2011/12 Annual Report
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2011/12 Annual Report ISSN 1174 4573 Contact Details Gisborne District Council 15 Fitzherbert Street Gisborne 4010 PO Box 747 Gisborne 4040 PHONE 062011/12 867 2049 Annual Report • FAX 06 867 8076 • EMAIL [email protected] • www.gdc.govt.nz Table of contents Page No. About this report...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .1-2 Performing for our Communities..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....4 Our District Highlights.... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....5-17 Financial Overview.. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...18-20 Audit Report.... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 21-22 Our District - the First to see the Light..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....24-27 Our Organisation ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 28 Our Council - Governance and Structure ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 29-31 Our Direction ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 32-36 Our Activities in Depth ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 38 How to Read this Section ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 39-41 Animal Control ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 42-43 Aquatic and Recreation Facility...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 44-46 Arts and Culture...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 47-49 Building Services .... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 50-52 Civil Defence, Emergency Management and Rural Fires ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 53-55 Community Housing ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 56-57 Community Planning and Development ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 58-60 Conservation ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 61-63 Enterprise Operations..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 64-65 Environmental Health..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 66-67 Environmental Planning... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 68-70 Flood Control ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 71-72 Governance ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 73-74 Land Transport and Parking.... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 75-77 Libraries ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 78-80 Reserves and Open Spaces ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 81-83 Solid Waste Management ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 84-86 Stormwater..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 87-89 Support Services..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 90-91 Wastewater..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 92-94 Water Supply ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .. 95-97 Our Finances ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... 98-139 Appendix. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... .....140-141 2011/12 Annual Report About this this report thisreport report Welcome He aha te kai a te Rangatira? What is the strength behind good leadership? He Kōrero, He Kōrero, He Kōrero Engagement, Knowledge, Enlightenment Mō Tātou te Tairāwhiti For us all of the Tairāwhiti Ka Mau te Wehi Excellence Tēnā Koutou, Tēnā Koutou, Tēnā Tātou Katoa Greetings to us all This Annual Report tells the story of our performance over Understanding planning and reporting cycles the last financial year from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012. It Council planning cycles can be quite daunting if you is an important way of informing our communities about are not aware of how things work. The following is an how we spent their rates. It also highlights the areas we overview of our planning and reporting framework and performed well in, the areas we need to improve and how it all fits together with the Annual Report. provides a context for where we need to head in future. The report is divided into the following sections: Ten Year Plan The Ten Year Plan is a strategic planning document. The Performing for our communities (highlights and Ten Year Plan is Gisborne District Council’s commitment achievements). This includes our district highlights, a to you and your community. It tells you what activities financial overview and the audit opinion. and projects the Council is proposing over the next ten years, how much they will cost and how we are going to pay for them. Government requires all councils to come Setting the Context (our district, our council). This section tells up with a Ten Year Plan and review it every three years you about the unique nature of Gisborne district, how the to make sure we are accountable. Council works from governance through to our community outcomes. Annual Plan Each year Council is required to have an Annual Plan Our activities (in depth). This section highlights each of which sets out the budget for the year. This is based on Council’s activities, their performance measures, how what is proposed in the Ten Year Plan but also highlights much we spent on the activities and an analysis as to any change or variance that is projected to occur which how well we did. is not currently accounted for in the Ten Year Plan. Our finances. This section provides you with all the The first year of a Ten Year Plan does not require a financial statements. separate Annual Plan as this is already provided for in the Ten Year Plan. However, the second and third years must have an Annual Plan. 1 2011/12 Annual Report Annual Report Every year we are required to produce an Annual Report. The Annual Report reports against our Annual Plans and in this case Year 3 of the 2009-2019 Ten Year Plan. It is the key accountability document for our communities and its explains how we spent your rates and the value that you received in return. The reporting cycle is illustrated below: Sets out Council’s plans over a ten year time period Ten Year Plan R e rs vi a ew ye ed every 3 Lets you know how the Council’s work is going to be paid for each year Lets you know whether Annual Plan the Council did what it said it would do Annual Report In June 2012, Council adopted its 2012-2022 Ten Year Plan. Next year's Annual Report will report against Year 1 of the 2012-2022 Ten Year Plan. 2011/12 Annual Report 2 3 2011/12 Annual Report Performing for our communities Mayor’s and Chief Executive’s district highlights Financial overview Audit report 2011/12 Annual Report Our