2017-11-07 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                               7 NOVEMBER 2017


10                      ANNUAL REPORT 2016/17
OCUMENT INFORM AT ION




Author                              Governance Advisor, Paul Bright
                                    Executive Services

Index                               ECM Subject/Annual Report

Attachments                         1.    Noosa Council Annual Report 2016/17 (99 page attachment provided
                                          separately to this report)



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Governance Advisor to the Services & Organisation
Committee Meeting dated 7 November 2017 and:
A.                      Adopt the ‘Noosa Council Annual Report 2016/17’ (provided at Attachment 1 to the report)
                        incorporating the 2016/17 Audited Financial Statements ; and
B.                      Authorise the Chief Executive Officer to make any required minor amendments to the
                        Report prior to publication.


REPORT
1.                      Annual Report and Financial Statements
The development and publication of the Annual Report by Queensland local governments is a
requirement under the Local Government Regulation 2012 (“the regulation”). The purpose of the
report is to inform the community of what Council has undertaken, financially and otherwise, in
the relevant financial year.
The regulation prescribes a range of disclosures which must be included within the report relating
primarily to accountability matters, financial matters (which may be of interest to the community in
terms of the amounts spent and justification of expenditure) and Council’s progress towards
achieving its Corporate Plan objectives.
The report has been compiled in accordance with the Department of Infrastructure, Local
Government and Planning Annual Report Checklist to ensure that all of the prescribed
disclosures under the regulation are included in the document.
Council’s Financial Statements were signed by a delegate of the Auditor General Queensland on
19 October 2017, and in accordance with the Auditor General Act 2009, confirm:
                      The prescribed requirements in relation to the establishment and keeping of accounts have
                        been complied with in all material respects;
                      The financial report:
                        (a)   Gives a true and fair view of the Council’s financial position as at 30 June 2017, and
                              of its financial performance and cash flows for the year then ended.
                        (b)   Complies with the Local Government Act 2009, the Local Government Regulation
                              2012 and Australian Accounting Standards.
The Community Financial Report at the end of the Annual Report has been prepared by
Council’s Financial Services Branch and provides readers with an easy to follow summary and
analysis of Council’s financial position for the 2016/17 financial year.

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