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30/01/2013 11:16
GENERAL
REL: 1116 HRS Auckland Council
GENERAL: AKC010: Have your say on council's draft annual plan
Media release
30 January 2013
Have your say on council's draft annual plan
How Auckland Council plans to continues to create the world's most liveable
city in an affordable way is outlined in its draft annual plan. Now the
council wants to know what Aucklanders think.
Submissions open this week on the draft Annual Plan 2013/2014, the annual
budget detailing on what the council plans to do over the next 12 months, as
well as areas we are looking to make further efficiencies and savings.
Feedback is also sought on the local priorities and projects raised by the
local boards.
For next year, the council is proposing average rates increase of 2.9 per
cent, lower than the forecast 4.8 per cent in its Long-term Plan 2012-2022.
This has been achieved by proposing minor service reductions, increasing the
proportion of costs recovered from service users for some fees and reducing
corporate costs.
The draft annual plan aims to maintain the momentum established through the
Auckland Plan and Long-term Plan.
Among the key proposals are:
-?increasing the proportion of costs recovered from dog, food premise
inspection fees, so as to reduce the amount of rates used to cover these
-standardising mooring and hairdressing fees
-introducing a first inspection fee for swimming pool fence inspections and
reducing subsequent inspection fees
-increasing regional park bach and campground fees and
-no longer mowing berms in the former Auckland City Council area to bring it
in line with all other parts of Auckland - saving ratepayers $3 million a
year
-ending free digital music download services (Freegal) at libraries - saving
of $200,000 a year
-contributing to the funding for stage two development of the TelstraClear
Pacific Events Centre through the proceeds of the sale of adjacent land.
Submissions on Auckland Council's draft Annual Plan open 24 January and close
Monday, 25 February 2013.
Local boards will also be holding community engagement meetings throughout
the consultation period.
For more information, including documents, to make a submission or details on
local board events go to www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/annualplan
Ends
For media assistance, please contact: Angela Jones
Auckland Council
Ph: 09 348 5932
Editors note:
Electronic copies of the full draft annual plan, including the draft local
board agreements of each board, can be downloaded from the document section
of our website: www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/annualplan
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