Revised Delivery Program 2022-2026 and Resourcing Strategy 2022-2026

Have Your Say on the revised Delivery Program, Resourcing Strategy and Long-Term Financial Plan

Background

Council made the formal decision on 23 November 2022, to apply to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) for a Special Rate Variation (SRV) of 50% to be implemented over three years (58.81% cumulative) commencing in the 2023-24 financial year. Following the decision the documents that form part of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework (IP&R) and asset documentation have now been amended or developed and are on public exhibition for 34 days from Friday 16 December to Friday 20 January 2023.

1. Delivery Program 2022-2026 (four-year plan aligned with the term of each council)
2. Resourcing Strategy 2022-2026 (comprising the Long-Term Financial Plan (10-year plan), Workforce Management Plan (four-year plan) and Asset Management Strategy and Plans (10-year plan).
3. Asset Management Plan for; Airport, Buildings, Parks and other structures, Transport, Stormwater, Asset Management Maturity Report and Strategic Asset Management Plan

SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

Please be aware that if you make a submission, other people may have access to your comments and your name. This may be as a result of a report to a Council meeting. Reports to Council Meetings are available to the public.

Changes made to the Delivery Program 2022-26 include:

Page 2 Addition to the Introduction explaining the purpose of the Addendum

Page 4 Addition of date ‘June 2022’ to the Mayor’s message

Page 7 Removal of reference to estimated increases to rates, and replacement with reference to actual increases Addendum. Addition of date ‘June 2022’ to the General Manager’s message.

Page 9 Updated organisational structure

Page 16 Reference to the SRV addendum, and small wording changes

Page 18 Updates to the income statement to reflect changes in the Resourcing Strategy

Page 18 Updates to the Capital Works Program to reflect changes made in the Resourcing Strategy

Pages 21-43 Updates to ‘Responsible Department’ to align to now implemented organisational structure

Page 43 Replacement of wording for Council Initiative S2.3.4 to meet requirements of IPART

Page 45 Attachment of the Addendum

Changes to the Resourcing Strategy include:

Page 57 Inclusion of updated asset data and graph for 30 June 2022

Page 59 Inclusion of depreciation data for year ended 30 June 2022

Page 60 Updated organisational structure diagram

Page 71 - 75 Updated ratio tables for 30 June 2022 data and projections. Unmanaged Decline scenario included.

Page 78 - 102 Updated scenario tables for 30 June 2022 data and projections. Unmanaged Decline scenario included.