Bega Valley 2030 Final Draft Documents for Comment

What is your view of the proposal to progressively match revenues and expenses over 10 years as outlined below:

1. Rates and annual charges (general, waste), less non-infrastructure special rate variations/service levies (library, lifeguards, tourism, etc), to recover:

• asset maintenance
• debt servicing (P & I)
• infrastructure rehabilitation
• infrastructure renewals

2. Fees and user charges, FAG, government operating grants, and special rate variations for services to recover:

• service provision
• asset operating expense (cleaning, power, water, etc)

3. Capital grants, development contributions and dividends, to recover:

• infrastructure enhancements

4. Dividends to apply to general fund urban infrastructure enhancements or services only (ie where water and sewer applied)

5. Debt raised for infrastructure enhancements, to be services by new revenue sources (eg development contribution levy, dividend, rate levy)

6. Water and sewer access charges to progressively move to recover:

• debt servicing (P & I) and governance

7. Water and sewer usage charges to recover:

• operating costs
• asset maintenance

This will see:

Increased borrowings;

Rates revenue in total to increase by 2.2% (an average of 1.0% per property rated) per annum above CPI inflation;

Fees and charges to rise by 2.6% (an average of 1.4% per property rated) per annum above CPI inflation; and

Service spending limited to an increase of 1.3% (an average of 0.9% per property rated) over CPI inflation each year.

Funding the future is vital and Council is keen to here your thoughts! Please read two key documents in the library "Funding Our Future 2011-2012" and "Funding our Future 2012-2030" and let us know your thoughts. You may also like download and read Council's Budget 2011-12 and our draft Long Term Financial Plan.

Bega Valley 2011-2012 outlines what Council will do over the next twelve months to work towards achieving the community outcomes outlined in Bega Valley 2030. Tell us your thoughts on the draft Operational Plan 2011-12

Bega Valley 2011-2016 outlines what Counil will do over the next 5 years towards achieving the community outcomes outlined in Bega Valley 2030. What are your thhoughts on the draft Delivery Plan?

Bega Valley 2030 represents the key directions sought by the people who live and work in the Bega Valley. Bega 2030 Community Strategic Plan represents the input and involvement of a range of community and government representatives including hundreds of community members, Councillors, Council staff, Council committees and other levels of government and community groups, and will be updated each four years to coincide with the Council election cycle.

Tell us what you think of the Bega 2030 Community Strategic Plan...did we get it right?