Item 2.2 - Attach 01 - Special Budget Meeting Minutes 25 July 2022

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SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING MINUTES 25 JULY 2022

S/1.12. RATES AND CHARGES CONCESSIONS AND EXEMPTIONS Responsible Officer: General Manager Finance Governance and Risk Council Meeting Date: 25 July 2022 File Ref: CM28.2

Purpose: This report presents a consolidated Rates and Charges Concessions and Exemptions Policy proposed to be applied for the coming financial year to assist those who have limited capacity to pay and those not-forprofit and charitable organisations that provide facilities for the benefit of the broader Gladstone Region.

Officer's Recommendation: That Council: 1.

Repeal: a. b. c. d. e.

P-2021-11 Rating Financial Hardship Concession Policy; P-2021-12 Concealed Water Leak Concession Policy; P-2021-13 Water Allocation and Sewerage Connection Concessions Policy; P-2021-15 Pensioner Concession Policy; P-2021-16 General and Differential Rates Exemptions and Concessions Policy;

2.

Adopt P-2022-04 Rates and Charges Concessions and Exemptions Policy provided as Addendum 4;

3.

In accordance with the adopted P-2022-04 Rates and Charges Concessions and Exemptions Policy, and in accordance with: a. Sections 119, 120, 121, 122 and 123 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council grant a concession of the differential general rate of 50% up to a maximum of $310 per annum to all ratepayers who are pensioners and eligible for the Queensland Government Pensioner Rate Subsidy Scheme; and b. Section 93(3)(i) of the Local Government Act 2009 and section 73(b) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council provide an exemption from general rates (including differential general rates) where Council considers land is used for a charitable, recreational or sporting purpose; and c. Section 93(3)(h)(i) & (ii) of the Local Government Act 2009, Council provide an exemption from general rates (including differential general rates) where land is primarily used for showgrounds or horseracing; and d. Section 120(1)(b)(i) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council grant a concession from general rates (including differential general rates) where Council considers land is owned by an entity whose objects do not include making a profit; and e. Sections 119, 120, 121 and 122 of the Local Government Regulation 2012, Council grant a concession to landowners who are experiencing financial hardship and are unable to pay rates and charges levied upon a property; and

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