What is it?
The Operational Plan and Delivery Program outlines Council's budget for the 2020/21 financial year, where funds will be allocated and to what activities and projects, as well as detailing how they will fund expenditure.
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Under the Local Government Act (1993), Council must have an annual Operational Plan and adopt it before the beginning of each financial year, outlining the activities to be undertaken in that year as part of the Delivery Program.
The Delivery Program details all of the principal activities Council will undertake to achieve the goals established in Council's Community Plan, Towards 2030. It has a fixed four year term aligned with the local government election cycle and is reviewed by the incoming Council within nine months of an election.
The document includes budgets for the four years from 2020/21 to 2023/24.
Residents were encouraged to make Community Plan proposals to be considered in the Draft Operational Plan 2020/21 from December 13, 2019, to January 31, 2020.
The draft Operational Plan has been prepared following a series of budget workshops with budget managers, executive, and elected members over the past three months.
The budget and where it comes from
The 2020/21 budget projects total operating expenditure of $67.4 million, and a capital works program of $50.8 million.
Council's primary source of income (around 42 per cent) comes from rates and annual charges, at $42.8 million. A further $12.8 million (12.7 per cent) from fees and charges associated with the provision of services and facilities such as; swimming pools; contract works; planning and building regulation; water consumption; and waste management.
Just under 40 per cent of income ($40 million) comes from grants and contributions from government and industry, for capital and operating purposes.
The budget provides for a 2.6 per cent increase distributed across all rating categories - Farmland, Residential, Business, and Mining. In line with the rate cap determined by the NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).
Rate assessments are based upon property valuations (ad valorem) with minimum amounts ($694.88 for all categories except business sub category Rylstone Aeropark ($228.11)) applied where appropriate. The NSW Valuer General provided the land valuations with a base date of July 1, 2019, for all properties within the Local Government Area.
Estimated yields for each category are as follows; Farmland $4,874,284; Residential $4,555,698; Residential - Urban $6,333,126; Business $1,498,064; Business - Rylstone Aeropark $49,234; Mining $11,963,729. Total estimated yield from ordinary rates is $29,274,134.
Items of interest:
- $500K, concept plans for Council's main admin building;
- $2m, new tip construction;
- $17.35m, total project value of Stage 2 Glen Willow upgrades, $14.35m is through capital grants and contributions;
- $4.6m, total value of new Art Gallery project, $1.543m is through capital grants and contributions;
- $500K, total project value to replace Mudgee Showground Grandstand ($450K from 2020/21 budget);
- $1m, complete sewer pump station replacement in Gulgong;
- $480K, upgrade to Rylstone Caravan Park;
- $1.87m, local roads treatment such as resealing, pavement rehabilitation, widening and guardrail installation, includes $935K towards Church/Meares Street roundabout;
- $2.4m, rural roads treatment such as resealing, pavement rehabilitation, widening and guardrail installation;
- $6m, sealed rural roads regional, through capital and operating grants and contributions, includes $2.8m Munghorn Gap realignment and upgrade, $1.4m Bylong Valley Way upgrade, $1.4m Hill End Road safety improvements;
- $1.478m, Dixons Long Point crossing upgrade plan from capital grants and contributions;
- $300K, Ulan Road - Cope Road to Ulan-Wollar Road;
- $205K, Mudgee Pound renovation and extension;
- $94K, public convenience upgrades allocated across parks, sporting grounds and halls;
- $41K, Stables external brickwork and internal upgrade;
- $30K, Hargraves Court House building external works;
- $100K, Town Hall surveillance camera upgrade and external brickwork;
- $226K, to pools for capital upgrades in 2020/21;
- $45K, additional shade at each pool (for next three years).
Where is it?
The plan is available to view online at Council's website, under Documents on Exhibition, or at yoursay.midwestern.nsw.gov.au/ where feedback can also be submitted. Submissions close 4.30pm Friday, May 15.
Enquiries can be directed to Council's Manager Financial Planning on (02) 6378 2850.
