2021-11-15 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                            15 NOVEMBER 2021


   12     NOOSA SHIRE COUNCIL 2020-21 ANNUAL REPORT

   Author       Governance Advisor, Diana Stewart
                Executive Services Department

   Index        ECM/ Subject 27.02 Annual Report

   Attachments       1.     Noosa Shire Council 2020-21 Annual Report (131 page attachment
                            provided separately to this report)



   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
       Pursuant to section 182 of the Queensland Local Government Regulation 2012, Council
        has prepared an annual report for FY 2020-21.
       The purpose of the Annual Report is to inform the community about Council’s activities and
        financial performance throughout the 2020/21 financial year.
       The Annual Report includes the 2020/21 Audited Financial Statements.

   RECOMMENDATION
   That Council note the report by the Governance Advisor to the General Committee Meeting
   dated 15 November 2021 and:
   A.     Adopt the Noosa Council 2020-21 Annual Report incorporating the 2020/21 Audited
          Financial Statements.
   B.     Authorise the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to make any required minor amendments
          to the document prior to publication.


   REPORT
   3.     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 Annual Report is to inform the community about Council’s activities and
   financial performance throughout the 2020/21 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 Annual Report has been compiled in accordance with the Annual Report Compliance
   Checklist (Checklist) provided by the State Department of Local Government, Racing and
   Multicultural Affairs to ensure that all of the prescribed disclosures under the Regulation are
   included in the document.
   Council’s Financial Statements, which were signed by a delegate of the Auditor General
   Queensland on 28 October 2021, 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 2021,

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