Several recent correspondents have expressed concern about the size of Tauranga City Council's proposed rate increase.
As large rate increases, well above the rate of inflation, have characterised most of Stuart Crosby's mayoral tenure, it is important for ratepayers to assess whether they think these large increases have been justified and to express their conclusion in the form of a submission.
Democracy is served by people being consulted in good faith and by TCC being responsive to the will of the people.
Making a submission can be very simple: Just send your opinion, under the heading ‘Submission to Annual Plan', by email to: [email protected]
R Rimmer, Welcome Bay.
Posted: 09:16am Fri 28 Mar, 2014
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Incentivize Rate Reduction
Posted on 31-03-2014 19:31 | By Bert Wilson
It would be good to harness the creative powers of the council employees by providing them an incentive to save money rather than squandering hard earned rates. Set all council employee salary raises (including those elected) to the inverse of the yearly increase in rates. If rates go up 6% a year, council employees will receive a 6% decrease in wages. This will encourage all council workers to look for ways of saving money to reduce rates (since their pay would go UP if they reduced rates)rather than shifting all the burden of their poor use of funding onto the ratepayers.
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