Maribyrnong 2019/20 rates brochure

MARI BYR NO NG 2019– 2 0 2 0

Your rates at work Building a vibrant, diverse and progressive city striving for a sustainable future.

A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR

NEW RATING SYSTEM

Each day Council delivers more than 60 services and programs that help people and communities, making Maribyrnong a diverse and vibrant place to live, work and play.

As a result of a number of rates forums earlier this year, the community indicated strong interest to move away from the Net Annual Value (NAV) system of rating to the Capital Improved Value (CIV) system of rating. The CIV system is the most commonly used valuation by Victorian Councils and takes into account the full development value of the property. It’s also reflective of the general market value of the property as at the date of valuation. The CIV system also allows residents to see how much they are paying for waste management. This cost was previously absorbed into the overall rates residents paid.

Your rates make a significant contribution towards delivering on the City of Maribyrnong’s vision and goals for the community. This includes funding a range of services, events and essential infrastructure such as footpaths, roads, parks, gardens and libraries that are valued by our community.

We understand that rates are a significant cost for our residents and that you are assured that Council manages the budget carefully. The Annual Budget has been developed substantively in line with Council’s Long Term Financial Strategy and Plan. We are working with an overall budget of $158 million, and importantly we are delivering projects and programs for the municipality without borrowing.

In addition to everyday services and programs, your rates this year will contribute to a number of key projects such as $14.4 million for greening our City, including the planting of trees in streets, boulevards, and parks across the City; $15.7 million to improve Council-owned roads and $4.2 million to build and improve footpath and cycle ways.

This brochure aims to help you understand how and where your rates will be used and how they will contribute to making the City of Maribyrnong a better place for all of us.

The calculation for CIV has a general rate for residents and a differential rate is applied to other types of land, such as commercial, industrial and vacant land.

RECEIVE YOUR RATES NOTICE ELECTRONICALLY Enjoy the convenience of having your rates notice emailed to you. Fill out the registration form for eNotices on our website maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/ rates New residents need to receive their first rates notice by mail before they can go online to register for email rates notices.

Cr Martin Zakharov Mayor of the City of Maribyrnong

For more information or queries contact Council at email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au

Maribyrnong City Council Street Address: Cnr Napier and Hyde Streets Footscray

P: (03) 9688 0200 F: (03) 9687 7793

Postal Address: PO Box 58, Footscray, Vic 3011

email@maribyrnong.vic.gov.au www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au

UNDERSTANDING YOUR RATES NOTICE

1 Property assessment number

Required when paying your rates.

year’s bill (including rates and charges, excluding fire services levy and rebates).

2

Valuations Council uses the capital improved value which is total market value of the land plus buildings as at the valuation date.

7 Waste management service charge

Pays for your weekly rubbish and fortnightly recycling bin collections, one general rubbish and green hard waste collection for the year.

3

How your rates are calculated This is your rate amount for 2019/20 which is calculated by multiplying the rate in the dollar by the valuation.

The rate in the dollar is set annually, for the 2019/20 financial year this is set at $0.00294654 for residential properties.

8 Municipal charge

Contributes to the operational costs of Council.

4

Pensioner rebate If you hold a Pensioner Concession or Veteran Affairs card you are eligible to receive a rebate on your rates and are also entitled to a rebate against the Fire Services Property Levy.

5

Council pensioner rebate Council provides an additional rebate to Pensioner and Veteran Affairs card holders.

6

2019 transition rate rebate Temporary rebate scheme to offset the impact of residents moving to the CIV rating system. Payable where rate bill is in excess of 30% compared to last

9 Green waste or additional bins

Requested service, charged as a user pays fee.

10 Fire services property levy charge

This is a State Government charge shown on all Council rate notices. Levies collected are paid to the State Revenue Office.

11 Fire services property levy charge

If you hold a Pensioner Concession or Veteran Affairs card you are eligible to receive a rebate on your rates and are also entitled to a rebate against the Fire Services Property Levy.

12 Total outstanding

This amount indicates all the rates and charges for 2019/20, yet to be paid.

• • STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Infrastructure Services • CAPITAL & IMPROVEMENT WORKS Planning Services SERVICES PLANNING

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?

$23.33 $0.56 $61.21

Corporate Services

In order to deliver our diverse range of servicesCommunity and Servicesactively seeks include State and Federal grants and programs, we collect rates and charges from all property partnerships with key stakeholders within the municipality. owners in the City.

Council receives 65% of its annual budget through rates We aim to leverage as much revenue as possible from with the remainder coming from fees, charges and CAPITAL ANDother IMPROVEMENT other sources than rates, toWORKS minimise%rate payments. transfers from State and Federal Governments.

