Mornington Peninsula Shire is encouraging the community to comment on Council's Proposed Budget 2021–22 and draft Revenue and Rating Plan. Both documents are on public exhibition from Thursday 1 April 2021 until 5pm Thursday 29 April 2021.
The State Government sets out the maximum amount Councils may increase rates in a year. For 2021–22 the rate cap has been set at 1.5 per cent.
The Proposed Budget includes changes to some elements of the Rating Strategy, the Vacant Residential Land differential rate is increased from 120 percent to 140 per cent of the General Rate and the Waste Service Charge is increased by $16 to $338.
The draft Revenue and Rating Plan is a new requirement under the new Local Government Act.
It is a medium-term plan for how Council will generate income to deliver on the Council Plan, programs and services over a four-year period. The Plan defines the revenue and rating 'envelope' that Council proposes to operate within.
The Proposed 2021–22 Capital Works Budget is $37,628,200. Some big-ticket items include:
- $4.0m: Safer Local Roads works
- $2.4m: Community Facilities renewal works
- $1.9m: Footpath renewal program
- $1.6m: Flinders Civic Hall redevelopment
- $1.6m: Narambi Reserve Junior Oval
- $1.1m: Balnarring Recreative Reserve Oval Rehabilitation
The Proposed 2021–22 Priority Projects Budget is $8,254,000. Some projects include:
- $700k: Food Organic Collection
- $252k: Carbon Neutrality
- $225k: Mornington Peninsula Open Space Strategy
- $200k: Arts and Culture Plan
- $175k: Mornington Peninsula Coastal Strategy
$10.2m is included in the above Capital Works and Priority Project budgets for COVID-19 recovery actions. To see the full list of projects, see 'appendix D' in the Proposed Budget document.
To have your say and view the Proposed Budget 2021–22 and draft Revenue and Rating Plan visit mornpen.vic.gov.au/budget
