As a result of the proclamation handed down by the NSW Government on May 12 resulting in the merger between the former Bombala Council, Cooma-Monaro and Snowy River Shire Councils, there will be a delay in the issuing of all annual Rate Notices for 2016/2017.
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Prior to the proclamation, each of the former council areas had their draft suite of IPR documents on public exhibition for consultation with their communities.
Once the proclamation took place, each of the former council areas draft IPR documents, were removed as the individual documents did not represent the new entity.
“A review of each of the former council area IPR documents was undertaken resulting in the creation of the draft SMRC 2017 Operational Plan, in accordance with the guidelines handed down by the NSW Government,” Snowy Monaro Regional Council general manager, Joseph Vescio said.
“Council is required to advertise our suite of Integrated Planning and Reporting (IPR) documents which include; 2017 Operational Plan, Revenue Policy and Fees & Charges for for a period of 28 days.
“The public exhibition of this year’s IPR suite was delayed due to the merger, as well as the requirements and milestones placed on Council by the NSW Government.
“Any submissions regarding the documents will be received up until close of business on Thursday, July 28.
“An extraordinary Council meeting is on Friday 29 July to consider submissions before formally adopting the documents,”, Mr Vescio said.
It is anticipated that the Rate Notices will be issued by the end of August.
As a result, and as per Section 562 (4) of the Local Government Act (1993), the first and second instalment is due as one amount on November 30, 2016.
Council will accept payments prior to this date if this better suits your individual circumstances.
For further information on the circulation of Rate Notices phone the 24/7 customer service line 1300 345 345.
