Part 2 Management plans

402   Preparation of draft management plans

During each year, a council must prepare a draft management plan with respect to:

(a)  the council’s activities for at least the next 3 years, and

(b)  the council’s revenue policy for the next year.

403   Contents of draft management plan with respect to council’s work and activities

(1)  A draft management plan must contain the following statements with respect to the council’s activities for the period to which it relates:

•  a statement of the principal activities that the council proposes to conduct

•  a statement of the objectives and performance targets for each of its principal activities

•  a statement of the means by which the council proposes to achieve these targets

•  a statement of the manner in which the council proposes to assess its performance in respect of each of its principal activities

•  statements with respect to such other matters as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(2)  The statement of principal activities must include the following particulars:

•  capital works projects to be carried out by the council

•  services to be provided by the council

•  asset replacement programs to be implemented by the council

•  sales of assets to be conducted by the council

•  activities of a business or commercial nature to be undertaken by the council

•  human resource activities (such as training programs) to be undertaken by the council

•  activities to properly manage, develop, protect, restore, enhance and conserve the environment in a manner that is consistent with and promotes the principles of ecologically sustainable development

•  activities in response to, and to address priorities identified in, the council’s current comprehensive report as to the state of the environment and any other relevant reports

•  programs to be undertaken by the council to implement its equal employment opportunity management plan.

Note. Equal employment opportunity plans are dealt with in Part 4 of Chapter 11.

404   Contents of draft management plan with respect to council’s revenue policy

(1)  A draft management plan must include the following statements with respect to the council’s revenue policy for the next year, subject to the regulations:

•  a statement containing a detailed estimate of the council’s income and expenditure

•  a statement with respect to each ordinary rate and each special rate proposed to be levied

Note. The annual statement of revenue policy may include a note that the estimated yield from ordinary rates is subject to the specification of a percentage variation by the Minister if that variation has not been published in the Gazette when public notice of the annual statement of revenue policy is given.

•  a statement with respect to each charge proposed to be levied

•  a statement of the types of fees proposed to be charged by the council and the amounts of each such fee

•  a statement of the council’s pricing policy with respect to the goods and services provided by it

•  a statement of the amounts or rates proposed to be charged for the carrying out by the council of work on private land

•  a statement of the amounts of any proposed borrowings (other than internal borrowing), the sources from which they are proposed to be borrowed and the means by which they are proposed to be secured

•  statements with respect to such other matters as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(2)  The statement with respect to an ordinary or special rate proposed to be levied must include the following particulars:

•  the ad valorem amount (the amount in the dollar) of the rate

•  whether the rate is to have a base amount and, if so:

—  the amount in dollars of the base amount, and

—  the percentage, in conformity with section 500, of the total amount payable by the levying of the rate, or, in the case of the rate, the rate for the category or sub-category concerned of the ordinary rate, that the levying of the base amount will produce

•  the estimated yield of the rate

•  in the case of a special rate—the purpose for which the rate is to be levied

•  the categories or sub-categories of land in respect of which the council proposes to levy the rate.

(3)  The statement with respect to each charge proposed to be levied must include the following particulars:

•  the amount or rate per unit of the charge

•  the differing amounts for the charge, if relevant

•  the minimum amount or amounts of the charge, if relevant

•  the estimated yield of the charge.

(4)  A draft management plan must include a statement containing a general estimate of the council’s income and expenditure for the second and subsequent years for which the draft management plan is prepared.

(5)  The statement of fees and the statement of the pricing policy need not include information which could confer a commercial advantage on a competitor of the council.

405   Public notice of draft management plan

(1)  A council must give public notice of its draft management plan after it is prepared.

(2)  The period of public exhibition must not be less than 28 days.

(3)  The public notice must specify that submissions may be made to the council at any time during the period of public exhibition.

(4)  The council must publicly exhibit the draft management plan in accordance with its notice.

(5)  During the period of public exhibition, the council must have for inspection at its office (and at such other places as it may determine) a map which shows those parts of its area to which each category and sub-category of the ordinary rate and each special rate included in the draft management plan applies.

406   Adoption of management plan

(1)  Before the end of each year, a council must adopt a management plan for the following year after it has been prepared and exhibited in accordance with this Part and any other matters it considers relevant.

(2)  In deciding on the final plan to be adopted, a council must take into consideration any submissions that have been made concerning the draft management plan prepared and exhibited in accordance with this Part.

407   General manager to report periodically on implementation of management plan

(1)  The general manager must report to the council within 2 months after the end of each quarter as to the extent to which the performance targets set by the council’s current management plan have been achieved during that quarter.

(2)  (Repealed)