Official Information Request - 28 August 2020

Sent: Wednesday, 9 September 2020 12:27 pm

Subject: LGOIMA - 2019 Ratepayers' Report - Part 1 - Rates

I refer to your email of 28 August 2020 requesting rates information for the purpose of the 2020 Ratepayer's Report for the Taxpayers' Union.

The following information is for the 2018/19 financial year and is GST inclusive.

1. Average residential costs:
2. a.The average residential costs of rates and other Council charges:
3. Average residential costs = (X + Y)/Z
4. Where:X is the total of all rates (general and targeted) charged by the Council to residential rating units;Y is the total amount of user charges or levies applicable to residential rating units (for example charges relating to metered water, infrastructure contributions, refuse collection, fire protection etc.); andZ is the number of residential rating units (however defined by the Council) within the Council's district or city. If the Council does not have a classification for residential, please use the closest definition (such as urban).
5. Excluding any amounts that are collected on behalf of a Regional Council.
6. 2018/19X = 48,167,173Y = 0Z = 18,784
7. Therefore (48,167,173 + 0) / 18,784 = average residential rates $2,564
8. b.A list of the types of rates, user charges and levies used to calculate each of the figures above.
9. 2018/19
10. • General rate in the dollar on capital value .00270595
    • Uniform annual general charge 575.00
    • Targeted rates
11. • Lakes enhancement 20.217
    • Refuse 198.662
    • Water 284.51
    • Sewage disposal 476.008
    • Urban sewerage development 3.3235
12. Average residential costs (Regional Councils):
13. The average residential costs of rates and other Council charges collected by the Council on behalf of a Regional Council:
14. Average residential costs = (X + Y)/Z
15. Bay of Plenty Regional Council
16. 2018/19X = 8,578,322Y = 0.00Z = 18,784
17. Therefore, (8,578,322 + 0) / 18,784 = average residential rates $456.68
18. Rating units
19. a. The total number of rating units within the Council's district or city.2018/19 - 29,621 rating units (from SVDS Rec including non rateable)
20. b. The total number of Urban residential rating units within the Council's district or city.2018/19 - 18,784 Urban Residential rating units (rated urban 1110)
21. c. For each Regional Council that your authority falls under, please separately disclose the number of rating units and residential rating units in each region.
22. Bay of Plenty Regional Council2018/19 - 27,434 rating units (only rateable),27,611 rating units (including non rateable)2018/19 - 18,784 Urban Residential rating units
23. Waikato Regional Council2018/19 - 1,350 rating units (only rateable),2,010 rating units (including non rateable)2018/19 - 0 Urban Residential rating units

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