2015-09-15 Infrastructure and Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                        15 SEPTEMBER 2015


8                         ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH - ANNUAL REPORT 2014/15 INCLUDING UPDATE TO 31
                          JULY
OCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                                  Acting Coordinator Environmental Health, Terry Steer
                                        Community Services

Index                                   ECM/ Subject/ Branch Management – Community Services

Attachments                             Nil


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Acting Co-ordinator Environmental Health to the
Infrastructure & Services Committee Meeting of 15 September 2015 providing an update on the
Environmental Health Section performance for 2014/15 and an update activities to 31 July 2015.


REPORT
The purpose of this report is to advise Council of the Environmental Health Section’s activities for
the period 2014/2015, the first month of the current financial year to 31 July 2015 and planned
activities and initiatives for 2015/16.

Environmental Health Section combines the operations of three distinct teams –
    Cemeteries – Providing high quality burial and cemetery services at Cooroy, Pomona and
      Tewantin cemeteries.
    Environmental Health – Providing protection, promotion and improvement of public health,
      safety and environmental services.
    Pest and Vector – Providing pest animal control, (i.e. feral cats, dogs, deer, foxes and
      pigs), pest plant control, (i.e. groundsel, salvinia) and disease vector control (mosquitoes,
      rats, mice) on public and private land.
1.                        FINANCE
The objective of all services within Environmental Health is to operate within approved budgets.
Cemeteries: 2014/2015 Financial Year Summary
                                                                                                              Cemeteries
                                                                                                                2014-15

                                                                              Benchmark % Complete       100.0%



                                                  2014/15       2014/15       2014/15       2014/15        %
                        Statement of Income and
                                                  Original      Current        YTD            YTD        Current     YTD
                               Expenses
                                                  Budget        Budget        Budget        Actuals      Budget    Variance

   Direct Revenue                                    221,088       221,088       221,088       275,264    124.5%      (54,175)
   Direct Expenditure                                216,091       223,905       223,905       220,535     98.5%         3,370
   Net Operating Result                                4,998        (2,817)       (2,817)       54,728                (57,545)
   Competitive Neutrality                                   0             0            0             0      0.0%             0
   Depreciation                                         7,811         7,217        7,217         7,527    104.3%         (310)
   Internal Charges                                    41,806        41,806       41,806        41,806    100.0%             0
   Operating Surplus / (Deficit)                     (44,620)      (51,840)     (51,840)         5,396                (57,235)



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