City of Stirling Corporate Business Plan

Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework

In 2011, the Western Australian State Government introduced legislation requiring local governments to prepare an Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework. The framework requires the development of a ‘Plan for the Future’, comprising a 10-year Strategic Community Plan, a four-year Corporate Business Plan and supporting resource plans. As part of the integrated planning process, local governments are required to consult with their communities to develop a long-term vision; examine the demographic, social, environmental and economic trends shaping the future of their area; and align their activities and resources to address the community’s aspirations expressed in the vision. Under the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework, it is also obligatory for local governments to measure, assess and report their performances every year to their community. The measurement and reporting process facilitates continuous improvement of local governments’ performance and services towards the community’s vision and objectives. The diagram below illustrates the City of Stirling’s Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework.

Informing Strategies

Plans for the future

Measuring performance

Strategic Community Plan (10 year plan) Vision Mission Values and sustainability principles

About this Plan

Community outcomes

Long Term Financial Plan Asset Management Framework Workforce Plan Local Planning Strategy Risk Management Framework

Objectives Strategies

y Lists the services and projects that the City will deliver in 2021 – 2025 y Outlines how the City will measure and report the progress of key projects and services y 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 y Describes the City’s commitment to risk management y Summarises the City’s operational budget and capital works program for the 2021/22 financial year y Provides the City’s 2021/22 budget overview. The City of Stirling’s Corporate Business Plan 2021 – 2025 meets all regulatory requirements. The implementation of the City’s 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 2021 – 2025 (‘the Plan’) has been shaped by the community’s long-term vision and aspirations that have been encapsulated in the Strategic Community Plan 2018 – 2028.

Corporate Business Plan (four year plan) City services City projects and programs

City performance

In addition to feedback received on the Strategic Community Plan, research was undertaken to understand the changing demographics and future socio-economic challenges. Further, strategies and plans from the state and federal governments were reviewed to ensure the City of Stirling is compliant and well prepared for the next 10 years. This Corporate Business Plan 2021 – 2025 has been updated to reflect the changes identified in the City’s integrated planning and budget process. It also details the services and projects the City will deliver over 2021 – 2025 to support achieving them. The Corporate Business Plan 2021 – 2025 outlines projects and services that will be delivered 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 2021/22 annual budget, service plans and annual project plans. In everything the City does, it will make the very best use of its finite resources to achieve the greatest possible benefit for the community. The Corporate Business Plan 2021 – 2025: y States the City’s long-term vision, mission and values y Links the strategic objectives listed in the Strategic Community Plan 2018 – 2028, which was reviewed in 2020, with the delivery of services, key projects and programs y Provides an overview of the Council and organisational structure

Annual service plans (one year plan) Operational service, projects and programs activities

Service delivery Project delivery Program delivery

Annual Budget Annual Plans

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