2009-2010 Annual and Financial Reports
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Greater Shepparton City Council ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010 GREATER SHEPPARTON CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT 2009-2010 Contents Vision and Values ................................................ 1 » Freedom of Information ..............................................40 Mayor’s Message ................................................ 2 » Best Value/Continuous Improvement .........................41 » Disclosure Relating to Contracts ................................42 CEO’s Message ................................................... 3 » Internal Audit Committee ............................................43 Our Greater Shepparton ......................................4 » Local Government Improvement Incentive Program ....44 Our Leaders ........................................................ 6 Animal Management Plan ..................................45 Executive Leadership Team ............................... 10 Financial Summary ............................................52 Our Council ........................................................12 » Where Do My Rates Go? .............................................54 Our Staff ............................................................13 Financial Reports .............................................. 56 Operational Report ............................................15 » Financial Statements ..................................................56 » Council Plan ............................................................... 16 » Notes to the Financial Report .....................................60 » New Policy Initiatives ..................................................20 » Certification of the Financial Report ...........................94 » Major Projects ............................................................24 » Standard Income Statement .......................................95 » Community Projects ...................................................28 » Standard Balance Sheet .............................................96 » Awards .......................................................................30 » Standard Cash Flow Statement ..................................97 » New Events .................................................................32 » Standard Statement of Capital Works .........................98 Our Community .................................................34 » Notes Accompanying the Standard Statements ..........99 » Public Health Plan .......................................................34 » Certification of the Standard Statements ..................101 » Disability Advisory Committee ....................................35 » Auditor-General’s Report on the Financial Report and Standard Statements ...............102 Community Satisfaction Survey ........................ 36 Performance Statement ..................................104 Governance ....................................................... 38 » Performance Statement ............................................104 » General Information Available for Inspection ..............38 » Certification of the Performance Statement .............107 » Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001 ...........................39 » Auditor-General’s Report » Local Laws ..................................................................40 on the Performance Statement .................................108 GREATER SHEPPARTON CITY COUNCIL VISION AND VALUES Vision Council Values Greater Shepparton, Values Based Organisation: Greater Future: Greater Shepparton City Council recognises that great organisations are built on shared and demonstrated A s the Food Bowl of Australia, values. All council employees are expected to demonstrate a sustainable, innovative and commitment and act in accordance with these values. diverse community. Our values are: Leadership The logo I will set an example that encourages others to strive for The Council logo represents the positive community outcomes to the best of our ability strong growth and development of the region in agriculture and technology. Its colours are those Integrity of water and agriculture. All I will be honest and ethically upright – I am my word elements of the logo merge to form our strong identity. Respect I will show consideration and appreciation of others and seek to understand their point of view Innovation I will think outside the square, challenge the status quo and seek continuous improvement through the application of new ideas and work methods Teamwork I will build the understanding that we all work for the one organisation ANNUAL REPORT 2009 - 2010 1 MAYOR’S MESSAGE I am pleased to present the 2009-2010 Annual Report to the Greater Shepparton community. It has been a big year with many successes to report on The significant new projects included: and after beginning serving my second term as Mayor, I am • Victoria Park Lake redevelopment thrilled with the progress of our municipality and proud of the significant work we have done as Councillors to shape • BMX Track a positive future for our community. • North Shepparton Community Hub Part of our role as Councillors is to work in partnership • Shepparton Saleyards improvements with our community to govern and set the strategic agenda Aquamoves outdoor area upgrades and Splash Park to reach our vision. A lot of this work has been done on this • in the past year and we will continue this into the future. • Dookie Rail Trail All of the hard work of our community, Councillors, • Murchison Rail Trail and Heritage Bridge reconstruction management and staff is enabling us to yet again cement • Merrigum Park upgrades ourselves as a leader in local government and the region. Throughout my dealings with industry, government and • Tatura’s Stuart Mock Place community leaders during the year, it is obvious that • Kialla Landfill rehabilitation Greater Shepparton City Council is well recognised as a By having a strong financial understanding the Council progressive city. is also able to continue renewing ageing and outdated Council’s most important planning document, the Council infrastructure and this year injected funding into: Plan 2009-2013, was developed in 2009 after community • ongoing cyclic replacement of plant and fleet consultation and is still guiding the direction of this Council. • local roads reconstructions The Council Plan ultimately guides each year’s annual • footpath upgrades budget process and activities and this annual report will • drainage projects. show you the progress that has been made in achieving the actions set in the Council Plan for 2009-2010. On behalf of Council I also extend thanks to those in our community who have over the past twelve months When setting this year’s annual budget and subsequent contributed so much of their time, expertise and energy program delivery, Council considered many factors in an into bettering our community. effort to balance the community benefits with financial responsibilities. We all look forward to an even more successful year ahead. Despite the challenges faced by the economic environment, we are proud to continue to deliver a budget that maintains the 100-plus services our communities expect, as well as undertaking new projects with a major Cr Geoff Dobson increase in delivery of our capital programs as well. Mayor 2 GREATER SHEPPARTON CITY COUNCIL CEO’S MESSAGE It is with great pleasure that I present the achievements, projects and programs of Greater Shepparton City Council for 2009-2010. It has now been a full 12 months since I began my role at This is an important planning document that provides Council in June 2009 and I have seen many improvements Council with a long-term financial outlook. across the organisation. It guides Council spending and highlights implications of Upon starting my role I prepared a report which outlined long-term commitments, strategies and master plans. 96 initiatives to be implemented. Eighty four of the As Council has around $650 million of community assets initiatives were to have started within 12 months and of to maintain, forward financial planning is essential to the them 64 have been completed, 18 are underway and four sustainability of the assets and the organisation. are yet to commence. This is a very pleasing outcome and reflects highly on the whole organisation. This financial model positions Council well into the future and sets us as one of the leaders in local government. There has been a lot of hard work to date and I wish to thank all staff for their efforts to continually change and There have been many successes during the past 12 improve. months, too many to summarise here, so please continue reading the annual report with confidence that the Council One of the most pleasing improvements was the increase is continually reviewing how we do things to ensure they in the delivery of our capital works program. best meet the needs of our community. In this financial year Greater Shepparton City Council delivered a record $30 million in major projects. In each of the past two financial years Council delivered an $18 million capital works program. This year’s $30 million equates to a significant increase of 66 per cent. Phil Pearce This was a major improvement on previous years and Chief Executive Officer reflects a huge effort by Council staff to deliver such a large capital works program. I can also assure you it will not stop there, for the coming year, Council is seeking to invest even more funds into the community, by focusing on delivering a $36 million plus capital works program. This would be double