City of Stirling Corporate Business Plan

OUR LEADERSHIP

Objective: Provide accountable and ethical governance Transparent and ethical governance contributes to public trust and confidence in Council decision making, and the City is committed to this process. This practice of good governance will be responsible, clear and in line with legislative requirements to ensure we support the best interests of our community. We will continue to monitor and improve our accountability and integrity and be an active contributor in the local government sector.

A well-governed City

Strategy: How will we get there? • Comply with legislation and standards and obligations • Ensure conscious and effective management of risk • Provide local government sector leadership.

Key informing frameworks and plans • City of Stirling Integrity Strategy • City of Stirling Recordkeeping Plan • Accountable Stirling Action Plan.

Services

2025/26 net service cost

Main services

Sub-services

FTE

• Government stakeholder liaison • Community Grants Program • External grants coordination

2.00

Nil The cost of this service is $373,862, which is fully allocated to service units

Advocacy & Partnerships

Council Governance

• Corporate governance • Support for Council meetings – Council committees, electors and other external bodies • Elected Member services

10.80

Nil The cost of this

service is $4,069,539 which is fully allocated to service units

• Executive support • Internal audit

6.60

Nil The cost of this

Executive Services

service is $1,959,967, which is fully allocated to service units

Projects

2025/26

2026/27

2027/28

2028/29

2025 Local Government Ordinary Elections

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Coordinate with the Western Australian Electoral Commission to ensure compliance with new local government reforms in preparation for the City’s Ordinary Election in October 2025

Q1 Councillor nominations opened Voting opened Q2 Voting closed

Results announced Councillors inducted

Q3 Q4

2025/26 budget

$980,718

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