2020-10-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                         12 OCTOBER 2020




   Question 2 - If Council has less funds available, what services should be reduced?
   Rank the following in order of preference, with 1 being the most preferred service to
   reduce and 5 being the least preferred.

   The graph below provides the average rank of scores for question 2. The ranking indicated
   that respondents on average wanted delays in non-urgent capital works if Council’s budget
   position worsened. Respondents on average had the least preference for maintaining current
   service levels via increasing general rates in the February rates issue.




   It is recommended that Council consider the priorities identified by the community via
   questions 1-2 when undertaking Budget Review 2 (December 2020) and Budget Review 3
   (April 2021).

   Question 3 - How do you think the community should be involved in the preparation
   of future Council budgets? Rate the options in preferred order.

   The graph below provides the average rank of scores for question 3. The ranking indicated
   that respondents on average preferred to see an online engagement tool used for community

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