Pete Timmins

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  • in reply to: Pension Claim #23060
    Pete Timmins
    Participant

      Shoalhaven

      Thank you Andrea and Jason, I will be refusing to provide the additional information except for samples. Our CFO was also previously an auditor.

      Regards
      Pete

      • This reply was modified 2 years, 9 months ago by Pete Timmins.
      in reply to: Pension Claim #23026
      Pete Timmins
      Participant

        Shoalhaven

        Good afternoon Rating Professionals,

        We are still with the Audit Office and since August 2020 have been providing the information detailed below as per their request.

        I am very interested to know if:
        i) you are requested to provide the same information?
        ii) do you comply or provide them with the information as provided by your rating system?
        iii) are you with Audit NSW or an ASP (Audit Service Provider)?

        Thank you in anticipation.

        Regards
        Pete

        An excel sheet (refer to tab: Detailed spreadsheet of claims) listing in columns:
        – Pensioner Name
        – Pensioner ID number
        – Property address where concession claimed
        – Property ID number – Annual Ordinary rates for the year for the property
        – Amount written-off for ordinary rates
        – Amount written-off for water rates
        – Amount written-off for sewerage rates
        – Total amount written-off
        – Period of claim (from and to)
        – Pensioner matched to Centrelink report [Yes / No].

        * The details for each pensioner should be entered into rows and a separate line used for each pensioner for each year of their claim.
        * The total of that spreadsheet must equal the Application for Pensioner Concession Subsidy, the amount noted on the General Managers Certificate and the documents supporting the amount written-off by the delegated officer or Council resolution. Each pensioner must be validated by the Council as a valid pensioner, if the pensioner is not validated by the Centrelink report, other evidence must be provided to audit for each of those pensioners.

        Matching report (ie Department of Veteran Affairs and Department of Social Services), which matches the sheet for the rating year.

        * If there are any unmatched pensioners, reasons must be provided together with supporting documentation, such as copies of pensioner applications and copies of pensioner cards to support why a rebate was provided to them.

        in reply to: Transport NSW #22999
        Pete Timmins
        Participant

          Shoalhaven

          Hi Tracey,

          We have just received our request.

          Regards
          Pete

          in reply to: Line for ESL on Rate Notice #22973
          Pete Timmins
          Participant

            Shoalhaven

            Hi Tracey,

            We have been showing it on our rate notices since 2017/18. We place the text just above the instalment amounts on the annual notice.

            The wording we use is

            Council’s contribution to the NSW Government Emergency Services Levy
            In 2022/2023 Council is required to contribute $2,552,059.26 from our general rates.

            Regards
            Pete

            in reply to: Instalment Notices Information #22845
            Pete Timmins
            Participant

              Shoalhaven

              Hi Courtney,

              We are the same as Brad and Mick.

              Regards
              Pete

              in reply to: Who takes basic calls at your council – inc. 603 updates #22774
              Pete Timmins
              Participant

                Shoalhaven

                Hi Cherie,

                Our call centre handles all our basic calls which includes all our verbal 603 updates.

                Regards
                Pete

                in reply to: Service of Notice – name description #22740
                Pete Timmins
                Participant

                  Shoalhaven

                  Hi Emma,

                  At Shoalhaven we do it the same as you.

                  Regards
                  Pete

                  in reply to: Pension Claim #22734
                  Pete Timmins
                  Participant

                    Shoalhaven

                    Hi Mick,

                    We are also with the Audit Office and since August 2020 have been providing the following information as per their request.

                    An excel sheet (refer to tab: Detailed spreadsheet of claims) listing in columns:
                    – Pensioner Name
                    – Pensioner ID number
                    – Property address where concession claimed
                    – Property ID number – Annual Ordinary rates for the year for the property
                    – Amount written-off for ordinary rates
                    – Amount written-off for water rates
                    – Amount written-off for sewerage rates
                    – Total amount written-off
                    – Period of claim (from and to)
                    – Pensioner matched to Centrelink report [Yes / No].

                    * The details for each pensioner should be entered into rows and a separate line used for each pensioner for each year of their claim.
                    * The total of that spreadsheet must equal the Application for Pensioner Concession Subsidy, the amount noted on the General Managers Certificate and the documents supporting the amount written-off by the delegated officer or Council resolution. Each pensioner must be validated by the Council as a valid pensioner, if the pensioner is not validated by the Centrelink report, other evidence must be provided to audit for each of those pensioners.

                    Matching report (ie Department of Veteran Affairs and Department of Social Services), which matches the sheet for the rating year.

                    * If there are any unmatched pensioners, reasons must be provided together with supporting documentation, such as copies of pensioner applications and copies of pensioner cards to support why a rebate was provided to them.

                    I am very interested to know that not every council is being asked to provide the same detail. As you can appreciate this is very time consuming not only to extract the rates details but to then merge our water and sewer details into the spreadsheet as well.

                    Regards
                    Pete

                    in reply to: Recommencement of Legal Action? #22726
                    Pete Timmins
                    Participant

                      Shoalhaven

                      Hi Matthew,

                      We recommenced legal action from July 2022 and we have not changed our thresholds.

                      Regards
                      Pete

                      in reply to: Deferral of rates of pensioners – interest #22265
                      Pete Timmins
                      Participant

                        Shoalhaven

                        Hi Cherie,

                        We no longer allow this for new pensioners, but for those already on deferral we charge the maximum interest rate.

                        Regards
                        Pete

                        in reply to: Pension Claim #22214
                        Pete Timmins
                        Participant

                          Shoalhaven

                          Good morning Dave,

                          I show the net number for each claim year, so in the case of your prior year writeback I would show -1.

                          Regards
                          Pete

                          in reply to: Water Meter Reading Schedule #22129
                          Pete Timmins
                          Participant

                            Shoalhaven

                            Hi Jeanette,

                            Shoalhaven City Council reads meters 4 times a year. We have manual meters and our contractors read routes on a weekly basis, consisting of 3000 – 5000 properties. Invoicing is each following week. Some of our commercial properties are read and invoiced monthly. We perform 22,000 reads a year, excluding final meter reads during the change of ownership process.

                            Regards
                            Pete

                            Pete Timmins
                            Participant

                              Shoalhaven

                              Good morning Todd,

                              Shoalhaven is not applying.

                              Regards,
                              Pete

                              Pete Timmins
                              Participant

                                Shoalhaven

                                Thank you to all who responded. It appears that we were the odd ones.

                                Happy Easter.

                                in reply to: Rating reform training #21374
                                Pete Timmins
                                Participant

                                  Shoalhaven

                                  Hi Andrew,

                                  3. Absolutely for Shoalhaven.

                                  Thank you for being on top of things as usual.

                                  Regards
                                  Pete

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