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At the first Council meeting for 2019, council voted to not ‘opt in’ to to parking fine concessions offered by the NSW Government.
These concessions were offered in December 2018 when NSW Government Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet wrote to the mayors of all councils in NSW encouraging them to opt into electing to receive parking fine concessions reducing the $112 penalty for overstaying a timed parking zone to $80.
To be clear, these concessions only apply only to timed parking fines issued by a council ranger.
The Council has a variety of parking restriction signage erected in Gulgong, Mudgee, Rylstone and Kandos.
The parking restrictions in central business districts are enforced by rostered patrols in the Mudgee Township only.
The Law Enforcement Officers are instructed to be very lenient in issuing penalties primarily adopting an educational approach often issuing warnings for first time breaches.
The monthly average of the total value of parking infringement notices issued is $4,900. The current fine for overstaying a time parking zone is $112.
Due to the council’s educational and lenient approach during parking patrols, the current penalty sum of $112 is appropriate for what is often repeat offences.