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ABOUT COUNCIL - Parramatta City Council - NSW Government

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HOW WE MEASURE AND IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERYHow does <strong>Parramatta</strong> <strong>City</strong> <strong>Council</strong> measure its performance?INTERNALLY MEASURING OUR PERFORMANCE YEAROur internal Key Performance Indicator measures (<strong>Council</strong>’sdashboard) quantify trends in our service delivery, for examplethe percentage of service requests completed within agreedtimeframe. See page 62.ASKING OUR RESIDENTS TO RATE OUR SERVICE DELIVERYOur externally-generated user and resident satisfactionmeasures (Community Voice) qualify how well the communitythinks we are delivering across our key areas of responsibility,for example the perceived condition of <strong>Parramatta</strong>’s footpathsor services offered by our heritage and information centre.See page 13 (How did our Residents rate us?) and othersimilar charts throughout this report.IMPROVING OUR BALANCED SCORECARDGenuinely measuring our performance as an organisationdemonstrates that the services, initiatives and projectsdelivered by <strong>Council</strong> make a real difference to the communitywe serve. See page 63.IMPLEMENTING OUR CORPORATE STRATEGYReporting on how well <strong>Council</strong> delivered the initiativeslisted under each of the 10 strategic priorities that underpin<strong>Council</strong>’s Corporate Strategy to sharpen our focus onimproving our organisational capability to deliver informationand service. See page 56.COMPARING OUR PERFORMANCE AGAINST SIMILAR <strong>COUNCIL</strong>SOur performance across a range of measures againstthe group average of 16 similar councils* clarifies to ourshareholders how well we offer value for money for the rateswe levy. The 16 councils are Auburn, Bankstown, Blacktown,Canada Bay, Canterbury, Fairfield, Holroyd, Hurstville, Kuring-gai,Marrickville, <strong>Parramatta</strong>, Randwick, Rockdale, Ryde,Sutherland and Warringah. See page 14 (How did we rateagainst similar <strong>Council</strong>s?) and similar charts in this report.* Grouped by the Division of Local <strong>Government</strong> as similar to<strong>Parramatta</strong> in size and responsibility.PUBLISHING OUR FINANCIAL HEALTH CHECK RATIOSOur performance against the Local <strong>Government</strong> ManagersAssociation’s Financial Health Check measures provides aconsistent way for us to report financial ratios that indicate<strong>Council</strong>’s financial health and sustainability. See page 69.Boronia Park, Epping<strong>Council</strong> delivered its annual program of upgrades to its childrens’ playgroundsGranville Town HallPARRAMATTA CITY <strong>COUNCIL</strong> - ANNUAL REPORT 2010/1165

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