2022-11-14 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                                        14 NOVEMBER 2022


Furthermore, the Community Financial Report (provided from page 87 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 2021/22 financial year.
4.        Additional content
New content has been included to further enhance and increase transparency and compliance with
industry and Australasian Reporting Awards standards and includes the following:
         History and Heritage – a brief overview of the Shire’s history from early settlement to present
          day supported by historical imagery from Council’s Heritage Library.
         Liveability Index – to highlight the important liveability index score result achieved for our
          Shire and the top values and strengths identified by our community.
         Elected members – individual councillor profiles have been included coupled with further
          information that explains their key roles and responsibilities at Council.
         Council Services – Council’s service portfolio has been identified at a high level to
          demonstrate the broad range of services that we deliver to our community.
         Corporate Planning – further information has been included to outline our Informing
          Strategies and Plans.
         Our Organisational Structure – further information on our operating model, appointment of
          our new Chief Executive Officer and the Executive Team.
         Our People – an overview of our workforce, FTE structure, learning and development
          opportunities which are supported by statistics e.g., employee gender ratio, tenure of
          employment at our Council, and learning and development spend for the financial year.
         Impacts of COVID-19 and Natural Disasters – an overview of the impacts Council and our
          community have experienced from the 2022 floods coupled with the ongoing effects of
          COVID-19.
         Customer Service – overview of our Customer Service Charter, commitments and key
          customer service statistics.
         Media and Community Engagement – overview of our communication and engagement
          strategies supported by key media statistics and community engagement highlights.
5.        Publication requirements
Pursuant to section 182 of the Regulation, a local government must:
a)        adopt its annual report within one month after the day the Auditor-General gives the Auditor
          General’s audit report about the local government’s financial statements for the financial year
          to the local government,1 and
b)        publish its annual report on its website within two weeks of adopting the annual report.
Previous Council Consideration
Nil.
Finance
Graphic design for the Annual Report was outsourced to a local supplier and cost Council $1,419
(inc GST).
Risks & Opportunities
The Annual Report forms part of Council’s commitment to delivering transparency to the
community and legislative compliance. Failing to ensure the accuracy of the prescribed disclosures
exposes Council to a risk of legislative non-compliance and reputational damage.

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    The Minister may, by notice to the local government, extend the time by which the Annual Report must be adopted.

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