[David Grima]

mmmm, might need to follow that up with the VG. so if you haven’t asked for a reval (for whatever reason) how are you meant to comply with the legislation?

[David Grima]

Hi Robert,
Do we have to request a 2016 revaluation – I thought it would be automatic given the ESPL requirements?
David

[David Grima]

Hi Andrea,
We have had no such requests.
However we have a bloke in our Customer Service team (Brett) who is site impaired that I provide an EXCEL version of our fees & charges document after I have finished preparing it.
Brett also has software on his PC that allows him to read this document and the normal Pathway enquiry screens. The software either can’t or has difficulty in reading pdf documents.
Pretty amazing stuff.
Dave

[David Grima]

There’s just little old me doing ours.

[David Grima]

Hi Suzi,
I believe we (the Botany branch of Bayside) have a hearing coming up.
I have been instructed by our Director that we will lose the first hearing (based on the existing Parramatta case) but that we will then be in a position to appeal where we will argue that the judgment was incorrect in the Parramatta case.
This will obviously have ramifications for all Councils.
Dave

[David Grima]

Hi Andrea & Glynes,
I told Centrelink that their blurb was a load of crap and not acceptable in it’s present form.
I converted the fact sheet into a letter and made it more user friendly deleting stuff that doesn’t apply to our ratepayers.
It still has the potential to worry ratepayers as there is a few things that Centrelink won’t budge on but I think my letter will be accepted and understood.
Dave
p.s. we just went through the same process with direct debit as CBA told us to send a letter advising that the agreement was transferring to the new entity, and even though I had complete control over the wording (CBA still wanted final approval) and the letter said that they did not have to do anything, we still had ratepayers ringing asking what they needed to do.

[David Grima]

Yeah just found it – “thank you linesman and lines woman, thank you ball boys and girls”

[David Grima]

Good afternoon Robert & Cherie,
Are you able to check on that advice Robert?
I can’t see mixed development discussed in any of the release notes except where it says that “land parcels should be classified based on their dominant use”.
I have gone the way that Cherie was intending to go using the MDAF to determine the dominant use.
Dave
p.s. I am pretty sure I sort advice on this matter (can’t remember of who) and was told that was the way to go.

[David Grima]

We split up our waste fee into two fee – one an availability charge (currently $112.00) and one for the bin service itself (currently $331.00). The availability charge is levied under s496 and used to fund quarterly clean ups (primarily) but other things like the annual waste calendars & recycling leaflets provided. All residential assessments are levied this charge irrespective of whether they use our waste service (as some larger scale developments are being allowed to use another provider).

[David Grima]

touche – good point Ken.

[David Grima]

When are the Regs being released? or did I miss something?

[David Grima]

I agree Robert.

[David Grima]

I agree with Robert.

[David Grima]

Thank you Tracey.

It would be way more convenient but I won’t be going down that track.

[David Grima]

Our policy allows for a pensioner interest write off at year end (for those accounts paid in full), a $2 small balance write off at year end, and 5 cent rounding of instalments during the year but other than that I do not have (or want) delegated authority to write off charges during the year.
I don’t want to be a position where it could be perceived that I am writing off charges as a favour.

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