Annual Report and Sustainability Report – 2010-2011
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Hornsby Shire Council Annual Report 2010-2011 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 FOR THE MINISTER AND THE COMMUNITY Hornsby Shire Council ABN 20 706 996 972 Contact details In person The Administration Centre 296 Pacific Highway, Hornsby NSW 2077 Customer service desks are open from 8.30am - 5.00pm business days email [email protected] telephone 9847 6666 fax 9847 6999 write PO Box 37, Hornsby NSW 1630 online www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au 2 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 Table of contents INTRODUCTION ................................................. 4 Strategic theme - Society and Culture ........... 23 STATUTORY INFORMATION .............................. 45 Snapshot highlights ....................................................23 Annual reporting requirements .....................................4 Key achievements .......................................................24 Legal proceedings - Summary....................................46 Council operations ........................................................5 Progress against Delivery Program ............................25 Contracts awarded (greater than $150,000) ...............49 What we do ...................................................................6 Work carried out on private land ................................27 Mayoral and Councillor fees, expenses and facilities .51 Social planning ...........................................................27 Councillors ....................................................................7 Councillors' Expenses and Facilities Financially assisting others ........................................28 Mayor’s message ..........................................................9 (Statutory) Policy ........................................................52 Strategic theme - Human Habitat ................... 29 Senior staff salaries ....................................................56 PROGRESS AGAINST DELIVERY PROGRAM ...... 10 Snapshot highlights ....................................................29 Financial summary .....................................................57 Key achievements .......................................................30 Strategic theme - Ecology ..................... 11 Progress against Delivery Program ............................31 AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS ........................ 58 Snapshot highlights ....................................................11 Council's assets - Summary and Condition ................32 General Purpose Financial Statements .......................59 Key achievements .......................................................12 Stormwater levies .......................................................34 Special Purpose Financial Statements .......................93 Progress against Delivery Program ............................13 Points of interest .........................................................15 Strategic theme - Governance ........................ 35 Special Schedules ....................................................100 Companion animals ....................................................16 Snapshot highlights ....................................................35 Bushfire hazard reduction activities ...........................18 Key achievements .......................................................36 STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY ..... 104 Planning agreements ..................................................18 Progress against Delivery Program ............................37 State of the environment ............................................18 Copy of Council's audited financial reports ................39 External bodies exercising Council functions .............39 Partnerships, cooperatives and joint ventures............39 Strategic theme - Economy ................... 19 Controlling interest in companies ...............................39 Snapshot highlights ....................................................19 EEO Management Plan ...............................................40 Key achievements .......................................................20 Requests for information (GIPA) ..................................41 Progress against Delivery Program ............................21 Privacy reviews ...........................................................43 Special variation expenditure .....................................44 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 3 Introduction This Annual Report has been prepared in accordance with the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework, and focuses on the implementation of Council's 2010-2014 Delivery Program incorporating its annual Operational Plan. The Report has been set out according to the Hornsby Shire 2020 Framework for a Sustainable Future and incorporates information prescribed by ss 428 and 428A of the Local Government Act 1993, and cl 217 of the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005. The Division of Local Government requires councils to make its Annual Report available to the community, with a copy being provided to the Minister for Local Government. The Minister for Local Government, through the Chief Executive, Local Government, Division of Local Government, was advised of the availability of this completed Report on 21 November 2011. The Report is available at www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au. 4 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 I ANN ntroduction Council operations U A L REPORT Management Corporate values Hornsby Shire Council is managed by an executive team led by the General Manager. Four executive managers • We strive to meet the needs of our customers in a professional support the General Manager and it is their role to manage the divisions. and ethical manner • We provide courteous and efficient service Division Branch • We support Councillors in an impartial and professional manner Corporate and Community Administration Services Information Systems • We provide a safe and satisfying work environment Community Services Library and Information Services • We recognise effort and achievement Financial Services • We deal with our suppliers in a mutually beneficial manner Environmental Sustainability and Environment Bushland and Biodiversity Health The workforce Customer Service Waste Management Hornsby Shire Council is a major employer in the area, providing Parks and Landscape Water Catchments over 843 jobs in a mix of permanent, part time and casual roles. General Manager’s Community Relations Human Resources The workforce gender balance is approximately 60 percent female and 40 percent male, with the average age being 42.2 years. Corporate Strategy Internal Auditing Subdivision and Development Planning Assessment Team 1 Revenue sources Engineering Services Hornsby Shire Council’s primary recurrent source of revenue is the Assessment Team 2 Town Planning Services general rate (paid by ratepayers) which accounts for approximately Customer Service 60 percent of revenues from ordinary activities. Section 94 (Development Contributions) income, which has been Council’s Works Aquatic and Recreation Engineering Services prime source of new capital infrastructure funding for the past 15 Assets Property Development years, has declined in recent years. However, with the finalisation of Design and Construction Traffic and Road Safety Council's Housing Strategy, there is likely to be an increase in multi- unit development proposals. HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 5 What we do Hornsby Shire Council provides various services to the residents, ratepayers and visitors to the Shire, including: Providing and maintaining community We make the Shire a safer place to live by: We plan for the future by: facilities such as: • Maintaining and improving roads, footpaths • Planning and managing the urban environment • Parks and sportsgrounds and stormwater drains • Preserving heritage sites • Playgrounds and skate parks • Providing road safety education to schools • Consulting with the community about its needs • Aquatic centres • Working with emergency organisations such as the • Developing long term strategic plans for Council • The Brickpit Indoor Sports Facility in Thornleigh Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service and the Shire • Local libraries in Berowra, Epping, Galston, Hornsby • Managing the keeping of companion animals and Pennant Hills • Inspecting food premises • Childcare centres in Asquith, Cherrybrook, Eastwood, Hornsby and Westleigh We enhance our community by: • Listening to community views We also care for the environment by: • Holding citizenship ceremonies • Managing and enhancing bushland areas • Offering services for seniors, young people, • Providing environmental and waste education and new migrants and people with a disability recycling services • Providing grants to community organisations • Responding to pollution incidents and prosecuting polluters • Running major community events such as the Bushland Shire Festival and Movies Under The Stars • Monitoring the water quality of the Shire's estuaries • Supporting local community groups such as sporting • Planting trees and controlling noxious weeds clubs, arts organisations, migrant groups and charities 6 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 HORNSBY SHIRE COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2010-2011 I ANN ntroduction Councillors U A L REPORT Hornsby Shire has 10 Councillors, comprising of a