Adoption of the Annual Business Plan Budget and Adoption of Declaration of Rates 2024-2025
NOTICE is hereby given that at the Ordinary Council Meeting held on 18 June 2024 the District Council of Streaky Bay resolved the following:
Adoption of the Annual Business Plan 2024-2025
That Council, pursuant to the provisions of section 123 (6) of the Local Government Act 1999 and regulation 6 of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 2011, having considered all submissions in accordance with section 123(6) of the Local Government Act 1999, the Annual Business Plan 2024-2025 for the financial year ending 30 June 2025, as amended, be adopted.
Adoption of the Annual Budget 2024-2025
That Council, pursuant to section 123 (7) of the Local Government Act 1999 and regulation 7 of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 2011, adopt the Annual Budget for the financial year ending 30 June 2025, as presented in the Annual Business Plan 2024-2025 which includes:
- a budgeted income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows, presented in a manner consistent with the Model Financial Statements; and a statement whether projected operating income is sufficient to meet projected operating expenses for the relevant financial year; and
- a summary of operating and capital investment activities presented in a manner consistent with the note in the Model Financial Statements entitled Uniform Presentation of Finances; and
- estimates with respect to the Council's operating surplus ratio, asset sustainability ratio and net financial liabilities ratio presented in a manner consistent with the note in the Model Financial Statements.
Adoption of Valuations
That Council, pursuant to section 167 (2)(a) of the Local Government Act 1999, for the financial year ending 30 June 2025, , adopts for rating purposes, the most recent valuations of the Valuer-General available to the Council of the Capital Value of land within the Council area, totalling $1,125,860,580 rateable land and $33,904,180 of non-rateable land and hereby specifies 18 June 2024 as the day from which such valuations shall become and be the valuations of Council, subject to such alterations as may appear necessary.
Residential Rate Cap
That Council, pursuant to section 153 (3) of the Local Government Act 1999, for the financial year ending 30 June 2025, has determined not to fix a maximum increase in the general rate charged on rateable land that constitutes the principal place of residence of a principal ratepayer.
Declaration of Rates
That Council, having taken into consideration the general principles of rating contained in section 150 of the Local Government Act 1999 and having observed the requirements of section 153 of the Local Government Act 1999, pursuant to sections 151 (1) (c), 152 (1) (c), 153 (1) (b) and 156 (1) (c) of the Local Government Act 1999, for the financial year ending 30 June 2025:
Declares differential rates on the basis of locality and land use as follows:
Land Use
Residential Category
- .2262 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Commercial – Shop
- .2488 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Commercial – Office
- .2488 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Commercial – Other
- .2488 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Industrial – Light
- .2488 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Industrial – Other
- .2488 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Primary Production
- .2262 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Vacant Land
- .2262 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Other
- .2262 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Locality and Land Use
Employment - Bulk Handling/Silos
- 1.750 cents in the dollar of the capital value of rateable land
Fixed Charge
The Council has imposed a fixed charge of $729.00. The fixed charge is levied against the whole
of an allotment (including land under a separate lease or licence) and only one fixed charge is levied against two or more pieces of adjoining land (whether intercepted by a road or not) if they are owned by the same owner and occupied by the same occupier. The reasons for imposing a fixed charge are:
- the Council considers it appropriate that all rateable properties make a contribution to the cost of administering the Council’s activities;
the Council considers it appropriate that all rateable properties contribute to the cost of creating and maintaining the physical infrastructure that supports each.
Annual Service Charge
Pursuant to section 155 of the Local Government Act 1999 and in accordance with regulation 12(4)(b) of the Local Government (General) Regulations 2013, the Council imposes annual service charges as set out below:
- $559.00 on all applicable land;
to which it provides or makes available the Community Wastewater Management Systems, being
services for the collection and disposal of waste
- $260.00 on all applicable land
within the Waste Management Collection service area that have an occupiable dwelling, outbuilding
or other class of structure and those en-route that are outside of the collection area that receive a Waste Management Collection service.
Regional Landscape Levy (RL Levy)
Pursuant to section 95 of the Landscape South Australia Act 2019 and section 154(7) of the Local Government Act 1999 the Council declares differential separate rates, in respect of all rateable land in the area of the Eyre Peninsula Landscape Board and within the area of the Council in order to recover the amount of $204,466 being Council’s contribution to the Board for the period ending 30 June 2025. The rates are as below: -
- Residential & Other $92.35
- Commercial & Industrial $138.53
- Primary Producers $184.70
Schedule of Fees and Charges
That Council, pursuant to section 188 of the Local Government Act 1999 adopt the fees and charges for the financial year ending 30 June 2025.
Payment Dates
That for the financial year ending 30 June 2025, all rates declared and imposed shall, pursuant to
section 181(1) and 181(2) and subject to section 181(4)(b) of the Local Government Act, 1999, fall due in a single instalment on 11 September 2024 or four equal or approximately equal instalments on:
- 11 September 2024
- 11 December 2024
- 12 March 2025
- 11 June 2025
Damian Carter
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER