Selwyn District Council
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Rates and revenue
The work of local government is funded mainly by property taxes in the local area, known as rates. This makes up around 60% of council expenditure, with the rest coming from user charges, investment income, regulatory fees and roading subsidies. Councils can also borrow money to spread the cost of large investments such as infrastructure over a longer period of time.
Establish a fairer process to allocate rates back into rural communities to modernise amenities and facilities to improve wellbeing.
Establish a recreational centre that communities can reach and utilise within 20km distance anywhere in Selwyn.
Improve community wellbeing by providing local cycle, walking and pump tracks by utilising allocation of rates.
Consider, budget and monitor financial management to respect the limited income resource.
Ensure council investment benefits the town or towns and clearly demonstrate how it will be better for residents.
Ensure development contributions are spent in the area or town they are collected and are at the right level and not undercharged.
Carry out a forensic audit of all council expenditure and open the books to reveal line-by-line opportunities for saving and reducing rates.
Create comprehensive asset management plans for all Selwyn District Council facilities to enable better budget forecasting and facilities maintenance.
Refine the development contributions system to deliver income that more closely meets growth expenditure in both value and timeline.
Defer nice to have projects and consider undertaking capital investment projects for facilities using different procurement methods.
Focus on the basics.
Manage council debt to a minimum and consider how to achieve more income from existing facilities and assets.
Make the debt cap a safety net, not a target, and require the CE to find major cost savings before any rates increase.
Publish clear, jargon-free financial summaries so residents see exactly where rates go with no doublespeak.
Make councillors accountable as for every percent over inflation that rates rise councillors and key staff should forfeit the same amount.
Regain control of Selwyn Council assets, lower debt and operational expenditure and focus more on capital expenditure instead.
Stop the spend and start the mend, reduce rate increases as a reverse mortgage should not be needed to keep up with your rates bill.
Establish a fairer process to allocate rates back into rural communities to modernise amenities and facilities to improve wellbeing.
Establish a recreational centre that communities can reach and utilise within 20km distance anywhere in Selwyn.
Improve community wellbeing by providing local cycle, walking and pump tracks by utilising allocation of rates.
Consider, budget and monitor financial management to respect the limited income resource.
Ensure council investment benefits the town or towns and clearly demonstrate how it will be better for residents.
Ensure development contributions are spent in the area or town they are collected and are at the right level and not undercharged.
Carry out a forensic audit of all council expenditure and open the books to reveal line-by-line opportunities for saving and reducing rates.
Create comprehensive asset management plans for all Selwyn District Council facilities to enable better budget forecasting and facilities maintenance.
Refine the development contributions system to deliver income that more closely meets growth expenditure in both value and timeline.
Defer nice to have projects and consider undertaking capital investment projects for facilities using different procurement methods.
Focus on the basics.
Manage council debt to a minimum and consider how to achieve more income from existing facilities and assets.
Make the debt cap a safety net, not a target, and require the CE to find major cost savings before any rates increase.
Publish clear, jargon-free financial summaries so residents see exactly where rates go with no doublespeak.
Make councillors accountable as for every percent over inflation that rates rise councillors and key staff should forfeit the same amount.
Regain control of Selwyn Council assets, lower debt and operational expenditure and focus more on capital expenditure instead.
Stop the spend and start the mend, reduce rate increases as a reverse mortgage should not be needed to keep up with your rates bill.
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