2021/2022 Draft Annual Business Plan & Budget and proposed Waste Service Charge

The City of Mount Gambier has released its 2021/2022 Draft Annual Business Plan & Budget and proposed Waste Service Charge for community consultation.

Council is committed to listening and responding to the concerns and ideas of the community, and we endeavor to make it easy and convenient for members of our community to share their views on the forthcoming 2021/2022 Draft Annual Business Plan & Budget and the proposed Waste Service Charge.

The Draft Annual Business Plan and Budget is a statement of Council's intended services, programs and activities for the financial year.

It contains a summary of revenue and expenditure required to deliver our services, programs and activities and is developed within the context of:

• 2020-2024 Strategic Plan,
• Long Term Financial Plan; and
• Asset Management Plan.

Importantly it also describes the impact on rates and the implications for our ratepayers.

How can you find out more about the 2021/2022 Draft Annual Business Plan and Budget?

Take a look at the following documents:

• Draft Annual Business Plan and Budget
• Budget Snapshot

What is the proposed Waste Service Charge (WSC)?

The cost associated with waste management including bin collection, waste treatment and disposal is not currently identified on individual City of Mount Gambier rate notices as it is included within Council’s ‘General Rate Revenue’.

To highlight the cost of waste management, Council proposes to adjust its rating structure to remove the waste component from the General Rates and introduce it as a new separate fixed Waste Service Charge (WSC).

The proposed WSC will be administered in accordance with the Local Government Act 1999 and will not be an additional cost to most ratepayers. Council does not intend to raise overall rates and charges

For further information take a look at the Proposed Waste Service Charge Fact Sheet.

Council encourages you to participate in this important consultation process and provide feedback on the Draft Annual Business Plan & Budget and the proposed Waste Service Charge.

Have your say:

• Complete your submission online; or
• Print our feedback form and return it to us
• Ask a question using the Q&A tool (requires user to be signed in)
• Email your feedback to city@mountgambier.sa.gov.au

To be considered, all feedback must be received by Council by 5pm Friday 11 June 2021.