Derwent Valley Council Annual Report 2018/2019 2 Contact Information Council Administration Office Circle Street New Norfolk, TAS 7140 Office Hours 8:15am – 5:00pm, Mon - Fri Postal Address PO Box 595 New Norfolk, TAS 7140 Phone number (03) 6261 8500 Email [email protected] Website www.derwentvalley.tas.gov.au Facebook Derwent Valley Council After Hours Emergency Number (03) 6261 8500 Derwent Valley Council - Annual Report 2018/2019 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR .................................................................................................................................. 7 MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER .............................................................................................................. 9 COUNCIL IN FOCUS .................................................................................................................................................10 OUR VALLEY ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 COUNCIL PROFILE ...................................................................................................................................................13 MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS ............................................................................................................................................. 13 RECORD OF COUNCIL MEETING ATTENDANCE ...................................................................................................................... 17 COUNCILLOR ALLOWANCES AND EXPENSES STATEMENT ........................................................................................................ 18 COUNCIL VALUES ........................................................................................................................................................... 19 COUNCIL ORGANISATIONAL CHART ................................................................................................................................... 20 COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL ............................................................................................................................................... 21 FINANCIALS ............................................................................................................................................................23 SOURCES OF INCOME ..................................................................................................................................................... 23 SOURCES OF EXPENDITURE .............................................................................................................................................. 24 SENIOR EMPLOYEE TOTAL REMUNERATION STATEMENT ........................................................................................................ 25 GRANT ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS.................................................................................................................................... 25 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM ...................................................................................................................................... 26 CONTRACTS FOR SUPPLY OF GOODS AND SERVICES .............................................................................................................. 27 AUDIT PANEL ................................................................................................................................................................ 29 OUR VALLEY 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN .......................................................................................................................34 STRATEGIC ACTION 1 – A REGIONALLY DIVERSE, COMPETITIVE AND INNOVATIVE VALLEY THAT IS ATTRACTIVE TO ALL. ........................ 34 STRATEGIC ACTION 2 – A WELL-PLANNED AND SUPPORTED INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS OF THE REGION. ....... 36 STRATEGIC ACTION 3 – WE PRESERVE, PROTECT AND PROMOTE OUR LIVED, BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. ................................................................................................................................................................ 38 STRATEGIC ACTION 4 – SERVICES ARE INTEGRATED TO MAXIMISE OPPORTUNITIES AND PARTICIPATION ........................................... 39 STRATEGIC ACTION 5 – THE VALLEY HAS A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL WELLBEING .............................. 41 STRATEGIC ACTION 6 – THE VALLEY HAS HIGHLY LIVEABLE AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES, SUPPORTED BY ACCESS TO ITS NEEDS. .......... 43 STRATEGIC ACTION 7 – THE DERWENT VALLEY BRAND SHAPES OUR STORY AND REPUTATION ....................................................... 45 STRATEGIC ACTION 8 – THE PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE AND PARTNERSHIPS. ........ 46 2018/2019 HIGHLIGHTS ..........................................................................................................................................48 COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN, OUR VALLEY 2030 .............................................................................................................. 48 EXTREME WEATHER EVENT ............................................................................................................................................. 49 CAPITAL WORKS ............................................................................................................................................................ 51 CORPORATE & COMMUNITY SERVICES ............................................................................................................................... 55 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 55 INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES ............................................................................................................................................. 62 DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES .................................................................................................................. 64 ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 67 STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS .....................................................................................................................................69 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 69 Derwent Valley Council - Annual Report 2018/2019 4 RIGHT TO INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................................. 69 COMPLAINTS ................................................................................................................................................................ 70 CODE OF CONDUCT ........................................................................................................................................................ 70 ENTERPRISE POWERS STATEMENT ..................................................................................................................................... 70 DONATED LAND STATEMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 70 PUBLIC HEALTH STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................................ 70 APPENDIX – FINANCIAL REPORT 2018/2019 Derwent Valley Council - Annual Report 2018/2019 5 Introduction The Local Government Act 1993 requires every Council in Tasmania to produce an Annual Report. This gives an opportunity for the Council to inform the community of achievements and challenges in the last year, and review areas to be improved upon. This includes the annual corporate planning and reporting cycle of the Derwent Valley Council each year. This report covers the period of the 2018/2019 financial year. The Council is required under Section 72 of the Local Government Act 1993 to prepare a report that contains: (1) A council must prepare an annual report containing all of the following: (a) a summary of the annual plan for the preceding financial year; (ab) a statement of its goals and objectives in relation to public health for the preceding financial year; (b) a statement of the council's activities and its performance in respect of goals and objectives set for the preceding financial year; (ba) a statement of the number of code of conduct complaints that were received and the number that were upheld either wholly or in part during the preceding financial year; (bb) the total costs met by the council during the preceding financial year in respect of all code of conduct complaints dealt with under Division 3A of Part 3 during the preceding financial year; (c) the financial statements for the preceding financial year; (caa) a statement of the operating, capital and competitive neutrality costs in respect of each significant business activity undertaken by the council during the preceding financial year together with a statement