Council Minutes 16 April 2007 - Waratah-Wynyard Council
Council Minutes 16 April 2007 - Waratah-Wynyard Council
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