SUMMARY: UPPER LACHLAN SHIRE COUNCIL OPERATIONAL PLAN 2015/2016

Council has prepared a $25 million operating budget with a projected operating budget surplus
(before capital grants and contributions) is $1.45 million. The table below dissects the
operational budget by each individual fund.
INCOME STATEMENT
General
Fund
Domestic
Waste
Fund
Water
Supply
Fund
Sewerage
Fund
Totals
REVENUE
Rates and Annual Charges
6,975,874
954,764
812,660
1,303,819
10,047,117
User Charges and Fees
5,298,900
3,200
822,528
0
6,124,628
409,028
29,672
36,150
91,200
566,050
8,095,195
28,000
22,150
18,400
8,163,745
50,500
0
0
0
50,500
781,700
1,000
0
0
782,700
21,611,197
1,016,636
1,693,488
1,413,419
25,734,740
Employee Benefits and On-costs
8,463,497
192,167
459,110
331,111
9,445,884
Materials and Contracts
4,976,196
423,269
206,700
134,100
5,740,265
135,600
7,700
77,800
25,400
246,500
4,310,800
109,500
519,200
473,500
5,413,000
0
0
0
0
0
2,516,519
284,000
382,784
254,079
3,437,382
20,402,612
1,016,636
1,645,594
1,218,189
24,283,030
1,208,585
0
47,895
195,230
1,451,710
Interest and Investment Revenue
Grants and Contributions provided for
Operating Purposes
Net Gain from the Disposal of Assets
Other Revenues
Total Income from continuing operations
EXPENSES
Borrowing Costs
Depreciation and Amortisation
Net Loss from the Disposal of Assets
Other Expenses
Total Expenses from continuing operations
Net Operating Result before Grants and
Contributions for Capital Purposes
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General (Ordinary) Rates:
 General (Ordinary) Rate pegging is set by the Office of Local Government.
Rate Item
Increase
Increased Income
General (Ordinary) Rate
2.40%*
$154,000
 The $ value increases will vary within each individual rating category.
General Rates (average increase)
Increase Per Rates Assessment
Residential property
$13 per annum *
Business property
$18 per annum *
Farmland property
$30 per annum ^
Residential-Non Urban property
$16 per annum ^
 This increase does not include water access, domestic waste and sewerage annual
charge price increases.
^
This increase does not include the rural waste charge increase.
Sewerage Charges:
Sewerage Charges
Sewerage Access Annual Charge for
Residential Categories
Unoccupied Sewerage Access Charge


Increase
2% or $15 to $752 per Residential
property.
2% or $10 to $493 per Residential
property.
The Sewerage Access Charge for Gunning, Crookwell, and Taralga are uniform.
Council utilises the Sewerage Best Practice Pricing Structure. For Non-Residential
properties the charge will be not less than the Annual Residential Sewerage Access
Charge of $752. The $ value increases will vary depending on water consumption and
sewerage discharge factors.
Water Supply Charges:
Water Charge
Water Supply Access Charge; and
Water Supply Availability Charge
Water Usage Charge^

^
Increase
4% or $17 per Assessment and $430 per
annum per connection. *
5% increase: $2.69 per kilolitre for water
consumption less than 200 kilolitres
 $3.56 for every kilolitre over 200.
The Water Supply Access Charges and water consumption user-pays charges for the
towns of Dalton, Crookwell, Gunning and Taralga are uniform.
Note that NSW Office of Water regulations now require 50% of all town water supplies
income to be generated from the user pays charge.
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Domestic Waste (Garbage) Charges:
Domestic Waste Charge
Increase
Domestic Waste Management Charge*
3% or $12. $408 per annum per service
(For the Shire)
Domestic Waste Availability Charge
3% or $5. $159 per Assessment.
(All vacant properties in towns where the
garbage service is available)
 The Domestic Waste service will continue to be a weekly 120 litre bin pick up and a
recycling fortnightly pick up of a 240 litre bin.
Commercial Waste (Garbage) Charges:
Commercial Waste Charge
Commercial Waste Charge
(Business Rate Categories)
Commercial Waste Availability Charge
(All vacant business land in towns where
the garbage service is available)
Increase
3% or $15. $484 per annum per service
3% or $5. $159 per Assessment.
Rural Waste Charges:
Rural Waste Charge
Increase
Rural Waste Charge
3% or $5.50 per Assessment. *
(Properties that do not have a Domestic
Waste Service)
 The Rural Waste Charge is subject to GST. The annual charge is $174.90 per annum
per service inclusive of GST with 1/11 of the waste charge being remitted to the ATO.

