About the City of Sydney Sustainable Sydney 2030 and the broad strategic plan, requires a monitoring report Resourcing the plan challenges and responses to developing against broad sustainability indicators for our future workforce are outlined in the the community and area as a whole. Workforce Strategy. To support the community’s objectives The Delivery Program and annual expressed in Sustainable Sydney 2030, Operational Plan are monitored through a long-term resourcing strategy is required half-yearly, annual and four-yearly as part of the integrated planning and performance reports and quarterly and reporting framework. This serves to both yearly financial reports to Council. inform and test the aspirations expressed Asset management is a critical area of The City has also undertaken a in the strategic plan and how the City’s local government responsibilities, project to establish a comprehensive set share of the required actions might be governed by legislated standards. The of community wellbeing indicators that achieved. status, needs and resourcing plan for measure progress and trends across each key asset area in the City’s care The resourcing strategy includes social, cultural, environmental, economic are shown through the Asset five components: and democratic perspectives. Management Strategy. Financial Planning In 2016 the City published a Community Our Information and Technology Wellbeing Indicators report, which Workforce Planning Strategic Plan (ITSP) defines how the addresses 88 indicators across four Asset Management Planning City will use information and categories: technology to transform our services Information and Technology healthy, safe and to communities and customers to Strategic Plan inclusive communities meet our Sustainable Sydney 2030 Community Engagement outcomes. culturally rich and vibrant Framework communities The Community Engagement Framework The Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is democratic and engaged describes how the City consults with our a 10-year view of costs and directions for diverse communities on important projects communities City funding. It details costs for principal and issues. dynamic and resilient local activities by the City of Sydney under economies. Sustainable Sydney 2030. This includes continuing to provide services at levels Monitoring progress The community indicators report add a necessary to meet the objectives of the further dimension to monitoring and community strategic plan. reporting on Sustainable Sydney 2030 Monitoring for a sustainable Sydney is a and to the evidence base for integrated The City of Sydney’s workforce capacity multi-layered process. Sustainable planning and reporting. to meet the objectives of the Sydney 2030, as the community
About the City of Sydney Resourcing the plan To support the community’s objectives expressed in Sustainable Sydney 2030, a long-term resourcing strategy is required as part of the integrated planning and reporting framework. This serves to both inform and test the aspirations expressed in the strategic plan and how the City’s share of the required actions might be achieved. The resourcing strategy includes five components: Financial Planning Workforce Planning Asset Management Planning Information and Technology Strategic Plan Community Engagement Framework The Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is a 10-year view of costs and directions for City funding. It details costs for principal activities by the City of Sydney under Sustainable Sydney 2030. This includes continuing to provide services at levels necessary to meet the objectives of the community strategic plan. The City of Sydney’s workforce capacity to meet the objectives of the Sustainable Sydney 2030 and the broad challenges and responses to developing our future workforce are outlined in the Workforce Strategy. Asset management is a critical area of local government responsibilities, governed by legislated standards. The status, needs and resourcing plan for each key asset area in the City’s care are shown through the Asset Management Strategy. Our Information and Technology Strategic Plan (ITSP) defines how the City will use information and technology to transform our services to communities and customers to meet our Sustainable Sydney 2030 outcomes. The Community Engagement Framework describes how the City consults with our diverse communities on important projects and issues. Monitoring progress Monitoring for a sustainable Sydney is a multi-layered process. Sustainable Sydney 2030, as the community strategic plan, requires a monitoring report against broad sustainability indicators for the community and area as a whole. The Delivery Program and annual Operational Plan are monitored through half-yearly, annual and four-yearly performance reports and quarterly and yearly financial reports to Council. The City has also undertaken a project to establish a comprehensive set of community wellbeing indicators that measure progress and trends across social, cultural, environmental, economic and democratic perspectives. In 2016 the City published a Community Wellbeing Indicators report, which addresses 88 indicators across four categories: healthy, safe and inclusive communities culturally rich and vibrant communities democratic and engaged communities dynamic and resilient local economies. The community indicators report add a further dimension to monitoring and reporting on Sustainable Sydney 2030 and to the evidence base for integrated planning and reporting.
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