We are seeking your views on the proposed changes to the draft schedule of fees and charges for 2024/25.
Council applies fees and charges for specific services and functions, in line with legislation.
Typically, where a service or activity is intended to benefit an individual (e.g. a building consent is for an individual building owner), Council will apply a fee to cover the cost of delivering that service.
Our fees and charges have been reviewed as part of the preparation of our Long-Term Plan 2024-2034 intended to come into effect in time for the new financial year (1 July 2024Continue reading
We are seeking your views on the proposed changes to the draft schedule of fees and charges for 2024/25.
Council applies fees and charges for specific services and functions, in line with legislation.
Typically, where a service or activity is intended to benefit an individual (e.g. a building consent is for an individual building owner), Council will apply a fee to cover the cost of delivering that service.
Our fees and charges have been reviewed as part of the preparation of our Long-Term Plan 2024-2034 intended to come into effect in time for the new financial year (1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025).
The Reason for the Proposal
The purpose of reviewing the schedule of fees and charges is to ensure that each charge will recover the actual and reasonable costs associated with:
- Goods, services or amenities provided by the local authority.
- The issuing and monitoring of permits, and other approvals associated with Council’s bylaws.
- Processing and making decisions in relation to resource consents, plan changes building consents and licences, and fulfilling other regulatory legislative obligations, where Council is empowered to prescribe fees, including the Resource Management Act 1991, Building Act 2004, Food Act 2014, Health Act 1956, Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012, and Dog Control Act 1996.
In this year’s review, Council needs to address the effect inflation continues to have on our community. Although inflation is easing, it is still well above the Reserve Bank target of 1%-3%. The Consumer Price Index (CPI)is sitting at 4.7% as at December 2023. CPI measures the changing price of the goods and services New Zealand households buy, for example, bread and milk. It provides a measure of inflation.
As a Council, we also need to account for financial impacts in accordance with the Local Government Cost Index (LGCI) ranging between 8.3% and 11.5% for year one of the Long-Term Plan. Like CPI, LGCI measures the changing price of materials and services for local government activity - in other words it’s our own basket of goods for things like pipes and bitumen.
You can read the Statement of Proposal to find out more about this proposal, along with other draft Fees and Charges 2024/25 for more details.
Kōrero with us.
Online, wānanga ipurangi - You can complete our online feedback form below.
Hard copy, pepa mārō - Drop your feedback off at any of our Library and Service Centres in Waihī Beach, Katikati, Ōmokoroa, Te Puke or to the main Council Office at Barkes Corner.
In person, ā kanohi - If you would like to provide your feedback to Council in person, please email haveyoursay@westernbay.govt.nz by 28 April 2024 to secure a timeslot.
Email, īmēra - haveyoursay@westernbay.govt.nz
Alternatively, post your feedback to: Fees and Charges Review, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Private Bag 12803, Tauranga Mail Centre, Tauranga 314.
Feedback is open until 5pm, Wednesday 15 May 2024.
