Annual Report 07/08 - Lithgow City Council

Principal Activity AchievementsTo provide access toCouncil's records.To ensure informationwhich Council collects isused lawfully and for thepurpose it was collected.To provide sound financialadvice and management ofCouncil's finances.Assess, determine and respond torequests for Council information.Provide training to staff.Assess, determine and respond tocomplaints.FinanceManage and monitor Council'sfinances.Model levy, issue and recover rates,annual charges and sundry debtorsincluding fees and charges.Two Freedom of Informationrequests were received during2007/08 and were responded towithin legislative timeframes.Applications under section 12 ofthe Local Government Act weredealt within Council’s standardtime for correspondence.Information was provided to newstaff at induction and formaltraining was scheduled.Privacy training was provided forselected staff, and training wasprovided to all Council Divisionsduring March 2008.Privacy complaints received wereresponded to in accordance withlegislation.The following reports werepresented throughout 2007/08:• draft 2006/07 GeneralPurpose Financial Reportspresented to Council• monthly budget reportspresented to the ExecutiveManagement Team• quarterly budget reviewstatements were reported toCouncil at is Finance andServices Committeemeetings and/or its Policy &Strategy CommitteemeetingsAudits of the 2006/07 FinancialStatements were carried out andreported to the Department ofLocal Government withinlegislative timeframe.Council issued all four rateinstalment notices within therequired timeframe. At 30 June2008:• 2% of properties were withthe external debt collectionagency i.e. 229 properties of11,000• 0.05% of properties hadmade arrangements to payi.e. 85 properties of 11,000• correspondence regardingmissed instalments wereissued within timeframe________________________________________________________________________________________________Annual Report – 2007/ 2008 Page 44