Uniform Annual General Charge / Uniform Annual Charge (UAGC/UAC)

This proposal doesn’t change the total amount of rates charged by us, but more about how it’s collected from the community.

What could it look like and what impact would this have on me?

We currently charge $54.49 in the Annual Plan 23/24 for a range of UAGC and targeted UAC (including the Civil Defence Emergency rate).

This represents approximately 8% of the total rates revenue we receive, but this is dependent on the specific workstreams funded by a UAGC/UAC rate.

Proposed options

Option 1

Council’s preferred option is to increase the UAGC and UAC charges to be approximately 8% of total rates each year of the Long-Term Plan, therefore as the rates rise in the future, the UAGC/UAC (including the Civil Defence Emergency rate) component of rates will increase in proportion to the increase in total rates.

• Increased UAGC and UAC total rates to 8% (amounts to $58.38 in Year 1 of the Long-Term Plan)

Option 2

There is also another option available for you to consider, which would increase the UAGC and UAC charges to 12% of total rates each year.

Please note that although the dollar value between the 23/24 Annual Plan year and Year 1 of the Long-Term Plan is similar in dollar value for the Council preferred option, this is impacted by the total number of ratepayers increasing in the 2024/25 year.

• Increased UAGC and UAC total rate to 12% (amounts to $90.70 in Year 1 of the Long-Term Plan).