New 2023/24 Budget and Long Term Financial Plan
Council's draft Long Term Financial Plan 2023/24 - 2032/33 and draft Operational Plan 2023/24, including budget, rating structure and fees and charges, were placed on formal public exhibition from 26 April to 23 May 2023. Members of the community were invited to make public submissions expressing their views on the draft plans during the public exhibition period to be considered by Council. Public submissions were considered at a Council Strategic and Corporate Committee meeting held 19 June 2023, prior to a Council meeting 26 June 2023, where the final Long Term Financial Plan 2023/24 - 2032/33 and Operational Plan 2023/24 were adopted, commencing 1 July 2023.
Re-advertised 2023/24 Fees & Charges
A small number of fees and charges were identified for re-exhibition relating to:
- Complying Development Certificates for works over $5m
- Construction Certificates for works over $5m
- Development Application fees for advertising
- A new street tree planting fee to be paid by developers as part of development condition on applicable projects
- A new mobile parklet hire and associated installation and removal charges
- Principal Certifying Authority Service Agreement fees for works over $5m
The draft amendments were placed on public exhibition from 30 June - 27 July 2023. No submissions were received. The re-advertised fees and charges were tabled at Council’s Finance, Community & Services Committee meeting of 7 August 2023 and subsequently adopted by Council on 14 August 2023.
