NSW Grants Commission presentation

A public meeting of the NSW Local Government Grants Commission and Kempsey Shire Council will be held on Tuesday, 18 April 2023 at Kempsey Shire Council Chambers, 22 Tozer Street, West Kempsey commencing at 9.15am.

The purpose of the meeting is for the Grants Commission to explain its operations and the basis of its determination of general purpose grants paid under the provisions of the Commonwealth Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995.

The meeting will also provide Council with the opportunity to present to the Commission its particular circumstances.

It is anticipated that the meeting will last approximately one and a half hours. 

The presentation by the Commission will take approximately one hour with the following issues being discussed:

• background to the Commission
• methodology review and transition
• grants for 2022-23
• Covid-19 and FA Grants
• a presentation update on Council’s grant calculation
• answers to common questions

The Commission is also happy to discuss a range of broad themes as they affect the grants, including:

• rate pegging
• the assessment of revenue raising capacity
• capital needs
• entrepreneurial activities
• efficiency
• the influence of Council’s spending

 

When

Location

Council Chambers, 22 Tozer Street, West Kempsey, 2440, View Map