Toowoomba ratepayers to be slugged for amalgamation costs ...
Excerpt from ABC News:
Toowoomba council counts merger costs
20 June 2008
Toowoomba Regional Council says it will cost $13 million over the next decade just to deliver wages parity to staff after amalgamation.
Mayor Peter Taylor says direct costs of amalgamation already far outweigh the funding provided for the process by the Queensland Government.
Councillor Taylor says council's only revenue is fees and charges on residents and government subsidies and if the state refuses to provide more money for mergers, rates will rise.
"Financial issues for this regional council are one of the big issues for us, there aren't too many problems we couldn't solve with additional funding and obviously we're very mindful of the impacts we could have on someone's rate notice," he said.
See - ABC News - Toowoomba council counts merger costs.
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 12:08 PM
5 Comments:
Oh really, my goodness, why are we not surprised?
5:53 PM, June 20, 2008
The councillors did make one decision and that was give themselves a payrise, and since then they have achieved absolutely nothing.
Mr Taylor has been overseas though, at ratepayers expense.
So why should we wear the increased costs????
This big council was to save money. But instead all the heads of depts have had upgraded jobs, which means MORE PAY, MORE POWER - BUT NO NO RESULTS!!!
WHAT A JOKE THIS COUNCIL ARE!!
9:33 AM, June 21, 2008
Yes...a shame. Snow Manners would have done a much better job. Maybe he will run again the at the next council elections, and Toowoomba will have the opportunity to get it right!
10:44 PM, June 21, 2008
Doubtful.
11:09 PM, June 21, 2008
I am afraid the good people only had one chance to get it right so now the faceless men will rule the roost!
10:20 PM, June 22, 2008
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