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Current Consultations
Long Term Plan 2024 - 34
The Long Term Plan is an opportunity for us to look at the next ten years, and plan for the challenges we face now, as well as those we will face in the future. There are some complex issues, some tough decisions, and some areas where we have no choice but to proceed.We invite you to take the opportunity to read and understand the issues and share your perspectives with us.
Fees and Charges 2024/25
Fees and charges are our fees for using specific services - such as pool entry, building or resource consents, venue hire fees, transfer station fees, dog registration and more. Most services funded through fees and charges are also subsidised through general rates.
Legal Highs Policy (Local Approved Products Policy)
Our Legal Highs Policy (Local Approved Products Policy) is a set of policy criteria and decisions made by Council in consultation with its community which may restrict the location of premises selling psychoactive products in our district.
Smokefree Outdoor Spaces Policy
Council first adopted a Smokefree Outdoor Spaces Policy in 2019. The purpose of the Policy is to promote the health and wellbeing of our communities by discouraging smoking in outdoor areas. The Policy utilises non-regulatory approaches such as smokefree areas, signage and education/awareness to achieve behavioural change.
Dangerous, Affected and Insanitary Buildings Policy
The Building Act 2004 requires us to have a policy on dangerous and insanitary buildings. The Policy must also consider any buildings that may be affected by a dangerous building, e.g. adjacent to, adjoining, or nearby. We are required to review this policy every five years.
Revenue and Financing Policy
The Revenue and Financing Policy aims to explain how we will fund the operating expenses and capital expenditure of our activities from the funding sources specified in the Local Government Act 2002 and Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 (LGRA 2002), and provide predictability and certainty about our sources and levels of funding.
Rates Remission and Postponement Policy
Our Policies on the Remission and Postponement of Rates is the document that sets out how and when Council can remit or postpone payment on rates.
Development Contributions Policy
Development Contributions (DCs) are how we recover the cost of extensions to our infrastructure when needed because of new developments such as subdivisions. DCs are paid by the developers who create this demand. Our towns are growing, and are forecast to continue to grow, mostly in urban areas. This growth is great for building thriving communities and it increases the number of ratepayers to split the total rates bill across, but that growth also requires extensions to our infrastructure – like roads, pipes etc.