Item 2, Attachment 2b RCV Executive Committee Meeting Friday, 18 September 2015 DRAFT - RCV’s proposed NRCP II Framework and Year 1 & 2 Priorities (updated with August 2015 Workshop outcomes) Workstream Purpose and Goal Scope Priority Actions (for 1 & 2) Sustainable Rural Implement outcomes of Rural Council 1.1 Leadership Training The purpose of the Rural Councils Councils Sustainability Project Stage 2 (individual Mentoring program for rural councillors. Sustainability Project is to answer council assessment and analysis) in the question: relation to building strategic capacity, with 1.1.1 Rural located training and regional collaboration at a a focus on: reasonable price, including Induction Training using existing How can RCV best support providers, co-badged or subsidised by RCV councils to capacity and Shared Services, Collaboration improve performance in the and Resource Sharing 1.2 Senior Management Capacity context of the wider local 1.2.1 Backfilling vacancies. Workforce plans government reform agenda of the Improving Service Delivery Victorian government? 1.2.2 A Regional recruitment talent pool Improving Asset and Financial The goal is to support rural Management 1.3 Fostering Community Governance councils’ elected members and 1.3.1 Best practice community engagement. senior staff to demonstrate their leadership on improving council 1.4 Building Capacity in Service Planning sustainability within local and 1.4.1 Methodology, cost, staff resources across regional boundaries, manage the changing demands 1.4.2 Build capacity in councils for shared review process and expectations of stakeholders, and maximise outcomes for 1.5 Improving Asset and Financial Management communities. 1.5.1 Input into MAV/LGV project but with a distinct rural council focus 1.5.2 Business fundamentals of rural local government - robust financial management 1.6 Shared Services 1.6.1 Facilitation Support 1.6.2 Regional Collaboration 1.6.3 Case Studies Item 2, Attachment 2b
Item 2, Attachment 2b RCV Executive Committee Meeting Friday, 18 September 2015 DRAFT - RCV’s proposed NRCP II Framework and Year 1 & 2 Priorities (updated with August 2015 Workshop outcomes) Workstream Purpose and Goal Scope Priority Actions (for 1 & 2) Sustainable Rural Councils The purpose of the Rural Councils Sustainability Project is to answer the question: How can RCV best support councils to capacity and improve performance in the context of the wider local government reform agenda of the Victorian government? The goal is to support rural councils’ elected members and senior staff to demonstrate their leadership on improving council sustainability within local and across regional boundaries, manage the changing demands and expectations of stakeholders, and maximise outcomes for communities. Implement outcomes of Rural Council Sustainability Project Stage 2 (individual council assessment and analysis) in relation to building strategic capacity, with a focus on: Shared Services, Collaboration and Resource Sharing Improving Service Delivery Improving Asset and Financial Management 1.1 Leadership Training Mentoring program for rural councillors. 1.1.1 Rural located training and regional collaboration at a reasonable price, including Induction Training using existing providers, co-badged or subsidised by RCV 1.2 Senior Management Capacity 1.2.1 Backfilling vacancies. Workforce plans 1.2.2 A Regional recruitment talent pool 1.3 Fostering Community Governance 1.3.1 Best practice community engagement. 1.4 Building Capacity in Service Planning 1.4.1 Methodology, cost, staff resources 1.4.2 Build capacity in councils for shared review process 1.5 Improving Asset and Financial Management 1.5.1 Input into MAV/LGV project but with a distinct rural council focus 1.5.2 Business fundamentals of rural local government - robust financial management 1.6 Shared Services 1.6.1 Facilitation Support 1.6.2 Regional Collaboration 1.6.3 Case Studies Item 2, Attachment 2b
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