Draft Annual Plan 2008/09
The Council considered the Draft Annual Plan 2008/09 at its meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday 4 and 5 March 2008 and adopted a draft.
Public consultation and submissions
Public consultation closed 5pm, 21 April 2008. View the submissions received »
Frequently asked questions
What are the key milestones for the Draft Annual Plan 2008/09?
- Council finalised the Draft 2008/09 Annual Plan on 4 and 5 March
- Draft Annual Plan is released for consultation from 17 March – 21 April 2008
- Draft Annual Plan hearings are proposed for 12 May – 14 May 2008
- Council is expected to adopt the 2008/09 Annual Plan/Amendments to the 2006-16 LTCCP on 25 June 2008
- The Draft Annual Plan will be available from services centres and on the Council website www.ccc.govt.nz/LTCCP/AnnualPlan/ from 17 March.
When are rates set?
- Council has recommended proposed rates increases as part of its deliberations on the 2008/09 Draft Annual Plan. The rates will be set after the consultation period.
- The proposed increases are:
- an average 5.1% rate increase for residential properties (which includes the cost of the new three bin collection system),
- an average 8.34% average increase for businesses (plus an $82 annual charge for the collection system where it operates)
- an average 3.1% increase for rural properties (which includes the cost of the new collection system).
- Some rates will increase above the average while others will be below. This depends on the capital value increase of each property compared to the average.
- The average house in Christchurch, valued at $377,000 (this property was last year valued at $260,000 based on the 2004 valuation) will pay $1,362 a year in rates, compared with its rates bill last year of $1,255.
- This equates to about an extra $2 a week.
- Christchurch’s residential rates are still lower than any of New Zealand’s other major metropolitan areas.
- The commercial sector rate increase is higher than the residential because following the 2007 revaluation of the city, the increase in valuations for the commercial sector was by comparison on average much higher. Also, the business sector is apportioned a higher proportion of roading costs, which continues to be an area affected by large cost increases.
What impact has the 2007 revaluation had on rates and does the Council get a lot more money because of it?
- The revaluation does not bring in one extra dollar
- It does impact on how the rates are distributed across the residential, commercial and rural sectors
- The commercial sector rate increase is higher than the residential rate increase because following the 2007 revaluation of the city, the increase in valuations for the commercial sector was by comparison on average much higher.
What about the new kerbside collection scheme?
- It involves three bins for rubbish, organic material and recyclables and is being funded partly from the general rate and partly by an annual targeted rate of $82.
- For more information see www.ccc.govt.nz/waste
|
