What is the objective of a rates remission?

The general objectives of the Council's policy on remission of rates are: 

• To facilitate the ongoing provision of non-commercial (non-business) community services or recreational opportunities for residents of the Central Otago District.
• To enable Council to remit penalties on rates where reasonable grounds exist.
• To enable Council to act fairly and equitably with respect to rates on properties which are contiguous, in the same ownership, and used jointly as one rating unit for which services are utilised at the rate of a single rating unit.
• To assist ratepayers who have excessive water charges due to a fault (leak) in the internal reticulation serving their rating unit whilst at the same time ensuring that consumers retain their responsibility for the maintenance of their private reticulation. 
• To assist ratepayers who experience extreme financial hardship as the result of the effects of a natural calamity on a rating unit.

The Rates Remission Policy can be found via this link: Rates Remission Policy.pdf