Council meeting agenda - 4 June 2012 - Clarence City Council

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11.7.3 RESPONSE TO LGAT - STATUTORY WASTE LEVY
(File No 30-08-00)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PURPOSE
To consider a request received from the Local Government Association of Tasmania
(LGAT) seeking Council’s position in regard to a proposal for a Statutory Waste
Levy.
RELATION TO EXISTING POLICY/PLANS
Council’s adopted position opposes any proposal to negotiate or have imposed a
mandated waste levy.
LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS
Nil.
CONSULTATION
No consultation has been undertaken by Council on this proposal.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no immediate financial implications arising out of the report’s
recommendations. However, the imposition of a waste levy will have direct impact
on future Annual Operating Plans and the Waste Rate charged to the community.
RECOMMENDATION:
That in response to the request received from the Local Government Association of
Tasmania seeking Council’s position in regard to a proposed Statutory Waste Levy,
Council advises the Local Government Association of Tasmania, either:
A. Council maintains its adopted policy position of not supporting a statutory
waste levy.
OR
B. Council endorses the Local Government Association of Tasmania
recommendation as follows:
� That Council endorses the proposal to introduce a statutory waste levy
of $10 per tonne to be collected via public and private landfills.
� That the funding be allocated on the basis of 20% to regional waste
bodies; 10% to the EPA and 70% to the Waste to Resources Funding
Pool.
� That these arrangements be the basis that the funding is directly
hypothecated to activities that reduce the volume of waste going to
landfill and is not absorbed into the State Government Consolidated
Fund.