Council meeting agenda - 4 June 2012 - Clarence City Council

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7. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
7.1. The discussion paper proposes that the Waste Advisory Committee (WAC) be
charged with the role of allocating 70% the funds derived from the waste levy
to suitable waste projects. Local Government has only 3 of the 7 votes on this
Committee so the monies allocated to Local Government resources may
potentially be limited.
7.2. However, 20% of the funds would be directed to the 3 regional Local
Government waste bodies and this represents around the same level of funding
as raised by the existing voluntary levy. This would then remove the
allocation in the budget to fund SWSA.
7.3. The introduction of a statutory waste levy will have financial implications in
future years operating plans as the costs associated with waste management
activities that send waste to landfill will increase by the $10/tonne levy. These
costs would apply to Council’s residential kerbside waste collection service,
the CSO payment for waste at the Waste Transfer Station and the disposal
costs for waste collected as a part of Council’s litter operations.
8. ANY OTHER UNIQUE ISSUES
Not applicable.
9. CONCLUSION
9.1. LGAT have asked Council to consider a discussion paper outlining a proposal
to introduce a statutory waste levy. The paper contains 4 specific
recommendations that provide for 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.