2021-2022 Draft Budget

2021-2022 Draft Budget

Published on 12 May 2021

Mildura Rural City Council's Draft 2021-22 Budget is currently on public exhibition. We welcome your feedback. 

At its meeting on Wednesday, 12 May 2021, Mildura Rural City Council resolved that the Draft 2021-22 Budget presented to that meeting be the Budget prepared for the purposes of Section 94 of the Local Government Act 2020.  Council has further elected under Section 96(2) of the Local Government Act 2020, to develop the first budget under Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989.

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Feedback on the Draft Budget is invited, in accordance with Section 223 of the Local Government Act 1989. Anyone wishing to lodge a formal submission can do so by:

Any person who has made a written submission to Council may request within that submission, that he or she be heard in person in support of the written submission or by a person acting on his or her behalf before a meeting of Council or a Council Committee. The Council will hear submissions at 5pm, Wednesday 16 June 2021 and a further Special Council meeting will be held at 5.30 pm, Monday 28 June subject to receiving public submissions, to adopt the 2021-22 Budget (including Fees and Charges).

Timeframe

Submissions must be received by 9am, Tuesday 15 June 2021.

More information

Manager, Financial Services Phone 03 5018 8100

Explanatory details

The Draft 2021-22 Budget relates to the Financial Year commencing on 1 July 2021, and:

The proposed budget is prepared on the basis of the application of the average rate cap fixed by General Order; Discloses that, as at 30 June 2021, that the total amount borrowed by Council will be $17.268 million; Proposes that the total amount to be redeemed during the Financial Year is projected to be $3.214 million; Proposes that, as at 30 June 2022, the total amount of new borrowings by Council is projected to be $8.00 million.  This was previously proposed in the 2020-21 budget, and due to earlier than anticipated receipt of grants, will now be drawn upon at the end of 2021-22 financial year; Proposes that, as at 30 June 2022, the total amount borrowed by Council is projected to be $22.054 million; Proposes that the cost of servicing the borrowing during the Financial Year is projected to be $1.079 million. Proposes the following differential rates:

Description

Rate in $

Residential differential rate

0.00629578

Irrigated farm differential rate

0.00478479

Dryland farm differential rate

0.00478479

Business differential rate

0.00755494

Mildura City Heart special rate

0.00258319

  8. Proposes that the amount paid in respect of the recreational lands under the Cultural and Recreational Lands Act 1963 be determined as 0.00062958 cents of    Capital Improved Value (equivalent to one-tenth of Residential Land); 9. Proposes an Annual Service Charge for each land (or part) in respect of which there is available a collection and disposal of refuse services, as follows:

$446.10 per annum for non-business land, $461.03 per annum for business land, $134.51 per annum for non-business land, in respect of an additional 240 litre bin, $114.10 per annum for non-business land, in respect of an additional 120 litre bin, $229.40 per annum for business land, in respect of an additional 120 litre bin; $134.51 per annum for business land, in respect of an additional 240 litre bin; $139.66 per annum for all land, in respect of an additional 120 litre organic bin; $139.66 per annum for all land, in respect of an additional 240 litre organic bin.

10. Proposes an Annual Service Charge for each land (or part) in respect of which there is available a collection and disposal of refuse services (including street       sweeping), but the land is vacant, as follows:

$232.00 per annum for non-business land, $232.00 per annum for business land.

It should be noted that the above necessarily summarises various categories, areas and classes of ratepayers.  More precise definitions can be obtained by consulting Council’s Rating Strategy.