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Council Minutes 16 April 2007 - Waratah-Wynyard Council

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<strong>Council</strong> Reports<br />

GENERAL MANAGER<br />

81/07 LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABILITY<br />

To:<br />

<strong>Council</strong><br />

Reporting Officer: General Manager<br />

File Reference: 100.21<br />

<strong>Council</strong> Meeting Date: <strong>16</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2007</strong><br />

1. Recommendation<br />

That <strong>Council</strong>:<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

receive the report commissioned by the Local Government<br />

Association of Tasmania (LGAT) titled ‘A Review of the<br />

Financial Sustainability of Local Government in Tasmania’.<br />

endorse the establishment of a LGAT Steering Committee to<br />

review the recommendation included within the report.<br />

2. Summary<br />

This report has been prepared to allow <strong>Council</strong> to formally receive the report<br />

prepared for LGAT by Access Economic titled ‘A Review of the Financial<br />

Sustainability of Local Government in Tasmania’.<br />

3. Background<br />

Access Economics was commissioned by LGAT to undertake the study. The<br />

study follows similar studies undertaken by Access Economics in New South<br />

Wales, South Australia and Western Australia.<br />

The Australian Local Government Association also commissioned a report<br />

from PricewaterhouseCoopers which considered the overall financial<br />

sustainability of councils across the country. This report was launched at the<br />

2006 ALGA General Assembly.<br />

The review of financial sustainability of Tasmanian <strong>Council</strong>s was released on<br />

21 March <strong>2007</strong> (refer separate attachment). This independent study provides a<br />

snapshot of councils’ current situation regarding issues that are impacting on<br />

their financial sustainability and details a suite of initiatives that will assist in<br />

improving their long-term sustainability.<br />

<strong>Waratah</strong>-<strong>Wynyard</strong> <strong>Council</strong> – Ordinary Meeting <strong>Minutes</strong> – <strong>16</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Page 37

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