cease in 2016/2017 with a large loan being repaid in 2015/2016.The viability of both funds is assured in future years.Coffs Harbour City Council – 2012/2016 Delivery Program – 28 June 2012 Page 20