Draft 2020/21 Annual Business Plan and Budget

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The Local Government Act 1999 sets out a requirement that Council must for each financial year produce an Annual Business Plan and Budget including a summary of the Council’s long-term objectives as set out in its Strategic Management Plan.

The Draft 2020/21 Annual Business Plan and Budget document provides a complete overview of Council’s financial position and highlights our proposed budget in reader friendly format. The proposed budget aims to ensure Council’s financial sustainability in the medium to long term while still achieving the objects of Council’s Proposed Strategic Plan 2020-2030.

We encourage the community to read the Draft 2020/21

The Local Government Act 1999 sets out a requirement that Council must for each financial year produce an Annual Business Plan and Budget including a summary of the Council’s long-term objectives as set out in its Strategic Management Plan.

The Draft 2020/21 Annual Business Plan and Budget document provides a complete overview of Council’s financial position and highlights our proposed budget in reader friendly format. The proposed budget aims to ensure Council’s financial sustainability in the medium to long term while still achieving the objects of Council’s Proposed Strategic Plan 2020-2030.

We encourage the community to read the Draft 2020/21 Annual Business Plan and Budget document and provide your feedback via the below online forum.

Feedback from the community is a key factor in the development of our 2020/21 Annual Business Plan and Budget, it’s vital to ensure that Council continues to deliver high quality services that our community needs. In recent years we have taken the community’s feedback on the proposed budget and incorporated it in the final plan to improve it and make it more relevant.



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    The Annual Business Plan and Budget is a balancing act for Council with the delivery of services and projects for the community and the raising of rates to pay for them.  

    Average rates increases have declined over the past four years. With the economic environment this year, Council is cutting its income in real terms by even more. 

    The proposed budget proposes a Rates increase of 1.05% compared to a published CPI  of 2.1%.

    We encourage the community to read the Draft 2020/21 Annual Business Plan and Budget document and provide your feedback via the below online forum.

    • Have we got the balancing act right? 
    • In reviewing the list of proposed projects and services within the plan, are there any items Council needs to consider to add, reduce or delete?
    • What enhancements would you like to see within the plan?
    • Do you have any other comments or questions?

    We seek your feedback.

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