Reports tabled at the Special Meeting of Council on Wednesday date held virtually by Zoom and broadcast on the City's website commencing at 7:00pm..
Source: |
Governance, Strategy & Performance - Strategy and Performance |
Director: |
Rebecca Leonard |
Portfolio: |
Leadership and Governance |
For Council to consider and note The City of Greater Geelong Annual Report 2019–2020 (Annual Report) and The City of Greater Geelong Annual Report Summary 2019–2020 (Annual Report Summary) as required by the Local Government Act 1989 (Act).
The Annual Report provides a comprehensive review of the activities, achievements, focus areas and financial position during 1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020 against the Council Plan 2018–22, Update 2019–2020 and the Budget 2019–2020, adopted on 25 June 2019.
The Annual Report must comply with the Act and the Local Government (Planning and Reporting) Regulations 2014 (Regulations).
The Annual Report (Attachment 2) has been prepared in line with the requirements of the Act and the Regulations. A Summary Annual Report (Attachment 3) has also been prepared which provides key highlights of the Annual Report.
The Annual Report was submitted to the Minister for Local Government (the Minister) on 30 September 2020.
On 2 October 2020 public notice that the Annual Report was available for inspection was given, and copies of the Annual Report have been made available on the City’s website. Hard copies are also available on request.
Council must consider and discuss the Annual Report at an open meeting of Council within one month after the Annual Report’s submission to the Minister.
Councillor Aitken moved, Councillor Grzybek seconded -
That Council note the Annual Report (Attachment 2) and Annual Report Summary (Attachment 3).
Carried.
The Annual Report includes details of the City’s financial performance for the year.
Public notice regarding the Council meeting and availability of the Annual Report from City’s website or that a hard copy can be requested, was provided to our community via City News in the Geelong Independent on 2 October 2020 and in the Geelong Advertiser on 3 October 2020.
The Annual Report provides information to the community on how resources have been allocated between the Social, Environmental and Economic needs of our community.
Section 131 of the Act requires that the Annual Report be submitted to the Minister within three months of the end of the financial year.
Section 134 of the Act in combination with Regulation 22 of the Regulations requires that Council must consider and discuss the Annual Report at an open meeting of Council within one month after submitting the Annual Report to the Minister.
Section 134 of the Act requires public notice be given that the Annual Report is to be discussed at Council Meeting at least 14 days beforehand.
Section 133 of the Act requires that after submission to the Minister, public notice be given that the Annual Report has been prepared and can be inspected on the City’s website or a hard copy can be requested. (Hard copies of the Annual Report in previous years have been available at City customer service centres but due to COVID-19 restrictions that have closed these centres, hard copies have been made available on request this year).
Council Plan 2018–22, Update 2019–2020 is the guiding document for the Annual Report 2019–20. The report provides an update on our activities, achievements, and focus areas, under the 11 strategic priorities.
No direct or indirect interests were declared.
There are no identified risks arising from this report.
Nominal copies of the Annual Report and Annual Report Summary will be printed in-house. In addition, a minimal number of the Annual Report Summary will be commercially printed. The Annual Report and Annual Report Summary will be made available to our community online or a hard copy can be requested.
This meeting is being held during the Election Period, and complies with the provisions of the Council’s Election Period Policy.
A copy of the policy can be found on the City’s website.
As there was no further business the meeting closed at 7:37pm on Tuesday 20 October 2020.
Signed: _________________________________________
Councillor Stephanie Asher (Mayor)
Date of Confirmation: _____________________________
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