2020-10-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            12 OCTOBER 2020


   7    OUTCOMES OF COMMUNITY BUDGET CONSULTATION

   Author            Director Corporate Services, Michael Shave
                     Corporate Services Department

   Index             ECM/ Subject/ 2020-21 Budget

   Attachments       1.   Survey responses


   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
   Not applicable.

   RECOMMENDATION
   That Council note the report by the Director Corporate Services to the General Committee
        Meeting dated 12 October 2020 and:
   A.   Note the outcomes of the community budget consultation undertaken between 7–27
        September 2020, provided as Attachment 1 to the report;
   B.   Note that Council will consider the priorities identified in the feedback when undertaking
        future 2020-21 budget reviews; and
   C.   Note the community’s preference for online community budget engagement process
        for future budgets and request staff to report back to a future Council meeting with
        options.


   REPORT
   At the Ordinary meeting on 18 June 2020, Council resolved to undertake an engagement
   process with the community on:
   1.   How the allocation of any additional funding should be prioritised if it becomes available
        through the financial year;
   2.   Where services/expenditure should be reduced if further budget reductions are
        required;
   3.   The preferred public consultation model for the 2021/22 budget process.
   This consultation was undertaken via YourSay Noosa between 7–27 September 2020. 156
   responses were received. The outcomes of the consultation are provided as Attachment 1.

   Question 1 - If Council has additional funds available, how should they be spent?
   Rank the following in order of preference, 1 being the most preferred.

   The graph below provides the average rank of scores for question 1. The ranking indicated
   that respondents on average want any additional funding available invested in infrastructure
   such as roads, bridges and parks. Respondents on average did not want to see any
   additional funds retained and the operating budget deficit reduced.




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