Integrated Planning and Reporting (IPR) commonly identifies the process to integrate different corporate plans and jointly provide an comprehensive holistic approach whereby strategic priorities, community aspirations, financial and human resources are synchronized to facilitate resource utilisation.
Additionally, IPR plays a crucial role in promoting transparency and accountability across activities within a public sector organisation. The diagram below shows how all of the elements of the framework fit together to deliver council priorities which are informed by the community vision and aspirations.
Strategic Community Plan and Corporate Business Plan (integrated) 2021/31 (reviewed December 2022)
‘Creating Our Future’ has been developed to show the community’s aspirations, and set the vision, priorities, strategies and what the Council will deliver. The document also includes how the Plan will be resourced.
The Plan is part of the Shire of Carnamah’s Integrated Planning and Reporting (IPR) framework, followed by all local governments in Western Australia.
The draft Plan was endorsed for community consultation at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 19 May 2021. It was open for submissions from 27 May 2021 to 8 June 2021. Following final revisions, it was adopted at the Ordinary Council Meeting of 16 June 2021. It has been reviewed in December 2022 (minor review) and its major review is planned to be completed in 2024/2025.
Why is this Plan important?
This Plan will:
- guide Council’s detailed plans and annual budgets
- provide the basis for working with our community and partners to achieve the vision
- enable us to pursue funding by showing how projects align with our community and the Plan
- provide a framework for monitoring progress
Vision
A growing community where people, families and businesses thrive.
Outcomes
- Close-knit and family-friendly
- Rich in economic opportunities and jobs
- Visually enticing, distinctive and well-maintained
- Open, collaborative and empowered
Annual Budget
All local governments are required to adopt an annual budget in accordance with Part 6, Division 2 of the Local Government Act 1995, Part 3 of the Local Government (Financial Management) Regulations 1996, Australian Accounting Standards (AASB) and the Australian Accounting Standards Board Interpretations (AASBI).
The budget is a detailed financial plan for the coming year covering all aspects of a council’s operations, and should reflect the resources generated by way of revenue and
the resources consumed by way of expenditure. It is the basis for the setting of rates. In addition to its planning aspects, the budget can and should be used by management
as a benchmark against which actual financial and delivery performance can be measured.
Long Term Financial Plan
The Long Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is a ten year rolling plan that incorporates the four-year financial projections accompanying the Corporate Business Plan. It is a key tool for prioritisation and ensuring the financial sustainability of the local government. Annual Budgets are directly aligned to the Corporate Business Plan/LTFP.
The LTFP identifies key assumptions such as demographic projections, rating base growth, consumer price index or local government cost index, interest rates and so on.
Workforce Plan
Local Governments in Western Australia are required to implement Integrated Planning and Reporting (IPR) as the guiding process for planning and monitoring services and activities. The Workforce Plan (WFP) is a core informing strategy under IPR. Workforce planning is a key tool to achieve a high performing organisation. Staff costs make up a significant portion of the total costs of most local governments and so having the right staff with the right skills, experience and knowledge at the right level of remuneration becomes a critical factor in the ability of the local government to provide cost effective services and deliver high quality projects. The total workforce involved in the delivery of the Shire’s services is not limited to direct employees, as it also includes contractors and shared employees with neighbouring Shires. The WFP is a living document and the process of shaping the workforce is continuous. The Plan will be updated regularly to ensure its medium to long term goals can be achieved.
Asset Management Plan
- Fleet Asset Management Plan
- Property Asset Management Plan
- Recreation Asset Management Plan
- Transport Asset Management Plan