User Fees and Charges Policy

The purpose of this policy is to:

  • develop a framework for setting user fees and charges in a systematic, transparent, consistent and justifiable manner, based on relevant, reliable and robust costing information; and
  • provide guidance to Council staff on:

     -  principles for fee and charge setting and their relationship to service delivery objectives;

     -  appropriate fee and charge setting methods, including factors to be considered in determining the required level of cost recovery;

     -   procedures for assuring compliance with competitive neutrality requirements; and

     -  procedures for monitoring service costs and fees and charges

 

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