2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues(PDF, 8MB)

 SERVICE AREA – PUBLIC HEALTH

 Summary

Objective: Protecting the health of the community.

Activities: Inspection and licensing of premises, food safety education, mosquito & vermin control, and public health
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 Delivery Framework            Details
 Corporate Plan Theme
 Responsibility                Environmental Health & Local Laws
 (Branch Level)
 Legislative Responsibility    Food Act 2006
                               Public Health Act & Regulation 2005
                               Public Health (Infection Control for Personal Appearance Services) Act 2003
                               Environmental Protection Act 1994
                               Environmental Protection Regulation 2008
                               Local Law No1
 Service Delivery Model        Service is delivered in-house with specialist contractors utilised for specialist
                               services such as aerial mosquito control


 Service Inputs                     Details
 (Resources to Deliver Service)
 Physical Assets/Infrastructure
 Software & Systems
 Budget Cost Centres                Public Health (1801)
                                    Environmental Health Coordination (1814)
                                    Mosquito Control Program (1806)
                                    Management Waste & Environmental Health (1914)
 FTE                                8
 Other Key Metrics                   Licenced Food Premises
                                     Permits – Temporary Food Events
                                     Personal Appearance Services
                                     Licensed Water Carriers
                                     Environmentally Relevant Activities
                                     Licensed Visitor Parks
                                     Public Swimming Pools
                                     Environmental Authorities – Industrial Premises
                                     Requests



 Service Outputs - Performance Measures
 Type                       Measure                               Target                  Methodology /
                                                                                          Calculation
 Efficiency                    Cost per service output            90%                     Calculated annually

                               Cost of the food safety service    TBD                     Annual
                               per food premises registered
                               by council or for which council
                               has received notification during
                               the year)
 Effectiveness                 Community satisfaction survey      Optimum rating: 5       Community satisfaction
                                                                  Improvement from        mean performance rating
                               Theme: Basic Services &            previous rating
                               Infrastructure
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