City of Stirling Corporate Business Plan

About this Plan

• Summarises the City’s operational budget and capital works program for the 2019/20 financial year • Provides a forecast of the Rate Setting Statement for the next four years. The City of Stirling’s Corporate Business Plan 2019 – 2023 meets all regulatory requirements. The City expects that the implementation of the Corporate Business Plan will continue to drive improvements in service delivery and contribute towards achievement of the community’s vision for the City of Stirling to be the ‘City of Choice’.

This Corporate Business Plan 2019 – 2023 has been shaped by the community’s long-term vision and aspirations that have been encapsulated in the Strategic Community Plan 2018 – 2028.

In everything the City does, it will make the very best use of its finite, limited resources to achieve the greatest possible benefit for the community. The Corporate Business Plan 2019 – 2023: • States the City’s long-term vision, mission and values • Links the Strategic Community Plan 2018 – 2028 outcomes to the delivery of key projects and services • Provides an overview of the Council and organisational structure • Lists the services and projects that the City will deliver in 2019 – 2023 • Outlines how the City will measure and report the progress of key projects and services • Provides an overview of the City’s informing strategies such as the Local Planning Strategy, Long-Term Financial Plan, Workforce Plan and Asset Management Plans • Describes the City’s commitment to risk management

In 2017/18, during the revision of the existing Strategic Community Plan, the City of Stirling undertook community consultation with over 2,000 residents and Councillors regarding their needs and priorities. Research was also undertaken to understand changing demographics, future challenges and external plans from state and federal governments to ensure the City of Stirling is well prepared for the next 10 years. This Corporate Business Plan has been updated to reflect the City’s new emerging priorities, which were identified by the community. It also details the services and projects the City will deliver over 2019 – 2023 to support achieving them. The Corporate Business Plan outlines how the City will use its resources over the next four years and has been directly influenced by the City’s Long- Term Financial, Asset Management and Workforce Plans. The Corporate Business Plan, in turn, guides the development of the 2019/20 annual budget, service plans and annual project plans.

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