2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues

Service Outputs – Detailed Activity Listing
                               Activity                                                Service Level/Standard
Reactive work                         Advisory – budget and financial             As required
                                      sustainability advice to officers and
                                      elected members
                                      Training –finance and related system        As required
                                      training for Council officers
Capital Project Financial Management and Asset Accounting
[Activities involve all financial and processing aspects of the asset lifecycle including project initiation, funding,
cost control during construction, capitalisation, life assessment, depreciation and renewal / disposal at end of life]
Cyclic activities                       Projects - Promote adherence to the        Ongoing
                                        QTC Project Assessment Framework
                                        for financial delivery of capital projects
                                        Projects – review capital project          Monthly
                                        expenditure and grant activity
                                        including investigation of issues,
                                        variances and trends
                                        Valuation - Annual financial               Annual
                                        revaluation of non-current assets
                                        Valuation - Review the useful lives        Annual
                                        applied to Council’s assets to reflect
                                        best practice, industry trends, location
                                        usage and condition
                                        Valuation - impairment to any asset        Annual
                                        due to factors impacting its service
                                        level, life or capacity
                                        Valuation – depreciation and               Monthly
                                        amortisation charges
Reactive work                           Recognition – Ensure an accurate           Ongoing (as required)
                                        register of Council assets, including
                                        write-on of all new assets, disposal of
                                        and sold or scrapped assets, and
                                        alignment between financial, mapping
                                        and maintenance systems on asset
                                        details.
Accounts Payable
[Key activities include processing and payment of creditor invoices, customer support and management of
vendor accounts details]
Cyclic activities                    Supplier Invoices - Processing and       Daily
                                     matching of all creditor invoices ready
                                     for payment
                                     Cash management – Processing of          Monthly
                                     petty cash reimbursement
                                     Supplier Payments - payment run for      Weekly
                                     all creditor payments due in line with
                                     payment terms
Reactive activities                  Vendor management – Establishment As required, processed within one
                                     and processing of new creditor           week
                                     arrangements, as well as updating of
                                     details
                                     Compliance - monitoring for              Ongoing
                                     suspicious or fraudulent activity




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