Annual Plan 2008/09
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This is Greater Wellington Regional Council’s 2008/09 Annual Plan, as approved by Council on 30 June 2008.
The Annual Plan is a requirement of the Local Government Act 2002 and contains information about Greater Wellington’s key projects for the 2008/09 financial year. The work programmes in the 2008/09 Annual Plan will contribute to the agreed community outcomes.
Consultation process
3 April – 5 May 2008 -Period for receiving submissions on the Proposed 2008/09 Annual Plan
21 May – 22 May 2008 - Greater Wellington Regional Council Annual Plan Hearings Committee considered all written and oral submissions
10 June 2008 - Council approved the level of rates and bulk water levy
30 June 2008 - Council adopted this 2008/09 Annual Plan and set the 2008/09 rates and bulk water levy
Results of the Public Consultation process
Following public submissions, one additional budget item was included in the final 2008/09 Annual Plan, namely $17,000 for Ara Tahi, Council's inter-iwi representative group. This is to provide for Maori appointees to Council committees to attend Ara Tahi meetings and for a hui-a-Ara Tahi.
Other issues raised in the public consultation process related to matters of an operational nature and did not affect the final Annual Plan.
Adjustments to the Proposed 2008/09 Annual Plan
The following adjustments have been made to the Proposed 2008/09 Annual Plan budget due to new or improved information and estimates, and changed assumptions:
Transport
- An additional expenditure of $1,646,000 as a result of changed assumptions about oil prices – an oil price of US $145 (NZ $183) has been assumed An increase in operating expenditure of $182,000 for the maintenance of trolley bus wires
- Savings of $317,000 capital expenditure due to changes in the timing of a number of passenger rail infrastructure improvements
- An increase in operating expenditure of $148,000 for the rail contract – to provide for safety devices on trains
- Savings of $167,000 in operating expenditure because of the budget reducing for a number of travel demand management projects and a carry forward of expenditure in respect of the Ngauranga to Airport Corridor plan
Safety and Flood Protection
- An increase of $37,000 for Wairarapa drainage schemes, to be paid by members of these schemes
Community
- An additional $100,000 for the development of a regional water strategy – half to be funded by rates and half by the bulk water levy
- An additional $34,000 for a regional disability reference group
Investments
- Savings of $159,000 as a result of Council’s debt being less than estimated.
In addition, some projects have been re-budgeted as un-spent monies have been transferred from 2007/08 to enable these projects to be completed in 2008/09.
The final 2008/09 Annual Plan, including the changes outlined above, contains an increase in district wide rates of 8.96% and an increase of 8.87% in regional rates for 2008/09. There is no increase in the bulk water levy for 2008/09.
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