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10Replaceratepeggingwithoperax19ngcostcapsCouncilsoperangcostsshouldbecappedsothatanyfuturerealboosttoordinaryrevenueswasappliedtoovercominginfrastructurerenewalandmaintenancebacklogsandthefundingofincreasedborrowingsforexpandinginfrastructurestocktomeetpopulaongrowth.Ratepeggingshouldbescrappedandcouncilsrequiredtousetheirdepreciaonprovisionsforthepurposetheywereintendedfornamelytorenewageinginfrastructure.Independentassessmentofdevelopmentapplicax19onsInlinewiththeGreenPaperproposalscouncilsshouldappointindependentpanelstoassessprojectsthatareunder10million.Theseindependentpanelsshouldbeservicedbyplannersfromthesharedservicecentre.Projectsover10millionshouldbeassessedbyaJointRegionalPlanningPanel.WiththeincreaseinworkloadlikelytherewillneedtobemoreJRPPs.ItmaybeappropriatetoaligntheJRPPareaswiththatoftheSSC.TheJRPPwouldbeservicedbyplanningstax15fromtheSSC.BroadbasedleviesforinfrastructureInlinewiththeGreenPaperstatementthat..x1dLevycontribuonshouldspreadcoststothebroadestbaseofbenex16ciariesx13includingovermewherepossiblex1dleviesforinfrastructureneedtobeconsideredonaregionalbasis.Itisalsoimportantthatleviesarenothoardedbycouncilsandneedtox18owtoinfrastructureprojectsinamelymanner.TheproposaltoidenfyregionalinfrastructureinGrowthInfrastructurePlansfurtherreinforcestheimportanceofmoreregionalapproachestodecisionmaking.LocalGovernmentremainslocalThestructureproposedofusingsharedservicecentresonaregionalbasisacrossanumberofcouncilsmeansthateachcouncilcanremainasalocalcentreforitscommunity.Theaveragecizenwouldseenodix15erencetothecurrentcircumstancesintermsoflocaonandfrontofhouseservices.Importantlytheywouldhaveamoreex17cientcouncilstructureandaprocessthatcapsrecurrentcosts.Amalgamaonsarethereforenotneededunlessthereisaspecix16creasontoadjustboundariesortobeerrepresentcommunies.Indeedunderthesystemproposedsomecouncilscouldevenbreakupintosmallerunitsallservicedbyacommonsharedservicecentre.Contractservicesaxder5yearsAx19er5yearseachcouncilwouldbegiventhediscreontobuyservicesfromanyproviderpublicnot-for-prox16torprivate.Shix19ingbusinesstoalternaveproviderswouldmeanforfeingcooperavedividends.NeverthelesssuchasunsetclausewouldputtheSCConnocethatunlessitperformedex17cientlyandex15ecvelyitcouldexpecttolosecustomonceitsx16veyearexclusivecontractexpired.NewtechniquesforcommunityinvolvementWithSydneyincreasingitspopulaonsignix16cantlyoverthenext20yearsandcommuniesexpressingconcernattheinevitablechangesthatx18owfromthiscomestheneedtoimprovehowcommuniesareinvolvedinstrategicplanning.Thisislikelytoleadtoinvolvementtechniquesthatensurethebroadercommunityandnotonlynarrowfocussedgroupsareinvolved.Itwillalsoleadtotheuseofvisualisaontechniquesthatgiverealiscimpressionsofhowfuturedevelopmentwilllook.Theuseofformbasedcodesandvirtualmodelsofprecinctswillbecomemorecommon.StoppinggrowthwillimpactonratesLocalcommunieswillneedtounderstandthatgrowthinappropriatelocaonsassistwiththefutureincomeofthelocalcouncil.Ifcommunieswanttostopthegrowthoccurringthenthismayleadtoincreasedratestoserviceastaccommunity.StateandLocalGovernmentpartnershipsWithinthethreeersofgovernmentinAustraliatherewillbemanyareasofoverlap.Thisisparcularlysobetweenlocalcouncilsandthestategovernmentonissueslikejobseconomicdevelopmentregionalinfrastructureandstrategicplanningforgrowth.Intheseareastheremustbejointresponsibiliesandthegovernmentx19sGreenPapermakesthisclearwithRegionalGrowthPlansSubregionalDeliveryPlansRegionalPlanningBoardsandtheexisngJointRegionalPlanningPanels.Themostappropriatelevelforthesepartnershipstooccurwillbeatthatofaregioninvolvingupto10councils.ReformingLocalGovernment