The Rural Waste Charge entitles ratepayers to dispose of one standard garbage bin (120
litre bin) of waste per week at no cost at any rubbish tip in the Shire. Disposal of sorted
recyclable materials will be accepted free of charge at all rubbish tips.
Stormwater Charges:

The Stormwater Annual Charge will continue to be levied for the towns of Crookwell,
Gunning, Collector and Taralga. This levy will remain at $25 for Residential properties
and $50 for Businesses.
Loans:

There is a new loan forecast of $1 million in relation to the proposed Crookwell Water
Supply Treatment Plant in 2015/2016. There is no refinancing of existing loans.
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Capital Works Expenditure Highlights – 2015/2016 Total Program $12.46 million
Project
Plant Replacements (including fleet vehicles) net purchase cost
Kerb and Gutter improvements in Oram St and Clifton St, Crookwell
Footpath and Cycleway programs (Gunning and Crookwell)
Crookwell Waste Centre / Rubbish Tip remediation upgrade
Stormwater improvements – Hillas St, Taralga
Public Toilet Amenities upgrade at Tuena
Gunning Skate Park construction (contingent on 50% grant funds)
Taralga War Memorial Hall roof repair and drainage improved
Bridges replacement capital expenditure is as follows:MR256 Abercrombie River Bridge, Tablelands Way - Oberon Rd
Kangaloolah Road, Green Creek Bridge
Roads capital budgeted expenditure is as follows: Gravel Resheeting on Local Roads
(throughout the Shire all programs)
 Grabine Road, Bigga reconstruction
(annual allocation of 8 year program)
 MR52 Gundaroo Road rehabilitation and resealing
 Urban Local Roads – road reconstruction and sealing in Gunning
 Cullerin Road capital improvements
 Pejar Road replace corrugated steel pipe
 Crookwell Main Street
(Roberts St to Laggan Rd section) rehabilitation
 Bitumen Resealing on Regional Roads, funded by RMS
(throughout the Shire)
 Bitumen Resealing - Urban Local Roads (throughout the Shire)
 Bitumen Resealing - Rural Local Roads (throughout the Shire)
 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bitumen resealing - Jerrawa Road
 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bitumen resealing - Bigga Road
 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bitumen resealing - Woodhouselee
Road
 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bitumen resealing - Peelwood Road
 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bitumen resealing - Collector Road
 Pavement Rehabilitation and Bitumen resealing - Roslyn Road
Water Fund capital improvements includes the following: $3.5 million for the Crookwell Water Supply Treatment Plant
project (total project cost of $7 million over 2 year period).
Sewerage Fund capital improvements includes the following: $120,000 for Crookwell sewerage mains renewals
 $100,000 for Gunning sewer main extension Grosvenor Street
 $50,000 for Taralga sewer main renewals
Project Cost
$928,000
$214,000
$85,000
$200,000
$80,000
$30,000
$160,000
$70,000
$1,525,000
$150,000
$1,029,600
$356,000
$463,000
$80,000
$35,000
$120,000
$250,000
$443,500
$92,700
$433,000
$167,000
$94,060
$90,000
$90,000
$45,000
$58,000
$3.8 million
$303,400
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