{"id":36032,"date":"2013-06-13T16:18:10","date_gmt":"2013-06-13T06:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=36032"},"modified":"2024-11-27T18:07:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T08:07:15","slug":"fees-charges-rise-2-per-cent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/06\/13\/fees-charges-rise-2-per-cent\/","title":{"rendered":"Fees, Charges Rise 2 Per Cent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SBRC Cr Barry Green
(Photo: SBRC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

June 13, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

South Burnett residents will face an average 2 per cent rise from July 1 for using most council services after the South Burnett Regional Council passed its 2013-14 schedule of fees and charges on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The council’s “Register of Regulatory and Cost Recovery Fees” covers things such as impounding charges, camping fees at council-run caravan parks, public hall hire, building fees and many other routine services.<\/p>\n

The fee rises were in line with last year’s CPI rise.<\/p>\n

This year the council also introduced:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • New annual swimming pool passes for adults, children, families and seniors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n
    • A conference projector hire service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
        \n
      • Five new soil tests which can be conducted at the council’s soil testing laboratory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
          \n
        • A new registration fee for backflow prevention devices, and…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Fees for the disposal of dead animals at waste facilities, based on the animal’s weight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            One proposed price increase which didn’t win acceptance, though, was a suggestion to raise the cost of promotional banners strung over roads from $197 to $350.<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Council officers explained the reason for the suggested price increase was that a study found it cost the SBRC $700 to string up and later take down a street banner.<\/p>\n

            This was why council staff often left event banners up, \u00a0even if the event had passed, until a new banner needed to be mounted, officers said.<\/p>\n

            Most of this cost was tied up with the need to comply with workplace health and safety requirements.<\/p>\n

            But several councillors were not convinced.<\/p>\n

            Cr Cheryl Dalton said she wasn’t happy with the proposed increase.<\/p>\n

            “Many of our smaller clubs and groups might only make $1000 out of an event,” she said.<\/p>\n

            “An increase like this might make their ability to advertise their event unaffordable.”<\/p>\n

            Cr Barry Green said that while he didn’t doubt it cost staff $700 to put up and take down a banner “on paper”, he questioned how much real cost was actually involved.<\/p>\n

            Mayor Wayne Kratzmann wondered if there might be a better way to help local groups publicise their events rather than stringing up banners over roads.<\/p>\n

            Cr Cheryl Dalton agreed, and suggested the current $197 fee remain in force while councillors looked at other options.<\/p>\n

            Cr Damien Tessmann said if Cr Dalton was thinking about an electronic sign, he couldn’t back the idea.<\/p>\n

            “As I understand things, these types of signs cost $25,000 or more. I couldn’t support that,” he said.<\/p>\n

            But Cr Deb Palmer said she was thinking about the types of signs used by many schools, which were much cheaper.<\/p>\n

            In the end, Cr Keith Campbell suggested the banner fee be left where it was for the moment while councillors looked at alternatives.<\/p>\n

            All the other 2013-14 fees and charges were passed unchallenged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
            \n


            \n<\/strong>\u00a0New SBRC Charges For 2013-14<\/strong><\/h3>\n

            \u00a0Swimming Pools<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Children Annual Pass – $160<\/li>\n
            • Adult Annual Pass – $200<\/li>\n
            • Family Annual Pass – $570<\/li>\n
            • Seniors Annual Pass – $160<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              \u00a0Halls<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              • Large Conference Projector – $250<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                \u00a0Plumbing<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                • Backflow Prevention Device Registration Fee – $38 per device<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  \u00a0Soil Tests<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  • Degradation Factor – $220<\/li>\n
                  • Weak Particles – $70<\/li>\n
                  • Crushed Particles – $70<\/li>\n
                  • Degree Precoat – $70<\/li>\n
                  • 10% Fines Wet\/Dry Variation – $500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    \u00a0Disposal Of Dead Animals At A Waste Facility<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                    • Small animal (< 15 kg) – $18 per animal<\/li>\n
                    • Medium animal (> 15kg to 45kg) – $27 per animal<\/li>\n
                    • Large animal (> 45kg to < 90kg) – $99 per animal<\/li>\n
                    • Horse or Cow – $142 per animal<\/li>\n
                    • Animal offal waste product – $142 per animal or cubic metre<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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