Special Rate Variation
Ensuring our Future
We need your help to make some important decisions. Like many other NSW councils, our roads, footpaths, drainage and other community assets require ongoing maintenance and upgrades to ensure they meet the needs of the community.
As things currently stand, Council’s revenue is regulated under ‘rate pegging’. The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) sets a rate peg which limits the amount by which councils can increase their rate revenue from one year to the next. For many years, the rate peg has not kept pace with the cost to provide services to the community.
We are seeking your feedback on a proposal to apply to IPART for a Special Rate Variation (SRV). Council has identified a 14.25% SRV is required in addition to the IPART approved Rate Peg (estimate cumulative increase in the General Rate is 22.2%; subject to movements in the Rate Peg). Without this, Council will not be able to meet the community service delivery and infrastructure needs and will not be Fit for the Future.
While we understand a rate rise is never welcome, we believe a SRV is necessary to meet the needs of the community.
In November 2016, Council engaged the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to conduct independent community consultation regarding a SRV. We will also be seeking community feedback through a range of media, including online and hardcopy formats, with details on page 4 of the below newsletter.
Our priority is to ensure a vibrant future for our community, so I encourage you to take the time to read the newsletter listed below. More in-depth information is also available at locations listed on page 4 of the newsletter.
Consultation regarding the Special Rate Variation application has closed.
| Fact Sheets | |
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| Newsletter - December 2016 | [427 Kb] |
| Frequently Asked Questions | [215 Kb] |
| Financial Information | [228 Kb] |
| Fit for the Future | [467 Kb] |
For printed copies of these factsheets please contact Council on (02) 6728 8288.
| Resources | |
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| Special Rate Variation – Briefing Paper | [5 Mb] |
| Rate Comparison Tables | [46 Kb] |
| Rate Impact Table | [62 Kb] |
| Road Asset Management Plan | [832 Kb] |
| Path Asset Management Plan | [1 Mb] |
| Drainage Asset Management Plan | [792 Kb] |
| Media Release – Council Asks For Community Feedback | [235 Kb] |
| Application | |
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| Special Variation Section 508A & 505(2) Application Form – Part A | [225 Kb] |
| Special Variation Application Form – Part B | [2 Mb] |
Further Information
We are providing a number of ways for the community to obtain further information about the Special Rate Variation application.
Further information can be obtained by:
- Contacting Council on (02) 6728 8288;
- Attending the information displays in place at Inverell Shire Library and Council’s Administration Centre;
- Visiting the IPART website;
- Visit Council’s Fit for the Future webpage.
