Governing the City State - Chief Minister and Treasury Directorate ...

Priority SettingThe Review recommends the processes used in setting, allocating resources to, and reportingon implementation of priorities continue to be streamlined and focussed on a smaller numberof better defined, achievable, measurable goals.30. Maintain the Canberra Plan framework, but continue efforts to further refine andrecalibrate the articulation of purpose and vision, objectives and initiatives.31. Establish a smaller number of succinct meaningful, measurable outcomes and associatedindicators of progress, geared towards ongoing public reporting through the MeasuringOur Progress website.32. Publish annual Government Priorities in the Budget Papers or in a separate formalStatement of Intent.33. Immediately implement the Government’s revised Performance and Accountability andEvaluation Frameworks.34. Focus Directorate level strategic planning on the individual contribution of eachDirectorate to the Government’s priorities and long term goals.35. Enhance and further embed Triple Bottom Line reporting in annual reports.36. Establish a Budget Coordination Sub-committee of the Expenditure Review andEvaluation Committee to oversee planning for, and management of, the Budget Process.37. Implement the Budget Process outlined in Chapter 5 from the 2012-13 Budget.38. The Expenditure Review and Evaluation Committee should conclude as a matter ofpriority a marginal cost formula for providing additional funding to the Territory andMunicipal Services Directorate reflecting the impact of new residential developments onservice demand.39. Establish new infrastructure development legislation to enhance effective and timelydelivery of critical infrastructure for the ACT.40. Further examine the proposal to streamline leases through the removal of duplication ofpurpose clauses in the Territory Plan and individual leases.41. Consider the appropriateness of continuing Government ownership of Capital LinenService and Yarralumla Nursery.Executive Summary: 19