Proposal, the
consultation document for the 2017/2018 Annual Plan – Statement of Proposal, for public
consultation, and the 2017/2018 estimates.
6.2 The key points in the 2017/2018 Annual Plan – Statement of Proposal were highlighted to
the Council, being:
A 1% general rates increase against a proposed increase of 0.5% for 2017/2018 in the
2015/2025 Long-Term Plan
An extra investment in a trial programme to test large-scale predator suppression
and eradication techniques
for a further four years.
4.2 It was clarified that Council would require two additional staff in the 2020/2021
financial year. This is covered by the funding received and not rates funded.
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Executive, Audit and Risk Committee Meeting Monday 16 September 2019
Recommended
THAT the Taranaki Regional Council:
a) receives this report on participation in STRESS-3 for a further
Rates
WW noted that those projects that are important (rated high priority) will get
enhanced FAR - between base FAR and 100% depending on each AO. Low
cost/low risk projects (under $1m) aren’t included.
VL noted advanced FAR – do it now (only available for this NLTP period).
SH noted that an end of life structure would more likely gain a high rating.
SB suggested safety or access related projects would be key strategies on GPS –
advanced FAR.
CW confirmed the Bell Block to
and that of consent holders to resource management and, ultimately, through the refinement of methods
and considered responsible resource utilisation, to move closer to achieving sustainable development of the
region’s resources.
1.1.4 Evaluation of environmental and administrative performance
Besides discussing the various details of the performance and extent of compliance by the Company, this
report also assigns them a rating for their environmental and administrative performance during
Agenda for Regional Transport Committee meeting November 2017.
improvement in the Trust’s environmental and administrative performance is required. During the year
under review inadequate maintenance of the treatment systems on the discharges resulted in a breach of
the suspended solids limit on the consent. The unauthorised discharges caused a conspicuous change in the
visual clarity of the tributary below the site. An abatement notice was issued and re-inspection found that
the abatement notice had been complied with. Ratings are as defined in Section 1.1.4.
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Appendices
Appendix 1: Charging Policies
Resource Management Act Charging Policy
Schedule of charges pursuant to section 36 of the Resource Management Act 1991
Schedule 1: Scale of charges for staff time
Rate for processing resource
consents and responding to pollution
incidents.
Rate for all other Council work.
Professional staff $95/hr $90/hr
Professional/supervisory staff $120/hr $112/hr
Managers $174/hr $163/hr
Support staff $95/hr $90/hr
recoverable amount. In relation to
revalued assets, the impairment loss is recognised against the revaluation reserve, for that asset
class. Where that results in a debit balance, in the revaluation reserve, the balance is recognised in
the surplus or deficit. In relation to assets that are not revalued, the total impairment is recognised
in the surplus or deficit.
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Depreciation and amortisation expense
Depreciation is provided on a straight-line basis, at rates that will
fencing and contractors
since the project began.
This programme has no equal in New Zealand and is transforming
the region’s landscape as well as protecting and enhancing
waterway quality. The rate of implementation of riparian work is
accelerating and to date, farmers have completed 3,558km of new
fencing and 1,766km of new riparian planting. In total, 80% of
stream banks are fenced and 65% of streambanks are vegetated.
The Taranaki Regional Council has a comprehensive
fencing and contractors
since the project began.
This programme has no equal in New Zealand and is transforming
the region’s landscape as well as protecting and enhancing
waterway quality. The rate of implementation of riparian work is
accelerating and to date, farmers have completed 3,558km of new
fencing and 1,766km of new riparian planting. In total, 80% of
stream banks are fenced and 65% of streambanks are vegetated.
The Taranaki Regional Council has a comprehensive