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Introduction
Why This Plan Has Been Developed
The Local Government Act 1993 requires Council to prepare Management Plans and
Annual Reports. The Management Plan must cover each of Council’s principal
business activities and must include items such as:
• Proposed objectives and
performance targets;
• Strategies for their
achievement;
• Proposed capital works
program;
Sewerage
St rat egic
Business Plan
Wat er Supply
St rat egic Business
Plan
• Financial information;
• Revenue policy;
• Human resource activities;
Parks &
Gardens
Council’s
Management
Plan
Roads
• Environment protection plan;
Drainage
• Asset replacement
programs;
Ot hers
• Other specific planning
information considered
relevant.
Strategic Business Plans address single business activities, in this case the sewerage
services. The relationship between Council’s Management Plan and the Strategic
Business Plans for the various areas is shown on the right.
The difference between the plans is that the Strategic Business Plan has a long-term
strategic approach focussing on a review of the whole of the operating environment for
that particular service. Typically the Strategic Business Plan looks at a minimum of twenty
years ahead while the Management Plan focuses on 3 to 5 years.
Strategic Planning Benefits
The strategic business plan aim to:
• Provide information for Council's Management Plan;
• Detail information for ratepayers and customers, elected representatives,
management, staff, Government and relevant external bodies;
• Focus attention on the key issues affecting day to day operations;
• Explore how to share the limited resources available in an equitable
manner;
• Demonstrate to stakeholders that the schemes are well managed;
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Strategic Business Plan for Sewerage