Decision details

It is resolved that:

(A)        Council note the submissions received from the community, and staff responses, on the exhibited suite of the Integrated Planning and Reporting documents as shown at Attachment C to the subject report;

(B)        Council note the proposed changes to the documents, including fees and charges, as incorporated within the Operational Plan and Resourcing Strategy, and set out in Attachment D to the subject report;

(C)        Council adopt the Operational Plan 2024/25, as shown at Attachment A to the subject report;

(D)        Council adopt the Resourcing Strategy 2024, as shown at Attachment B to the subject report including the revised Asset Management Policy now included as an appendix to the Community Asset Management Plan;

(E)        Council adopt the draft Operating and Capital Budgets and future years' forward estimates as reflected in the Operational Plan 2024/25 and Resourcing Strategy 2024 including:

(i)           Operating income of $716.4M, operating expenditure before depreciation of $597.3M for an Operating Result of $119.1M, and a Net Surplus of $115.4M after allowing for interest income, depreciation and capital contributions;

(ii)         Capital Works expenditure of $228.5M; including a capital contingency of $8.0M;

(iii)        Plant and Assets net expenditure of $18.6M;

(iv)        Capital Works (Technology and Digital Services) of $24.0M; and

(v)         Net Property Acquisitions of $28.0M;

(F)        Council adopt the Rates Structure, Domestic Waste Management Charges, Stormwater Charges and User Fees and Charges discussed within the subject report and included within the Operational Plan 2024/25;

(G)       authority be delegated to the Chief Executive Officer to approve any minor editorial and document design corrections prior to publication; and

(H)        the Chief Executive Officer be requested to provide further advice to Council as to what options are available to Council to introduce differential rating categories to:

(i)           help ensure residential properties are not left vacant for extended periods of time where they could be used for housing; and

(ii)         discourage shops on high streets from being left vacant for extended periods.

Carried unanimously.

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