2014-09-22 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   22 September 2014


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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          22 September 2014

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   | ( a       Niele                                                    Council Policy
   @       |  COUNCIL                                   ASSET MANAGEMENT

   Corporate Plan Reference:                Looking after community assets

   Endorsed by Council:                     <Insert Date of Ordinary Meeting >

   Policy Author:                           Manager Asset Planning

  POLICY BACKGROUND

  Council is responsible for the management of a significant value of diverse infrastructure and
  assets on behalf of the Noosa community. Council recognises that these assets must be
  appropriately managed so that they can continue to deliver services to the community in a
  sustainable manner into the future.
  The network of infrastructure assetspetverk -within the Noosa shire is relatively complete, with
  limited growth expected into the future. However, there will always be a need to consider
  upgrades of our infrastructure by replacing ouidated-infrastructure with new modem standards.
  examples would includesuch—as timber bridges with culverts / concrete bridges and seplacing
  gravel roads with sealed road surfaces. As such, Council's priority will be to balance the need to
 maintain existingensurethatexisiing assets and infrastructure are-+managecto agreed service
  levels with the consideration ofbefere new assets_and_ infrastructure —arnd-Afrastucire—are
  CSRS.
  Asset management is considered a key ongoing focus for Council and is at the centre of
  Council's overall long-term financial and strategic planning processes.    Effective asset
  management will assist Council in meeting its medium and longer term strategic and financial
  sustainability objectives.

  COUNCIL POLICY
| This policy outlines Councils strategic direction #—refaten—te—for_the management of its
  infrastructure and other associated assets. Effective asset management will be achieved through:

     41__Govemance—
            a__ Support at the leadership level to promote the importance of asset management
               throughout the organisation:
            ob_ eAnout asset management framework which ensures we-are-accountablitye

            c_:
                ,     hout_t!        isation=_E   ing _tt    fecti        i     i
              functional Asset Management Team (AMT).
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