The following are the results in the prescribed form of Council’s assessment against the prescribed governance and management checklist. 1 Community engagement policy Yes (policy outlining Council’s 21/10/2008 commitment to engaging with the Community Consultation Service community on matters of public Charter 2008 interest) 2 Community engagement Yes guidelines 15/06/2010 (guidelines to assist staff to Consultation Planner 2010 determine when and how to engage with the community) 3 Strategic resource plan Yes (plan under section 126 of the Act 23/06/2015 outlining the financial and Strategic Resource Plan 2015-19 resources required for at least the next four financial years) 4 Annual budget Yes (plan under section 130 of the Act 23/06/2015 setting out the services to be Annual Budget 2015/16 provided and initiatives to be undertaken over the next 12 months and the funding and other resources required) 5 management plans No (plans that set out the asset Council has four-year maintenance and renewal needs for management plans in place. Council is key infrastructure asset classes for at currently undertaking 10 year service least the next 10 years) planning which will inform the development of the revised plans. Ten-year asset management plans are expected to be in place by 2020/21. 6 No Rating strategy (strategy setting out the rating Council is awaiting the finalisation of structure of Council to levy rates and the Rate capping and Variation charges) Framework as it will form the of the Rating Strategy. 7 Yes Risk policy (policy outlining Council’s 16/12/2014 commitment and approach to Risk Management Policy 2014-17 minimising the risks to Council’s operations)
The following are the results in the prescribed form of Council’s assessment against the prescribed governance and management checklist. 1 Community engagement policy (policy outlining Council’s commitment to engaging with the community on matters of public interest) Yes 21/10/2008 Community Consultation Service Charter 2008 2 Community engagement guidelines (guidelines to assist staff to determine when and how to engage with the community) Yes 15/06/2010 Consultation Planner 2010 3 Strategic resource plan (plan under section 126 of the Act outlining the financial and resources required for at least the next four financial years) Yes 23/06/2015 Strategic Resource Plan 2015-19 4 Annual budget (plan under section 130 of the Act setting out the services to be provided and initiatives to be undertaken over the next 12 months and the funding and other resources required) Yes 23/06/2015 Annual Budget 2015/16 5 management plans (plans that set out the asset maintenance and renewal needs for key infrastructure asset classes for at least the next 10 years) No Council has four-year management plans in place. Council is currently undertaking 10 year service planning which will inform the development of the revised plans. Ten-year asset management plans are expected to be in place by 2020/21. 6 Rating strategy (strategy setting out the rating structure of Council to levy rates and charges) No Council is awaiting the finalisation of the Rate capping and Variation Framework as it will form the of the Rating Strategy. 7 Risk policy (policy outlining Council’s commitment and approach to minimising the risks to Council’s operations) Yes 16/12/2014 Risk Management Policy 2014-17
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