Special Rate Variation service reduction and/or cuts

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Item	Service Reduction	Impacted Stakeholders	Amount $
Growers Market	Close growers market, revoke stall licenses (if any) and remove services. Maintain occasionally under other road budgets.	Market stall holders (typically only 1 or 2 at any time)	7,660
Community events	Reduce support for external events requiring event organisers to source their own traffic control and other support resources.	Event organisers, community organisations	25,819
Bridges program	Reduction in capital expenditure on bridges to 50% of current levels. The savings represent a reduction in loan borrowings and loan repayments.	Rural road users	33,500
Cycleway program	Only build new cycleways if 100% grant funded, as gifted assets from developers, or funded by s7.11 plan. Maintain basic funding for priority safety works only.	Cycleway users	63,587
Footpath program	Only build new footpaths if 100% grant funded, or as gifted assets from developers. Maintain basic funding for priority safety works only.	Footpath users	84,884
Minor traffic facilities	Reduce service to only project funding for main street programs or road safety programs.	Local Traffic Committee and road users	32,475
Pedestrian facilities	Reduce service to only project funding for main street programs or road safety programs.	Local Traffic Committee and pedestrians	18,059
Rangers and Animal Management	Reduce the development and design of the New Pound and Rehoming Centre. The savings represent a reduction in loan borrowings and loan repayments.	Pound and Rehoming Centre users.	244,292
Community Sponsorship	Cease sponsorship and support of grassroots community events.	Small community groups	40,000
Libraries	Reduction of Library hours	Library users	164,800
Aquatic Centres	During the winter months after the April school holidays through to the start of the September school holidays - reduce opening hours across all 3 pools. Murwillumbah and Tweed pool could potentially close: 2hrs earlier Friday afternoons. 2hrs earlier on Saturdays 2hrs earlier on Sundays Kingscliff pool: 2hrs earlier Friday afternoons. 2hrs earlier on Sundays	Aquatic Centre users	25,000
Sustainable agriculture program	Remove sustainable agriculture services	Rural industries and primary producers, rural landholders and ratepayers	143,000
Development Assessment staff	Do not proceed with the additional Development Assessment staff as proposed to be funded by the SRV. DA approval times to remain as current.	Users of development assessment services	360,000
Events attractions	Reduce the Destination Events attraction budget	Event participants and businesses.	87,600
Bus Shelters	Reduce funding with corresponding reduced response to customer service requests, reactive maintenance and cleaning provided by footpath sweeper.	General public	32,036
Urban Road Maintenance	2% funding reduction resulting in reduced service level for pothole repairs / jetpatching street and footpath sweeping mowing and slashing weed spraying guard rails guide posts kerb and gutter repairs footpath maintenance whipper snipping / brush cutting litter removal tree maintenance storm damage restoration landscape maintenance graffiti removal bridge maintenance	General public	44,564
Rural Road Maintenance	2% funding reduction resulting in reduced service level for pothole repairs / jetpatching street and footpath sweeping mowing and slashing weed spraying guard rails guide posts kerb and gutter repairs footpath maintenance whipper snipping / brush cutting litter removal tree maintenance storm damage restoration landscape maintenance graffiti removal bridge maintenance	General public	64,534
Stormwater Drainage Maintenance	2% funding reduction resulting in reduced service level for clearing pipes and headwalls repair damaged pipes kerb and gutter clearing kerb and gutter repairs cleaning Gross Pollutant Traps and trash racks storm damage restoration cctv inspections vacuum truck cleaning revetment repairs noxious weed removal wetland and treatment pond maintenance	General public	16,144
Parks Maintenance	The service level for approximately 20 parks would need to be reduced to monthly slashing. Facilities would need to be removed from the allocated parks to both allow the slasher to mow the parks and also to comply with current risk management requirements. To free up time for the slasher to accommodate these extra works, mowing would cease on the schools. Reduction in park litter collection frequency Eliminating herbicide treatments (Bindii and green ants) Reduction in response to park graffiti and vandalism	Park users	150,000

Total Service reduction			1,637,954

New Cool Towns Program	New program funding for Cool Towns Officer	General public	70,000

