2020-21 Operational Plan

2. Corporate Planning Overview
To prioritise and identify various projects, initiatives   •   Each of our triple bottom line themes of the
and services to be funded and delivered by Council             environment, economy and community have
on behalf of the community each year, Council                  specific strategies and plans that provide more
undertakes a robust process to ensure all proposed             specific details about how Council is aiming to
items align with Council’s long term goals and                 achieve its long term goals.
strategies. The process also involves identifying
                                                           The Chief Executive Officer will report to Council on
the risks and opportunities associated with pursuing
                                                           a quarterly basis on the progress towards achieving
or not pursing a specific item leading to informed
                                                           Council’s Operational Plan and provide an annual
decision making. This risk based approach enables
                                                           “wrap up” report to Council at the conclusion of the
Council to appropriately prioritise spending and the
                                                           financial year.
allocation of resources each year, whilst at the same
time informing possible future resourcing priorities       Annual Branch Plans 2020/21
Annual Budget                                              Whilst the Operational Plan specifies the significant
                                                           initiatives and projects which Council will undertake
Our annual budget provides the financial framework
                                                           over the next 12 months, our ‘business as usual’
for the organisation to deliver outcomes for our
                                                           activities and smaller projects must also be subject
community. In accordance with the Local Government
                                                           to careful planning and regular review to ensure the
Act and Regulation, the annual budget sets out the
                                                           organisation continues to deliver and further improve
funding parameters for both the significant projects
                                                           services provided to our community.
and initiatives contained in the Operational Plan, as
well as our core Council services contained in our
                                                           All branches within Council will be required to have
Branch Plans.
                                                           a detailed Branch Plan containing an overview of
                                                           ‘business as usual activities’, and projects. Branch
This process ensures every activity undertaken
                                                           plans will also include an operational risk register,
by the organisation is appropriately funded and
                                                           which will be reviewed on a quarterly basis by the
carefully planned. Our annual budget also assists
                                                           relevant Branch Manager and Director. Directors
Council in achieving its long term financial goals as
                                                           will provide a quarterly report to Council on their
set out in Council’s Financial Sustainability Policy.
                                                           Department’s progress.
Operational Plan 2020/21
                                                           Each Branch Plan will contain the following detail:
Our Operational Plan 2020/21 details the significant
initiatives that our Council will undertake during         •   The relevant Branch’s objectives with linkages
the 2020/21 financial year as we progress further              to our Corporate Plan strategic goals;
towards the achievement of our strategic goals and         •   “Business as usual” services and activities
key focus areas.                                               planned for the next 12 months, including
                                                               projects approved in the 2020/21 budget
In accordance, with the Local Government                       process;
Regulation, the annual Operational Plan must               •   Key dates, milestones and performance
state how the local government will progress the               measures for various business activities over
implementation of the five year Corporate Plan; and            the 12 month period; and
manage operational risks.
                                                           •   A comprehensive risk assessment towards
                                                               achieving annual Branch objectives will be
Compliance with these legislative requirements will
                                                               undertaken in accordance with Council’s Risk
be achieved as follows:
                                                               Management Framework.
•   The Operational Plan will clearly identify the
    linkage between each initiative and our key
    strategic goals set out in our Corporate Plan;



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