General Municipal Law, City of Whittlesea. A copy of the General Municipal Law is available from Council’s web site at under About Us > Local laws and legislation > Whittlesea local laws. Relationship with Budget The annual budget has been developed within an overall financial planning framework that guides Council in identifying community needs and expectations over the short, medium and long term. In preparing the annual Budget, funding requirements for each year are linked with the objectives contained in the Shaping Our Future Council Plan 2017-2021. In relation to road and road-related infrastructure assets that provide road transport service, Council recognises the importance of balancing appropriate performance standards with what the communities are able to afford and sustain. In balancing the funding level for the inspection, maintenance, repairs, upkeep, rehabilitation and renewal of road and road-related infrastructure assets, Council gives regards to the following key considerations: Its role and obligations under the Road Management Act 2004; Preservation of existing assets in an appropriate and safe working condition; Ability to acquire additional infrastructure assets to serve new growth; Market constraints in staffing, plant and equipment, building materials and contractors; and Budget / financial constraints. The performance standards set in Section 4 of this Plan reflects such balance. Relationship with Council Plan and Asset Management Policy Shaping Our Future Council Plan 2017-2021 is the “Council Plan” for the purpose of Section 125 of the Local Government Act 1989, which states that ‘people can access and use public transport and road networks effectively in accessing jobs, services and recreational activities.’ It is available to the public on Council’s web site . In addition, Council’s Asset Management Policy, which provides guiding principles to achieve the following objectives in the management of assets used for providing services:
General Municipal Law, City of Whittlesea. A copy of the General Municipal Law is available from Council’s web site at under About Us > Local laws and legislation > Whittlesea local laws. Relationship with Budget The annual budget has been developed within an overall financial planning framework that guides Council in identifying community needs and expectations over the short, medium and long term. In preparing the annual Budget, funding requirements for each year are linked with the objectives contained in the Shaping Our Future Council Plan 2017-2021. In relation to road and road-related infrastructure assets that provide road transport service, Council recognises the importance of balancing appropriate performance standards with what the communities are able to afford and sustain. In balancing the funding level for the inspection, maintenance, repairs, upkeep, rehabilitation and renewal of road and road-related infrastructure assets, Council gives regards to the following key considerations: Its role and obligations under the Road Management Act 2004; Preservation of existing assets in an appropriate and safe working condition; Ability to acquire additional infrastructure assets to serve new growth; Market constraints in staffing, plant and equipment, building materials and contractors; and Budget / financial constraints. The performance standards set in Section 4 of this Plan reflects such balance. Relationship with Council Plan and Asset Management Policy Shaping Our Future Council Plan 2017-2021 is the “Council Plan” for the purpose of Section 125 of the Local Government Act 1989, which states that ‘people can access and use public transport and road networks effectively in accessing jobs, services and recreational activities.’ It is available to the public on Council’s web site . In addition, Council’s Asset Management Policy, which provides guiding principles to achieve the following objectives in the management of assets used for providing services: