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RESPONSIBLE GOVERNANCE WH AT W E M E A N
We will develop a framework of policies, practices and procedures to guide decision-making, promote collaboration among member jurisdictions, pursue asset management, and demonstrate transparent financial planning.
Fiscal responsibility – The CSRD continues to ensure financial accountability and transparency with the preparation of the annual Five-Year Financial Plan, YearEnd Financial Statements, annual Local government Data Entry and the annual Statement of Financial Information documents. This also includes the submission of tax requisitions for the CSRD and North Okanagan Columbia Shuswap Regional Hospital District to the Province and member municipalities. Asset management – The reality of limited resources makes it more important than ever for local governments to manage their capital assets effectively. The CSRD is continuing the development of a comprehensive asset management system to analyze the lifecycle and capacity of all its assets and develop information on maintenance requirements, service levels and future needs. This includes the development and implementation of a capital asset database and asset management software. Work also includes facility condition assessments for all CSRD buildings and water systems. Laserfiche corporate records management and Information Technology (IT) – The CSRD continued the implementation and staff training on the Laserfiche Electronic Corporate Records Management System to move towards a paperless system. In addition, the CSRD’s IT department worked to update the CSRD’s servers, networks, and email servers to preserve and protect the CSRD’s data. Microsoft Office software was also updated to a current version. Efficiency improvements – Development Services staff reviewed and introduced amendments to Development Services Procedure Bylaw No. 4001, which were endorsed by the Board. This effort included research, analysis and application time-tracking to identify bottlenecks and determine ways to streamline the CSRD’s methods. The result is more efficient staff and Board processes for landuse applications.
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