Council officer are faced with many really difficult decisions and setting rates is up there with the most difficult. These people need to look after a Council's interests and bring in the income. Otherwise they would not be able to provide the services they are paid way too little to deliver.
Yes unashamedly, the aldermen and officers of Break O’Day municipality have found that, if the forest industry can no longer pay its share of rates Councils will have to find the money somewhere. Clearly there are farmers in the region with the capacity to pay and they should be paying. Forestry cannot any longer.
Some say that rate in Break O’Day for instance are now significantly higher than in other council areas but if the money is needed it is needed. If some farmers’ rates are going up by 40 per cent it is because they have the property and they can pay. If that means that the rates rise from $5000 a year to $10,000 then that is because the property is there and the property owner has the ability to pay.
Council officer live on meagre salaries compared to the work that they do under very difficult conditions. Councilors get a pittance for their work as well. Telling them that their work is not up to the mark is outrageous. Perhaps these farmers could come into the council and do better. That would be a turn up for the books,
There is every chance they couldn't make it all work despite all their bleating. Just be satisfied and get on with earning an adequate income so that proper rates can be paid.
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