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Victoria Daly Shire Business Plan Victoria Daly Shire Council The Shire Plan Second Draft for Community Consultation May 2008 Foreword This second draft plan for the Victoria Daly Shire has been developed with the assistance and input from many people and groups. Senior management staff of the Victoria Daly Shire have been key contributors. I, Sandra Cannon, formerly the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sarina Shire Council in Queensland, have been appointed to the position of CEO and have taken on the responsibility of coordinating and ratifying this version of the plan. Greg Arnott, formerly the CEO at Angurugu Community Government Council on Groote Eyelandt, is the Director of Corporate and Community Services for the Victoria Daly Shire. He has taken primary responsibility for the drafting of the second version of the three-year financial plan and staffing structure. The Shire Transition Committee (STC) members, officers of the eight local government bodies, and staff of Outstation Resource Centres and Aboriginal Corporations in the Shire have given generously of their time to provide ideas and “grassroots” input into the planning work. This input has included providing feedback on the first version of the plan at STC meetings in January, February, March and May, during community visits by Shire and Local Government departmental staff in the last three months, and at an intensive 4-day workshop with CEOs of existing Community Government Councils and Aboriginal Resource Centres in April. Officers from the Department of Local Government, Housing and Sport have continued to offer significant support at all levels of the development of this second draft Shire plan. This is, however, only a second draft. It is open for comment and debate; to stimulate creativity, and possibly to generate controversy. Feedback and constructive criticism of this Plan is hoped for. The Plan is also considered to be a ‘living’ document, and will be able to be altered as the need arises. Likewise, by October 2008 elections will be held to elect 12 councillors from the eight wards of the Victoria Daly Shire. The revised draft of this Plan will be the councillors’ guide for the first year of the Shire’s operation. However, it will be the responsibility of and expectation on the elected councillors to make alterations to the Plan as they see fit. This is the first time a plan for a bush Shire in the Northern Territory has been developed. It is planning for a new system of governance that will operate in a remote, sparsely populated area of Australia, where several different languages are spoken and where some cattle stations are each as big as a local government area in the southern states. The Northern Territory must address the difficulties faced by our current system of small, isolated local community governments. One of our key challenges is to develop good governance – good, commonsense approaches to management and delivery of local government services. But critically, this needs to be based on a foundation of cross-cultural competence. We must aim to create and achieve the nation’s best standards of delivering services to indigenous communities that are crying out for better basic environmental health services, roads and infrastructure, sporting and community facilities, and above all opportunities for jobs and training. We must also ensure we are inclusive of residents of all residents who live in the Shire. While a lot of focus will be on communities and small urban centres, we also need to be inclusive of pastoralists, roadhouse owners and workers, miners, tourism operators, rangers, and their families. Many of these are fiercely independent and wary of governments, local or otherwise. However the Northern Territory is only as strong as its regions. Regions that do not have strong governance are unable to attract investment – public or private – and are unable to develop regional economies that in turn stimulate better infrastructure. The new system of local government will provide stable governance, robust internal and external accountability, a strong voice for the region and the resources to devote to attracting funding and investment. This can only be good for the region, and for the Northern Territory as a whole. Local Government also means rates, and many residents will be paying rates and fees for the first time. Much thought has gone into working out a rating model that follows the principles of equity, benefit, ability to pay, efficiency and simplicity. The impact of proposed rates will not affect the viability of businesses (including pastoral and tourism businesses) nor impact on the quality of life of residents. They represent a fair contribution to the development of the region. At the time of writing of the Plan’s second draft, the Shire is still negotiating with a range of Australian and Territory Government agencies in regards to funding. This funding has not been included in the Plan, however in anticipation of finalising these agreements prior to 1 July 2008, indicative staff positions have been included in the organisation structures. The financial and operational planning has been undertaken on the basis of best available information, and during the first six months of operation, regular reviews and changes will occur. The local roads network is one area of service delivery that deserves special mention as it is key to the development of the region. Some parts of the existing Northern Territory Government roads network may be transferred to the Shire over a five to ten year period, at a timetable and financial scheduling agreed to by the Government and the Shire. This will allow for minimal disruption to services, and the gradual development of capacity within the Shire to manage the roads network. Again, we would like to thank the work of the Victoria Daly STC and the many other people who have helped bring this draft plan together. I look forward to feedback from you, the reader, to the development of the final version. We would also like to gratefully acknowledge that the financial support provided by the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) in preparing the first and second drafts of this plan. Sandra Cannon John de Koning Chief Executive Officer Shire Manager Victoria Daly Shire Council Victoria Daly Shire Council Victoria Daly Shire Council Business Plan – Second Draft for Consultation Table of Contents 1. Introduction .........................................................................................................1 2. Methodology........................................................................................................2 3. Issues and Solutions (Environmental Analysis)..................................3 4. Governance and Representation................................................................3 5. Strategic Plan....................................................................................................11 6. Service Delivery Plans ..................................................................................12 7. Organisation Structure .................................................................................16 8. Rating Policy.....................................................................................................22 9. 2008-09 Financial Plan ..................................................................26 Appendix 1 Issues Summary Appendix 2 Communities, Localities and Pastoral Properties Appendix 3 Draft Governance Charter Appendix 4 Community Engagement Appendix 5 Strategic Plan Appendix 6 Service Delivery Plan Summary Appendix 7 Organisation Charts Appendix 8 Staff Summary Draft Version 2 for community consultation May 2008 Victoria Daly Shire Council Business Plan – Second Draft for Consultation 1. Introduction On the 31st of January 2007, the structural reform of local government was announced by the Northern Territory Government. The reform will transform the way local government services are delivered to all Territorians living in rural and remote communities. The reform involves the establishment of eight new Shire councils and the retention of four existing municipal councils (Alice Springs Town Council, Darwin City Council, Katherine Town Council, and Palmerston City Council). The new local government structure will come into full effect on the 1st of July 2008. This is the second draft of the new Shire’s Strategic and Business Plan. It has been prepared by the Department of Local Government Housing and Sport (DLGHS) in partnership with the Victoria Daly Shire Transition Committee to propose levels of service delivery, governance framework, organisational structure and a three year financial plan. It is being released for public comment and will be continually refined until it is adopted by the prospective Shire Council in June 2008. After this date, it will continue to be a ‘working’ document, and will able to be changed by the Shire Council as it sees fit. The new Shire incorporates existing local government bodies; Nauiyu Nambiyu Community Government Council, Nganmarriyanga Community Inc., Peppimenarti Community Council Inc., Thamarrurr Regional Council, Daguragu Community Government Council, Timber Creek Community Government Council, Walangeri Ngumpinku Community Government Council and Pine Creek Community Government Council. It also incorporates a large area of currently unincorporated land, including a number of major pastoral properties throughout the western areas of the Shire and a number of tourism ventures along the
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