ANNUAL REPORT 2007-2008 CITY OF GREATER GEELONG

PLANNING AND REPORTING FRAMEWORK
How we Plan
Council’s Vision and Mission statement guide
the strategic direction for the City of Greater
Geelong. Our planning process ensures all
Council actions and resources are directed
towards achieving these outcomes.
Our rolling four-year City Plan is a vital part of this
framework. Through community consultation and
research, Councillors and staff have identified long term
objectives and strategic priorities to ensure the Geelong
region will be the best place to live both now, and into the
future. This plan is reviewed annually with actions for the
coming year determined, and budgets allocated.
Cascading from City Plan is a series of annual department
business plans. These plans detail how each functional
area will contribute to achieving City Plan and department
objectives in the coming year. Each employee is then
allocated a work plan outlining their tasks and
responsibilities.
This ensures accountability is built in at each level of the
planning framework and that all actions carried out across
the organisation are aligned to, and consistent with,
Council’s strategic objectives.
Executive
Scorecard, Quarterly
Council Reports,
and Annual Report
on organisation’s
performance
Managers
progress report on
Business Plan Status,
and Department
Scorecard
Community
Vision Mission
City Plan (4Years)
Annual Budget
Annual Department Business Plans
Staff member work plans/tasks
Corporate Values
> Integrity
> Responsibility
> Innovation
> Respect
Corporate Behaviours
including customer service
commitments, mindsets
and OHS standards
Performance measurement and reporting
Individual staff member
performance management and annual
performance appraisal
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