Other sources of funding that Council receivesOther and Infrastructure BUDGETED INCOME 2019-2020

7.40% • LAND BUILDINGS 21.00% • Waste Management 1.90% • COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS other income Roads BOOKS 1.40% RATES AND CHARGES 65% • LIBRARY MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 3.10% STATUTORY FEES AND FINES 9% • PLANT, Contributions - monetary Recreational, Leisure and Community Facilities 1.50% USER FEES 8% • BRIDGES 1.30% GRANTS 5% • DRAINAGE Grants - Capital– OPERATING Parks, Open Space and Streetscapes AND CYCLEWAYS 7.00% GRANTS – CAPITAL 6% • FOOTPATH Grants Operating CARPARKS 0.90% CONTRIBUTIONS - MONETARY 4% • OFF-STREET Off-street Carparks OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES 23.70% OTHER INCOME 2% • PARKS, User fees • RECREATIONAL, LEISURE & COMMUNITY FACILITIES 3.00% Footpath and Cycleways 25.80% • ROADS Statutory fees and fines 0.60% • WASTE MANAGEMENT Drainage OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE 1.40% • Rates and charges Bridges

BUDGETED EXPENDITURE 2019-2020 ($ INPlant, MILLIONS) Machinery and Equipment Capital & Improvement Works

• • SERVICES Computers and Telecommunications • INFRASTRUCTURE Planning Services • PLANNING SERVICES Buildings • STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Infrastructure Services • CAPITAL & IMPROVEMENT WORKS COMMUNITY SERVICES Library Books Strategic Initiatives CORPORATE SERVICES

$27.41 $26.68 $35.22 $23.33 $0.56 $61.21

Land Corporate Services

Community Services

CAPITAL AND IMPROVEMENT WORKS % Other Infrastructure

7.40% • LAND BUILDINGS 21.00% • Waste Management 1.90% • COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Roads 1.40% • LIBRARY BOOKS 3.10% • PLANT, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT Recreational, 1.50% • BRIDGESLeisure and Community Facilities 1.30% • DRAINAGE Parks, Open Space and Streetscapes 7.00% • FOOTPATH AND CYCLEWAYS 0.90% • OFF-STREET CARPARKS Off-street Carparks 23.70% • PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND STREETSCAPES • RECREATIONAL, LEISURE & COMMUNITY FACILITIES 3.00% Footpath and Cycleways 25.80% • ROADS 0.60% • WASTE MANAGEMENT Drainage 1.40% • OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE Bridges Plant, Machinery and Equipment

WHERE DO YOUR RATES GO?

Your rates allow the City of M to-day life. These services help This is just a snapshot of some

SERVICE

FOR EVERY $100 OF EXPENDITURE

FACT

Activation and festivals

$2.56

• the community connects by • festivals attract more than 2

Aged and diversity

$2.68

• programs and activities to Group and the annual Senio

Arts and culture

$0.80

• encouraging community pa • strengthen arts community

Asset management

$0.92

• keeping our infrastructure u

Building maintenance

$4.13

• ensuring our buildings are

Capital and improvement works

$40.63

• constructing and upgrading

City amenity

$5.65

• keeping our city presentab • responding to after hours a

Community centres

$1.47

• more than 446,000 visits to • providing more than 50,000

Connecting the community and advocacy

$1.78

• engaging with our commun • advocating to State and Fe

Customer service

$1.52

• providing efficient and frien • informing our community a

Early years and maternal and child health

$3.13

• keeping our children health playgroup support • promoting healthy and hap

Emergency and risk management

$1.34

• ensuring the safety of our c organisations

Finance and HR

$2.67

• administering all financial m

Governance and commercial services

$2.24

• providing good governanc • ensuring Council’s legislativ

Information technology

$6.20

• utilising technology initiativ • providing free public Wi-Fi

Leisure, health and wellbeing

$3.00

• improving the health and w the Maribyrnong Aquatic C

Library services

$3.88

• five libraries across the City • investing $875,000 on librar

Local laws and compliance

-$5.88 this is an offset amount that contributes to the budget spend, reducing reliance on rates