Net Service reduction			1,567,954

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Item	Service Reduction	Impacted Stakeholders	Amount $
Growers Market	Close growers market, revoke stall licenses (if any) and remove services. Maintain occasionally under other road budgets.	Market stall holders (typically only 1 or 2 at any time)	7,660
Community events	Reduce support for external events requiring event organisers to source their own traffic control and other support resources.	Event organisers, community organisations	25,819
Bridges program	Reduction in capital expenditure on bridges to 50% of current levels. The savings represent a reduction in loan borrowings and loan repayments.	Rural road users	33,500
Cycleway program	Only build new cycleways if 100% grant funded, as gifted assets from developers, or funded by s7.11 plan. Maintain basic funding for priority safety works only.	Cycleway users	63,587
Footpath program	Only build new footpaths if 100% grant funded, or as gifted assets from developers. Maintain basic funding for priority safety works only.	Footpath users	84,884
Minor traffic facilities	Reduce service to only project funding for main street programs or road safety programs.	Local Traffic Committee and road users	32,475
Pedestrian facilities	Reduce service to only project funding for main street programs or road safety programs.	Local Traffic Committee and pedestrians	18,059
Rangers and Animal Management	Reduce the development and design of the New Pound and Rehoming Centre. The savings represent a reduction in loan borrowings and loan repayments.	Pound and Rehoming Centre users.	244,292
Community Sponsorship	Cease sponsorship and support of grassroots community events.	Small community groups	40,000
Libraries	Reduction of Library hours	Library users	164,800
Aquatic Centres	During the winter months after the April school holidays through to the start of the September school holidays - reduce opening hours across all 3 pools. Murwillumbah and Tweed pool could potentially close: 2hrs earlier Friday afternoons. 2hrs earlier on Saturdays 2hrs earlier on Sundays Kingscliff pool: 2hrs earlier Friday afternoons. 2hrs earlier on Sundays	Aquatic Centre users	25,000
Sustainable agriculture program	Remove sustainable agriculture services	Rural industries and primary producers, rural landholders and ratepayers	143,000
Development Assessment staff	Do not proceed with the additional Development Assessment staff as proposed to be funded by the SRV. DA approval times to remain as current.	Users of development assessment services	360,000
Events attractions	Reduce the Destination Events attraction budget	Event participants and businesses.	87,600
Bus Shelters	Reduce funding with corresponding reduced response to customer service requests, reactive maintenance and cleaning provided by footpath sweeper.	General public	32,036
Urban Road Maintenance	2% funding reduction resulting in reduced service level for pothole repairs / jetpatching street and footpath sweeping mowing and slashing weed spraying guard rails guide posts kerb and gutter repairs footpath maintenance whipper snipping / brush cutting litter removal tree maintenance storm damage restoration landscape maintenance graffiti removal bridge maintenance	General public	44,564
Rural Road Maintenance	2% funding reduction resulting in reduced service level for pothole repairs / jetpatching street and footpath sweeping mowing and slashing weed spraying guard rails guide posts kerb and gutter repairs footpath maintenance whipper snipping / brush cutting litter removal tree maintenance storm damage restoration landscape maintenance graffiti removal bridge maintenance	General public	64,534
Stormwater Drainage Maintenance	2% funding reduction resulting in reduced service level for clearing pipes and headwalls repair damaged pipes kerb and gutter clearing kerb and gutter repairs cleaning Gross Pollutant Traps and trash racks storm damage restoration cctv inspections vacuum truck cleaning revetment repairs noxious weed removal wetland and treatment pond maintenance	General public	16,144
Parks Maintenance	The service level for approximately 20 parks would need to be reduced to monthly slashing. Facilities would need to be removed from the allocated parks to both allow the slasher to mow the parks and also to comply with current risk management requirements. To free up time for the slasher to accommodate these extra works, mowing would cease on the schools. Reduction in park litter collection frequency Eliminating herbicide treatments (Bindii and green ants) Reduction in response to park graffiti and vandalism	Park users	150,000

Total Service reduction			1,637,954

New Cool Towns Program	New program funding for Cool Towns Officer	General public	70,000

Net Service reduction			1,567,954

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