Measuring and Reporting
In order to measure progress at each tier of the City of Canada Bay's integrated planning framework, Council has developed an assessment hierarchy.
| Tier within framework | Method of assessment | Why have we chosen this? |
| FuturesPlan20 | Every four years Council will undertake an independent qualitative community survey to assess the extent to which community members believe the "What I will see…" and "What that will mean…" statements provided for each theme are an accurate reflection of the City of Canada Bay at that point in time. The first survey will be undertaken in 2012. This survey will establish baseline data for comparison with each subsequent survey. | By their nature, assessing progress against the themes in FuturesPlan20 is a subjective process. By undertaking a qualitative survey, Council will be able to gain detailed input into the extent to which community members feel the City is engaged, green, healthy, liveable, moving, prosperous and vibrant. Together with the information provided through other tiers in our assessment hierarchy, this will be an important tool to guide further planning. |
| Delivery Plan | Against each theme Council has nominated at least one target which is measurable through data collected by Council or other government agencies. Targets for each theme are outlined in the next section of this document. | Each target has been chosen based on a judgment of the statistical information that best measures the cumulative impact of all strategies outlined in the Delivery Plan. |
| Operating Plan | Against each strategy, program or project Council has nominated a key performance indicator (KPI). KPIs for each strategy, program or project are outlined in the next section of this document. | It is important for Council to track whether we are completing the strategies, programs and projects we set out to undertake each year. This is a key means of ensuring operational efficiency and effectiveness. |
Reporting our performance against our assessment hierarchy is an important part of our planning framework. There are a number of specific ways that Council does this, including through annual reporting to the NSW Government via a formal Annual Reports, Financial Reports and State of the Environment Reports which detail Council's performance after each financial year as required under the Local Government Act 1993.
From 1 July 2010, Council will also commence a new system of quarterly reporting to the community and Council against key performance indicators. These reports (delivered at Council meetings) will also include a financial report and a capital works progress statement. A new community report prepared at the completion of each financial year will also provide a summary of achievements against the current Delivery Plan and key performance indicators.
A report on progress toward achieving FuturesPlan20 will also be presented to the final Council meeting of each outgoing Council term. The first of these reports will be delivered in September 2012.