City of Greater Bendigo Budget 2015/2016

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1.3 Themes and Strategic Objectives The Council delivers services and initiatives under service categories or functional areas. Each contributes to the achievement of one of the five themes and the strategic objectives as set out in the Council Plan for the 2013-17 years and shown in the following table. Theme Strategic Objective 1. Leadership and Good Governance 2. Planning for Growth 3. Presentation and vibrancy • Council demonstrates leadership in its decisions to meet future needs and challenges. • Lobbying and advocacy about agreed priorities place Greater Bendigo at the forefront of policy and funding considerations. • Community members are supported to take an active part in democratic engagement. • Continuous improvement methods are used to ensure the standard of service delivery is excellent. • Long term planning and staff capacity building help to develop a resilient organisation. • Greater Bendigo plans for the needs of our growing population through the preparation of long-term strategies and the development of major new assets and supporting infrastructure. • Greater Bendigo residents, businesses and communities are connected with accessible transport options. • Planning ensures residents have access to diverse, affordable and sustainable housing choices. • Effective telecommunication options connect businesses and community members. • High quality public space infrastructure, programs and services are planned and delivered that support the City of Greater Bendigo to be Australia’s most liveable regional city. • Diverse sporting, recreational and artistic experiences are offered for residents and visitors. • Activities, groups and networks enable people to be connected and feel welcome. • Greater Bendigo is a child friendly city where people report improved health and wellbeing and they can feel safe. • Greater Bendigo is a drawcard for visitors. 4. Productivity • Greater Bendigo has a vibrant and diverse economy that grows jobs and enables good living standards. • Bendigo is a centre for innovation and creativity that helps build economic sustainability. • Educational diversity and support for lifelong learning is fostered. 5. Sustainability • The built and natural qualities that make Greater Bendigo an attractive and appealing place are valued and conserved. • Council demonstrates leadership in reducing our environmental footprint. • We help to build community resilience for managing the impacts of climate change. • Council manages its resources, assets & infrastructure for the long term. 10 Greater Bendigo City Council Budget – 2015/16
2. Services, Initiatives and Service Performance Indicators This section provides a description of the services and initiatives to be funded in the Budget for the 2015/16 year and how these will contribute to achieving the strategic objectives specified in the Council Plan as set out in Section 1. It also includes a number of initiatives and service performance outcome indicators. The Strategic Resource Plan is part of, and prepared in conjunction with, the Council Plan. The relationship between these components of the Budget and the Council Plan, along with the link to reporting in the Annual Report, is shown below. In order to demonstrate full cost of Council services, the City of Greater Bendigo allocates the cost of a number of internal support areas to other service units of Council. These include Finance, Information Management, People and Performance and Customer Service. 2.1 Theme 1 – Leadership and Good Governance Council demonstrates leadership to assure the community that there is capacity and flexibility to plan for and manage emerging challenges, as well as responding to immediate needs and concerns. Good governance is evident in transparent and well-informed decision making for the long term, sound management of resources and diverse and effective engagement with community members. Services Service Unit Executive Services Description of services provided The Executive Services Unit provides strategic leadership to the organisation, timely and effective CEO, Mayor and Councillor support, timely and compliant Council meetings, responsive implementation of the Independent Review, authoritative advice on civic administration, governance and legislative compliance, comprehensive monitoring and implementation of Council resolutions. High-level internal and external communication, high quality online, verbal, printed, radio, television and web-based communication is also provided by the Unit. (Expenditure) Revenue Net Cost $'000 (3,286) 34 (3,252) Greater Bendigo City Council Budget – 2015/16 11
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