Update

The 2017/18 Draft Annual Business Plan and Budget engagement concluded 19 May 2017. The City of Burnside sought community feedback prior to the adoption of this plan and budget. It was adopted at the Council Meeting on Tuesday 13 June 2017.

The Annual Business Plan and Budget delivers a 2.30 per cent rate increase, the second lowest in 10 years.

The input from the City of Burnside community on the 2017/18 Business Plan and Budget was vital in ensuring Council continues to deliver the high quality services that the community needs, working within the goals of the Long-Term Financial Plan, and remaining responsive to the Annual Community Survey outcomes.

Every year Council estimates the increase in the ‘cost of business’ to deliver services to the community (ie construction and maintenance of roads, footpaths, drains, parks, facilities and environmental projects, and costs such as waste management and recycling).

Other pressures such as State Government cost shifting and cost increases above general inflation (such as electricity costs) are also considered.

In the 2017/18 budget year the estimated increase in cost of business is 2.88 per cent. Through financial savings and discipline Council is delivering a 2.30 per cent average rate increase instead of 2.88 per cent.

For further information, including the City of Burnside achievements and initiatives from the Strategic Plan and how rates are calculated, please see the 2017/18 Annual Business Plan and Budget Summary in the Document Library (above right).