• responding to community n

Open space, city design and strategic planning

$6.03

• planning for our growing C • investing $4.4 million on op

Roads and drainage maintenance

$3.45

• manage and maintain 2,330 • $785,000 to improve draina

Sports and turf maintenance

$5.51

• improve community sportsg

Sustainability and environment

$5.13

• greening our City by planti • creating opportunities for m

Youth services

$1.16

• supporting young people a

Waste management

Fees related to general household waste collection appear on your rates notice

Maribyrnong to deliver a variety of services that impact almost every aspect of dayp improve our neighbourhood and create a healthy and vibrant community. e of the services that Council can deliver as a result of your rates:

y participating in more than 20 festivals and events through the year 225,000 residents and visitors, helping to boost business and tourism

support older people including a Positive Ageing Strategy, seniors’ day trips, Meals on Wheels, Older Person’s Reference ors Festival

articipation by offering over $500,000 in grants and funding y with annual grants, low-cost leases to local arts organisations and artist in-residence programs

up to scratch, managing and maintaining community buildings and facilities, roads, drains and footpaths kept in shape and repairs are carried out quickly and comply with safety regulations

g our assets and community spaces, to ensure the needs of our community are met now and well into the future

ble and safe with footpath sweeping and cleansing programs, Safe City CCTV, syringe and sharps facilities, and fire hydrants and emergency call outs with rapid response service for graffiti and illegal rubbish dumping

our four community centres 0 people quality activities and programs at our community centres and libraries

nity with over 65,600 visits to our online consultation platform Your City Your Voice ederal government on major initiatives

ndly service to our residents by responding to almost 200,000 customer requests about our services, projects and initiatives with over 1.7 million web page visits

hy by providing advice and support through maternal and child health education services, child care, kindergarten and

ppy families through assessments, support services, referrals, education and immunisation programs

community by mitigating risks and emergencies by collaborating with emergency services, government and community

matters, human resources and OH&S. This includes preparing a fiscally responsible budget

ce and accountability with Monthly Ordinary Council Meetings and Special Committee Meetings ve requirements are met including contracts, procurements and risks

ves to manage the city’s resources and services and develop the city as a ‘Smart City’ i in our facilities

wellbeing of our community by providing health, fitness, leisure and education programs and attracting 892,000 visitors to Centre

y providing a multifaceted space for reading, meeting, researching or reflecting to almost 680,000 visitors ry books

needs by managing, regulating and controlling activities which provide peace, order and good government

City and ensuring we meet the needs of our community by providing strategic direction for open spaces and urban design pen spaces

0 metres of roads by investing $15.7 million on road improvement works age in the City

grounds and lawns by gardening, mowing, replacing damaged equipment and watering

ing 4,800 new trees, shrubs and ground covers more than 3,500 residents to attend environmental programs

aged 12 to 25 years by providing programs, activities and services at Phoenix Youth Hub

COUNCIL REBATES Victorian home owners with eligible concession cards can claim a deduction on their rates. The rebate is reviewed each year in line with Consumer Price Index changes.

If you hold a pensioner concession card or a Veteran Affairs card, you are eligible to receive a rebate on your rates.

For the 2019/20 financial year, Council has adopted the following rate rebates: State funded pensioner rates remissions scheme – this is a rebate of 50% of rates and charges up to a maximum of $235.15 per assessment (plus $50 for the fire services levy).

Maribyrnong City Council-funded pensioner rates rebate scheme – this is an additional rebate payable to pensioners up to a maximum of $194.30.

2019 transition rate rebate scheme – as a result of annual valuations by the Valuer General’s Office, some residents may have experienced substantial increases in rates.

LONG TERM FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND PLAN Our Long Term Financial Strategy and Plan continues to focus on maintaining ageing infrastructure, planning for rapid population growth and maintaining excellence in program and service delivery. It also includes promotion of health and wellbeing opportunities for residents through the investment in improving the City’s natural spaces such as the bike and river trail, our parks and gardens.

It also takes into consideration changes to the regularity of land valuations and the introduction of a new rating system. The Valuer-General is now the sole authority on land valuations that take place annually.

It is important to note that property revaluations do not increase the amount of rate revenue raised by Council - it only redistributes who pays the rates.

Residential properties that have a rates increase of equal to or greater than 30% may be eligible for the newly introduced Rate Rebate Scheme (including rates and charges, excluding the fire services levy and net of other rebates/offsets).

If you disagree with the value of your property, as listed on your rate notice, you can lodge an objection with Council.

Any objections should be made in writing to Council in the prescribed form within two months of the issue date of your original rates notice. The objection is then sent to the Valuers for review which is then assessed and a recommendation is sent to the Valuer-General’s office.

HARD WASTE COLLECTION

ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE

Council provides one free pre-booked hard waste collection for residential properties each calendar year.

Most hard, metal and green waste materials can be collected, excluding hazardous, building and bulky materials.

We fully appreciate that rates can be a burden and we encourage those who are experiencing financial difficulties to contact Council to discuss payment options and assistance.

FIRE SERVICES PROPERTY LEVY The Victorian Government requires all councils to collect the Fire Services Levy from ratepayers. All funds received

by Council through this levy go directly to supporting the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) and the Country Fire Authority (CFA). For more information visit firelevy.vic.gov.au

To find out more visit maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/rates or call 9688 0200.