Strategic Plan 2012‐2015
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Yorke Peninsula Council STRATEGIC PLAN 2012‐2015 REVISED OCTOBER 2013 Berry Bay Message om the Mayor 3 Our Elected Members 4 Our Executive Management Team 5 Intoduction 6 Our Peninsula 8 Our Role 11 Our Plan 12 Sustainable Communities 14 Cororate Goverance and Leadership 24 Contents Communit Engagement 26 Financial Summar 29 LIFESTYLE DIVERSE VIBRANT THRIVING SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Message from the Mayor Deputy Chairman CLGR Execuve Member of CLGR Chairman of CLGR Audit Commiee The Council’s Strategic Management Plan is a ‘living’ document that will guide the strategic direcon of the Council over a four year period. The Council will ensure broad representaon of the community’s expectaons is the foundaon of the Strategic Management Plan’s direcon. An extensive consultaon process with the Elected Members, Staff and wider community via many focus groups and sessions was undertaken during the preparaon of the plan in 2011, to idenfy the priories and projects that all key stakeholders would like to see come to fruion. As with any ‘business’ there is a need to balance the aspiraons and expectaons of the community with the availability of resources, to undertake projects and ongoing construcon and maintenance acvies. Our large geographical area covers 5,834 square kilometres, with 485kms of coastline. The expectaons of our community are diverse and complex. We have 12 larger towns and 33 smaller towns or holiday selements, as well as our extensive rural holdings, business and major industry opportunies. The elected Council welcomes the opportunity to build on previous improvements and looks forward to iniang projects that will realise more of the community’s aspiraons. On behalf of the Elected Members I commend the revised Strategic Management Plan to you and thank all those who have contributed to the development of this vitally important document. Ray Agnew OAM JP MAYOR Point Turton 3 Our Elected Members Back (L‐R): Councillors Jeff Cook, Simon Greenslade, John Rich, Veronica Brundell, David Langford, Dean Butler, Bob Cizenship Ceremony, Carole Nicholls, John Sendy, Trevor Davey, Barry Schell. Front: Mayor Ray Agnew, Deputy Mayor Brenda Bowman Derrington & Mayor Ray Agnew The Mayor and 11 Councillors are responsible for a variety of functions in accordance with the Local Government Act 1999 and Regulations. In accordance with the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999, elections are held every four years. The next Council election will be held in November 2014. The elected members as at November 2010 were Mayor Ray Agnew Councillor Simon Greenslade PENTON VALE / INNES WARD Phone 8852 5024 Phone 8832 2146 Councillor Veronica Brundell Email [email protected] Email Phone 8854 7057 [email protected] Email KALKABURY WARD [email protected] Deputy Mayor Brenda Bowman GUM FLAT WARD Phone 88370418 3171804 297 Councillor Robert (Bob) Nicholls Councillor John Rich Email Phone 8853 7374 Phone 8854 4148 [email protected] Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Councillor David Langford Councillor Jeffrey (Jeff) Cook Councillor Barry Schell Phone 8835 1279 Phone 8853 2237 Phone 8852 8090 Email Email [email protected] Email [email protected] [email protected] Councillor Dean Butler Councillor John Sendy Councillor Trevor Davey Phone 8853 2070 Mobile 0415 414 086 Mobile 0417 818 733 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Bi‐ennial Art Exhibion—Ardrossan Town Hall 4 Our Execuve Management Team Andrew Cameron Trevor Graham David Harding Roger Brooks Chief Execuve Officer Director Assets & Director Corporate & Director Development Infrastructure Services Community Services Services The Director Corporate & The Director Development The Chief Execuve Officer The Director Assets & Community Services Services reports to the Chief reports to the Mayor and Infrastructure Services reports to the Chief Execuve Officer and is Council and is responsible reports to the Chief Execuve Officer and is responsible for: for: Execuve Officer and is responsible for: responsible for: Development Control General Management Road Construcon/ Finance Building Assessment Strategic Planning Maintenance Internal Controls Food Inspecon Human Resources Stormwater Drainage/ Leases/Licences/Permits Immunisaon Cizenship Ceremonies Construcon Community Transport Environmental Health Australia Day Awards Asset Management Leisure Opons Fire Prevenon and Economic Development Development/ Informaon Technology Safety Organisaonal Devel‐ Maintenance of Parks / Community Support Dog & Cat Control opment Reserves Programs Heritage Sustainability Footpath Construcon/ Maintenance Visitor Informaon