Hi all
Fun and games huh? My thinking is this:
Given that we know there is a 4-year freeze then maybe the key to clause 25 is
25(4) where it says … “it does not matter that different rating structures apply to different parcels because of subclause (2)”. Meaning we will have Residential ad valorem A (applies to the area formerly council A) and Residential ad valorem B (applies to the area formerly council B) … and so on.
The new council drafts one new Op Plan and the one new Revenue Policy in the Op Plan will be an amalgam of all pre-merger rating structures (it will continue like this during the freeze period anyway).
Cherie
