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News>Council budget 2012-13
This page contains information, fact sheets and 'important dates' information about the 2012-13 budget process.
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| Prepared budget | | The 2012-13 Prepared Budget has been made available on 20 April 2012 and is accessible by clicking on the link at the bottom of the page. Submissions may be made until COB 21 May 2012 (see below for more details).
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| Submissions for the 2012-13 budget | | Submissions may be made to the Council on any proposal contained in the prepared budget by 5pm on Monday 21 May.
Submissions must be made in writing and addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, Hepburn Shire Council, PO Box 21, Daylesford 3460. It should clearly indicate the name and address of the person making the submission, and whether they would like to speak in support of their submission; these will be heard at the Special Council Meeting at 6pm on Tuesday 29 May at the Daylesford Senior Citizens Room. Note submissions made via email will not be accepted.
If you have any questions at any stage throughout the budget process contact your ward councillor (you can find these details under ‘your councillors’ in the left-hand menu of the homepage).
Your ward councillor will host an information session in April/May; at these sessions your councillor will explain the budget in detail – it is highly recommended you attend. Details of these meetings are listed below.
Once the budget has been adopted, your ward councillor will explain the decisions of the Council and why/how priorities were determined.
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| Budget information sessions | | Council again planned a wide ranging budget consultation process with a series of information sessions held in each ward. This approach enables ratepayers to gain an insight into the proposed budget and ask questions of their local ward councillor. Sessions will be held in each ward, with an additional session to be held in Melbourne to ensure ratepayers living part-time in the shire also have a chance to attend.
Key questions that will be answered at these sessions include:
- Why do rates need to increase?
- What do I get for my rates?
- What is the waste management charge?
- How will carbon tax affect my rates?
- What is an infrastructure gap (council assets)?
Details of the information sessions are as follows (note: all meetings run from 6.00-8.00pm):
- Monday 30 April 2012 -– Daylesford Town Hall
- Wednesday 2 May 2012 -– Creswick RSL
- Monday 7 May 2012 – Trentham Mechanics Institute
- Wednesday 9 May 2012 – Glenlyon Town Hall
- Monday 14 May 2012 – Clunes Town Hall
- Wednesday 16 May 2012 – Moonee Valley Clocktower Centre, 750 Mount Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds
Submissions for the budget must be recieved by 5pm on Monday 21 May 2012.
Council will formally consider submissions prior to the adoption of the budget at the June Ordinary Meeting of Council.
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| Budget fact sheets | | Fact sheets will be uploaded to this site regularly throughout the budget process, and aim to address frequently asked questions about the budget.
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