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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1987

THE BALANCE OF REVENUE WOULD COME FROM INTEREST OR BANK DEPOSITS. FEES AND CHARGES THE COUNCIL COLLECTED IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES.

ALL,

EXPENDITURE WOULD MAINLY BE COVERED BY FOUR AREAS. FIRST OF ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES WOULD BE GETTING THE BIGGEST SHARE, ESTIMATED TO BE $572 MILLION OR 45.7 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL

ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE.

SERVICES IN THIS RESPECT INCLUDE PUBLIC CLEANSING, MANAGEMENT OF MARKETS, CONTROL OF HAWKERS AND MANAGING CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA.

SECOND ON THE LIST WAS THE PROVISION OF RECREATION AND CULTURE ACTIVITIES AT $422 MILLION, OR 33.6 PER CENT OF THE OVERALL SPENDING PLAN.

AND

THE BUDGETED AMOUNT WOULD BE USED IN MANAGING RECREATION SPORTS FACILITIES AND AMENITIES, PROMOTING AND PROVIDING RECREATION AND SPORTS ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES AND PROVIDING CULTURAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES AS WELL AS MUSEUM SERVICES.

ABOUT $114 MILLION OR 9.1 PER CENT OF THE EXPENDITURE HAD BEEN ALLOTED FOR CAPITAL WORKS PROGRAMMES.

BUDGET.

AS FOR ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL SUPPORT, SOME $145 MILLION OR 11.6 PER CENT HAD BEEN ASSIGNED FOR THE RUNNING OF DAY-TO-DAY COUNCIL AND DEPARTMENT OPERATION.

DURING THE MEETING, MEMBERS WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT THE COUNCIL HAD ESTIMATED A SURPLUS OF $162 MILLION FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR, SOME $97 MILLION HIGHER THAN THE ORIGINAL FORECAST.

BY THE END OF MARCH NEXT YEAR, THE COUNCIL'S TOTAL REVENUE WOULD BR $1,099.9 MILLION WHILE TOTAL EXPENDITURE WOULD BR $937.9 MILLION.

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RC POLICY ON COMMERCIAL SPONSORSHIP SPELT OUT

OF

COMMERCIAL

SPELT

THE REGIONAL COUNCIL'S POLICY ON THE ACCEPTANCE SPONSORSHIP FOR ITS PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES WAS TODAY (TUESDAY) OUT AND ADOPTED AT THE COUNCIL'S MONTHLY OPEN MEETING.

ONLY BE ACCEPTED WHEN FIRST AND FOREMOST, SPONSORSHIP WOULD

ANY WAY THE COUNCIL'S IMAGE AS A PUBLIC BODY OF INTEGRITY WAS NOT IN JEOPARDISED BECAUSE OF THE SPONSORSHIP,

IN LINE WITH GOVERNMENT POLICY, SPONSORSHIP BY COMPANIES PRODUCTS INCLUDED TOBACCO PRODUCTS WAS NOT ALLOWED, MEMBERS NOTED.

WHOSE

/IT WAS ....