Council Plan
The Council Plan is the principal strategic planning document of Council and contains details of Council’s purpose and vision, strategic objectives, and the principles Council will use in achieving its vision and four year strategies and performance indicators.
Preparation of the Council Plan involves the coordination of numerous inputs including related plans such as the Sport & Recreation, Sustainability, Audit and Cultural Development, Councillor and Council staff workshops, the Community Building Initiatives and all public consultation.
The 2009-2013 Plan was prepared under four critical themes: • Community and Cultural Development • Sustaining the Economy and Environment • Asset Management • Governance and Business Excellence
The Local Government Act 1989 requires Council to review its Council Plan every 12 months. While the broad focus of the 2009-2013 plan remains in place, the update of the plan focussed on the various commitments contained within each of the four critical goals. The revised Council Plan was formally endorsed by Council on 16 May, 2011.
Procurement Excellence Program
Council actively participated in this program was rolled out across the State as part of Local Government Victoria’s Councils Reforming Business program. The program assists Council in reviewing and improving their procurement processes to reduce costs, improve performance and effi ciency and reduce risk.
Council assembled a team to work through this process. The project team undertook a detailed spend analysis and procurement process and benchmarked with other Councils. A “Procurement Roadmap” was developed to prioritise an improvement program over a two year period. Some initial actions have already been implemented such as adding terms and conditions on our purchase orders and establishing a regional procurement network comprised of six Councils.
Other initiatives include investigating the use of purchase debit cards for lower cost procurement. One fi nding of the spend analysis showed that 75% of purchase orders are for less than $1000. With Council’s transactions costs being $20 - $30 per order, signifi cant effi ciencies can be gained in both time and dollars while protecting accountability and control.
Horsham Annual Report 2010 - 2011 31
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66 |
Page 67 |
Page 68 |
Page 69 |
Page 70 |
Page 71 |
Page 72 |
Page 73 |
Page 74 |
Page 75 |
Page 76 |
Page 77 |
Page 78 |
Page 79 |
Page 80 |
Page 81 |
Page 82 |
Page 83 |
Page 84 |
Page 85 |
Page 86 |
Page 87 |
Page 88 |
Page 89 |
Page 90 |
Page 91 |
Page 92 |
Page 93 |
Page 94 |
Page 95 |
Page 96 |
Page 97 |
Page 98 |
Page 99 |
Page 100 |
Page 101 |
Page 102 |
Page 103 |
Page 104 |
Page 105 |
Page 106 |
Page 107 |
Page 108 |
Page 109 |
Page 110 |
Page 111 |
Page 112 |
Page 113 |
Page 114 |
Page 115 |
Page 116 |
Page 117 |
Page 118 |
Page 119 |
Page 120