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Good Afternoon

For those who may have not seen it please find below links to the proclamation for Councils merged today.

http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/regulations/2016-242.pdf

https://www.strongercouncils.nsw.gov.au/

[Tracey Walker]

Has anyone considered the impact of the operational plan being adopted on 1 August 2016. One would assume that the rates would not be levied until this is adopted by Council/Administrator and that rate notices would not be able to be received prior to 31 July therefore meaning that the Councils can not claim the 1st instalment on 31 August it would be on part of the 2nd instalment 30/11??

Any thoughts??

[Susan Pardy]

Hi Tracey,
I am thinking along the same lines as you. If the Opn Plan is not adopted (and rates and charges “made”) prior to 1 Aug then 1st inst due date will be extended to be the same as 2nd inst.
Otherwise, working backwards I have estimated that we would need to get the Opn Plan adopted and rates and charges “made” by 15 July in order to allow for a week of testing and levying and a week for data at the mailhouse (so that service is achieved by 1 Aug). This would mean that the Draft Opn Plan would need to go to Council approx. 24/06 to allow for public exhibition 28 days. That’s only 6 weeks from now, I’m not suggesting it’s doable or feasible but that’s the scheduling that I have come up with if a Cncl wanted to avoid missing out on the first inst payments coming in to Cncls in Aug.
Is this the same scheduling you guys have come up with?
Cheers,
Susan

[Ken Bakon]

Not sure what the issue is here. Our plan (and the former Canterbury Council’s plan)are already on display, Ours will be adopted by the administrator (Making of Rates, etc) in our June meeting, as will the former Canterbury’s plan. Two plans for the price of one!

[Susan Pardy]

Hi Ken,

In the proclamation document it says 22(1): The day by which a new council must have an operational plan is 1 August 2016.

I read that as being one, singular plan for the new Council, not two plans which incorporate the new Council … ? Can you please shed some more light on this…?

Thanks
Susan

[Ken Bakon]

Hi Susan,
My thoughts (at this stage) are:
Clause 22(1) needs to be read in conjunction with all of clause 25.
As with section 533 of the current Act, all this is saying I believe is that the making of the rates and charges as part of the operational plan, must be made by August 1.
Ours and the former Canterbury Council will be made (by our administrator) at a meeting sometime in June.
Cheers!

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