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STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT CYCLEOrganisational Strategy and Improvement Division

June 2011

Overview – Description

 What is it all about?

The Strategic Management Cycle includes Council’s organisational planning and reportingprocesses. Council currently has a three tiered planning framework which includes our Strategic

Directions 2011-14, Management Plan 2011-14 and Business Plans. These plans are reviewedannually following public exhibition.

Strategic DirectionsThe Strategic Directions set the context in which we plan and deliver services over a three yearperiod. The current Strategic Directions 2011-14 focus on delivering:

. A vibrant and liveable city

. Viable and sustainable assets and services

. An innovative and progressive organisation

Management Plan

The Management Plan aims to identify our ongoing services and specific key projects that willcontribute to the achievement of the Strategic Directions 2011-14. The Plan also providesinformation on our rates, fees and charges, budget and capital program for the WollongongLocal Government Area. Targets and indicators are used to monitor our progress.

Budget and Long Term Financial ModelThe strategic and management capacity of Council is limited by its budget, and thereforeplanning for core service and organisational priorities is critical. Council adopted a long termFinancial Strategy policy in June 2009. The objective of this strategy is to provide direction andcontext for decision making in the allocation, management and use of Council’s financialresources. The financial impact of the Management Plan is contained in ten year forecast

budgets and supporting schedules. These forecasts are based on a series of assumptionsabout future service levels and external factors that may impact on Council, and are testedagainst the Financial Strategy indicators.

Business PlansEach Council Division is to produce a Business Plan on an annual basis. These are linked to theManagement Plan and Strategic Directions, linking resources to priorities and projects.

Under the Local Government Act 1993, Council must report on progress against our StrategicDirections and Management Plan every three months through Quarterly Review Statements, aswell as through our Annual Report (available 30 November of each year). All of thesedocuments, as well as the draft Strategic Directions 2011-14, can be accessed by visiting our

website.

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 Where are we headed?

Integrated Planning and Reporting – A New FrameworkAll NSW councils are required to transition to a new Strategic Management Cycle frameworkcalled Integrated Planning and Reporting by June 2012.

The new planning and reporting framework replaces the former Management Plan, Social Planand Annual Reporting requirements with an integrated framework, consisting of a hierarchy ofdocuments including a long-term Community Strategic Plan, a Resourcing Strategy and aDelivery Program for each elected council term.

This new framework aims to increase community involvement from the planning stages andaims to achieve a greater level of integration with asset, finance and human resourcing to assistin achieving implementation of the plans. This involves collaboration with Council’s partners andagencies which is a new area for NSW Councils.

The Role of the Councillors in the Community Strategic PlanThe incoming Council is required to play a lead role in this process by:

. promoting and leading community engagement in the development of the CommunityStrategic Plan

. considering advice on resource implications and discussing this with the community priorto making decisions

. working with council staff to develop a delivery program and its annual review

Council staff have been preparing for this new process to assist the incoming Council in leadingthe development of the Community Strategic Plan. A Community Engagement Strategy for theCommunity Strategic Plan was adopted by Council at its May 2011 meeting. The Strategyidentifies the timing and methods which will be used to engage our diverse community. Theformal engagement activities and events will begin in October 2011 with the newly elected

Council.