Blue Mountains City Council

Planning and Reporting
Planning and Reporting

Planning for services to meet community priorities

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Integrated Planning and Reporting

What are the Integrated Planning and Reporting Reforms?

The NSW Department of Local Government is committed to a strong and sustainable local government system and following extensive consultation with a variety of stakeholders new Integrated Planning and Reporting reforms - the Local Government (Planning and Reporting) Amendment Act 2009 - were assented to on 9 October 2009 by State Parliament.

In essence, the Integrated Planning and Reporting reforms require all council's in NSW to adopt a strong sustainability focus with at least a 10-year strategic business planning framework relative to their Local Government Areas and the activities of the council. The reforms require councils to demonstrate how they are responding to their communities' needs and aspirations and open the way for councils and their communities to have important discussions about funding priorities, service levels and preserving local identity and to plan in partnership for a more sustainable future.

To find out more about the Integrated Planning and Reporting reforms you can visit the NSW Department of Local Government website at www.dlg.nsw.gov.au.

How is Blue Mountains City Council responding to the reforms?

As a result of the best practice strategic work already undertaken by Council staff on long term community planning and City visioning, long term financial planning, asset planning and human resource planning, Blue Mountains City Council was well placed to meet the reform requirements in the first group of Councils doing so. At the 10 November 2009 Council meeting the Council resolved that the Council formally nominate as a Group 1 Council for implementation of the Integrated Planning and Reporting reforms (Minute No. 474, 10/11/2009). This required by the 30 June 2010, the adoption of a:

  • Community Strategic Plan 2010-2020
  • Delivery Program 2010-2013
  • Operational Plan 2010-2011

The Council provides numerous services to the community and long-term planning will ensure the organisation is heading in the right direction - responding to the aspirations and needs of our community whilst addressing the financial and asset management challenges of service provision into the future.

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The following document may be downloaded at right:

  • Council Report on the 'Implementation of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework'