Revenue and Rating Plan adopted

Wodonga Council adopted the Revenue and Rating Plan 2021-2022 to 2024-2025 at the June council meeting.

It is a new plan required under the Local Government Act 2020.

The Local Government Act 2020 requires councils to develop a four-year Revenue and Rating Plan, which forms part of the Integrated Strategic Planning and Reporting Framework.

A revenue and rating plan provides a clear explanation of decisions made by a council in implementing their revenue and rating practices.

The Revenue and Rating Plan 2021-2022 to 2024-2025 has been predominantly developed on the content of the current Wodonga Rating Strategy 2019.

The council also awarded two tenders at the June meeting - the management services of the Wodonga Racecourse and Showgrounds precinct and the cleaning services for more than 60 council facilities.

The Wodonga and District Turf Club will undertake the management services of the Wodonga Racecourse and Showgrounds precinct.

The submission from the turf club was the only one received.

The precinct has been externally managed by the Wodonga and District Turf Club Inc. since July 1, 2016 and the new service agreement has a set term of three years with an option to extend at council's discretion.

The current cleaning services of council facilities by ISS Facility Services Australia Limited, trading as Tempo Cleaning Services, will end after October 8, 2021 as the company is withdrawing its services from the region.

The tender attracted nine submissions.

Tender number six from Pickwick Integrated Facilities Services was awarded the contract for an initial term of four years with the option to extend.

The contract will commence on October 8, 2021.