Dear Alex

Official information request

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 12/02/2021.
We received your request on 12/02/2021. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 12/03/2021, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
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Yours sincerely
Bronwyn Auckram

Bronwyn Auckram

Environment Southland Te Taiao Tonga

P 03 211 5115
Cnr Price St & North Rd, Private Bag 90116, Invercargill 9840

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From: Alex Harris [mailto:[FYI request #14666 email]]
Sent: Friday, 12 February 2021 12:20 PM
To: Facility Manager <[Southland Regional Council request email]>
Subject: [BULK] Official Information request - Rates in arrears and attracting penalties

Dear Southland Regional Council,

According to your website (https://us-east-2.protection.sophos.com?...), rates are due at the end of November each year, with penalties imposed for late payment. I would like to request the following information under the LGOIMA:

* The amount of rates currently in arrears (both as a dollar figure, and a proportion of the rates charged each year);
* The amount of rates rates in arrears as at 1 July 2020 remaining unpaid on 1 January 2021 (both as a dollar figure, and a proportion of the rates charged each year; the existence of a policy to charge penalty payments at this point suggests you may be able to track how much is outstanding);
* A copy of any policy on issuing legal proceedings to recover rates (under s63 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002), and for enforcement of judgements by sale or lease (as permitted by s67-69 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002). If there is no formal policy, then an indication of the circumstances (e.g. amount or duration of arrears and level of non-coperation) under which such action would be taken.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Good morning Alex

 

Thank you for your Official Information Request dated 12 02 2021.

 

As per your request below, we enclose the following information.

With regards to the second request we have calculated the rates in arrears
as at 1 July 2020 to 31 January 2021 (not 1 January 2021 as stated)

 

* The amount of rates currently in arrears (both as a dollar figure, and a
proportion of the rates charged each year);

* The amount of rates in arrears as at 1 July 2020 remaining unpaid on 1
January 2021 (both as a dollar figure, and a proportion of the rates
charged each year; the existence of a policy to charge penalty payments at
this point suggests you may be able to track how much is outstanding);

* A copy of any policy on issuing legal proceedings to recover rates
(under s63 of the Local Government (Rating) Act 2002), and for enforcement
of judgements by sale or lease (as permitted by s67-69 of the Local
Government (Rating) Act 2002). If there is no formal policy, then an
indication of the circumstances (e.g. amount or duration of arrears and
level of non-cooperation) under which such action would be taken.

 

This information has been provided to you under the provisions of the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987. If you
believe your request has been denied without reason or you are
dissatisfied with the information provided, you have the right to complain
to Ombudsman.

 

 

Kind regards

Amy Kubrycht

 

Bronwyn Auckram
Receptionist and Records Officer 
Environment Southland  Te Taiao Tonga

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