Council meeting agenda - 4 June 2012 - Clarence City Council

CLARENCE CITY COUNCIL – GOVERNANCE- 4 JUNE 2012 215
2. REPORT IN DETAIL
2.1. The LGAT General Meeting on 6 April 2011 adopted a motion that changed
the LGAT Policy on a waste levy. LGAT no longer opposes the waste levy
and authorised the commencement of discussions with the 3 regional waste
groups and the State Government regarding the waste levy and governance
models. Clarence City Council, Devonport City Council and West Tamar
Council opposed the motion.
2.2. A series of meetings and discussions have been held between representatives
from the State Government, LGAT and the 3 regional waste groups. A
discussion paper has now been prepared and LGAT has now written to all
Councils on a proposal to support the introduction of a Waste Levy. A copy
of the letter from LGAT and the discussion paper “The proposal to introduce
a Statutory Waste Levy” is Attachment 1.
2.3. LGAT have asked Councils to consider this paper and the recommendations
made in the paper and provide written comments by 23 June 2012 The views
of the Councils are to be considered at the LGAT General Meeting to be held
in July 2012.
2.4. In summary the recommendations ask Councils to endorse a statutory waste
levy, detail the division of funds derived from the levy and specify that all
funds are to be directed to waste management activities and not absorbed into
the State Government consolidated funds.
2.5. The specific recommendations made in the paper are as follows:
“� That Councils endorse 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 on 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;