Official Information Request - Crematorium
Sent: Monday, 5 October 2020 4:29 pm
Subject: LGOIMA request - Crematorium operating costs and total cremations
I refer to your email of 8 September 2020 under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act requesting a recent annual financial report for the crematorium with breakdown showing costs of labour, maintenance, depreciation etc, along with total cremations for the year.
The below figures are for the Rotorua Lakes Council crematorium for the 2019/20 financial year (1 July 2019-30 June 2020):
| Revenue | |
| Crematorium Fees | 178,178.84 |
| Chapel Hire | 14,016.96 |
| After Hours Fees | 14,060.97 |
| Bad Debts Recovered | 443.47 |
| Book of Memories | 56.52 |
| Expenditure | |
| Bad Debts | 1,708.67 |
| Cleaning and Pest Management | 224.72 |
| Computer Licences | 1,050.00 |
| Contractors and Agency Staff | 295.47 |
| Debt Collection | (39.03) |
| Domestic Travel | 125.22 |
| Electricity | 4,522.15 |
| Gas and Geothermal | 1,101.14 |
| Infracore (Council CCO) - Cremations | 104,346.05 |
| Insurance | 5,473.93 |
| Materials and Consumables | 683.47 |
| Rates (RLC) | 919.68 |
| Repairs and Maintenance | 17,052.47 |
| Security and Alarms | 390.00 |
| Water by Meter Charges | 256.68 |
| Other Services | 7,328.13 |
| 61,318.01 | |
Total cremations = 427
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Regards
| Jean-Paul GastonManahautū Rautaki |Group Manager, Strategy Waea: 07 351 8302 | Waea pūkoro: 0276554415 Īmera: Jean-Paul.Gaston@rotorualc.nz | Ipurangi: rotorualakescouncil.nz Taunga: 1061 Haupapa St, Private Bag 3029, Rotorua Mail Centre, Rotorua 3046, New Zealand |