Limited Liquor Licenses Governance Infrastructure Centre Public Buildings Public Relaons Development Caravan Parks Maintenance Communicaons CWMS Maintenance/ Community Library General Inspectors Risk Management Repairs Services Parking & Traffic Control Work Health & Safety Roadside Vegetaon Records Management Boat Ramp Permits Management/Control Internal Auding Cemeteries Leasing Café Licenses Jees Management Youth Financial Compliance Disability Acon Plan Water Supply Rates & Assessments Infrastructure Dry Areas Payroll Public Lighng Management Road Safety Control Arts Cemetery maintenance Waste Management Edithburgh Wind Farm 5 A Great Place to Live and Work Intoduction Our Strategic Management Plan provides the foundaon for the Yorke Peninsula Council to plan for the future. All organisational plans, policies and documents are built on this foundation including the Long Term Financial Plan, Development Plan, Environmental Management Plan and Infrastructure and Asset Management Plans. Our Vision To be a thriving peninsula, proud of our heritage, lifestle and diverse, vibrant communities. A geat place to live, work and play. Our Plan Developed in consultation with our communities and our stakeholders, the plan outlines our priorities and sets out what we need to do over a period of four years to achieve our goals. It is a dynamic working document that will be continuously reviewed and updated as the needs of the community and Council evolve. Council are committed to creating an environment where strong, vibrant communities can prosper through confident and proactive leadership. Corny Point Lighthouse We will continue to engage our communities and foster authentic communication, to ensure we understand what we need to do to meet our changing needs and plan for the future. Sound decision making based on best practice risk management principles, will provide for a prosperous and sustainable future. us achieve this goal. We will achieve this through: 6 A Great Place to Live and Work Ardrossan Jey cont’. Intoduction Key Themes The following Key Themes are crical in the direcon to meet the current and future achieving our goals: needs of our communies. Organisaon Efficiency & Resource Sustainable Communies Management—delivering efficient and effecve Sustainable Infrastructure—delivering and services through strategic leadership of our facilitang the provision of Infrastructure that is people. sustainable and supports our growth. Progressive and Sustainable Development— Community Engagement providing a Development Plan that facilitates Vitality and Connecon—encouraging opmisc growth while safeguarding our environmental and thriving communies through posive assets and community lifestyle. parcipaon in community life. Our Economy—encouraging and supporng a Sense of Ownership—facilitate a sense of strong diverse economy that will provide community ownership through public employment opportunies for our community parcipaon and authenc communicaon with including our youth. our community. Economical Growth through Sustainable Industrial Development—managing the impact Timeames major industry growth on assets and resources Objecves, strategies and performance while at the same me enabling maximum measures have been developed for each of benefit to our community. these key themes. Details of the Council’s performance in implemenng these strategies Corporate Governance and Leadership and meeng the objecves will be reported to Progressive Communies through Strategic our community annually, via Council’s Annual Planning—informed decision making; seng Report. ENGAGEENGAGE SUSTAIN LEADLEAD GROGRO WW 7 OUROUR PENINSULAPENINSULA PondalowieA Great Place to Live and WorkA Great Place to Live and Work Bay ABOUT US OUR ECONOMY The Yorke Peninsula Council covers an area of 5,834 Our economy is underpinned by farming, retail trade, square kilometres, has a distance of approximately government services and tourism. Our district is 175 kilometres between its northern and southern renowned for its cereal crops including wheat, barley, boundaries, and has a varying width east to west canola and pulses. The region's rich limestone soil averaging approximately 30 kilometres. Our Council makes it some of the best farmland in Australia. is unique in comparison to other Councils in that it is bordered by sea on three sides and has 485 Council is commied to sustainable growth whilst kilometres of coastline. There are 12 larger towns ensuring that our environmental assets and exisng and 33 smaller towns, including holiday selement industries are protected. zones located along the vast coastline. There is around 13800 residenal properes in the Council All opportunies to build on our economic base will be area, with an