From the CEO

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

I am pleased to present the Operational Plan 20212022, which outlines our budget and the actions we aim to deliver for our community in the year ahead. This plan marks an unusual fifth and final year of the Delivery Program (normally a four year program) that will see progress made on many important projects for the City.

As an organisation we have had to change and adapt the way we deliver many of our services and this has brought both opportunities and challenges. I am very proud of the organisation's ability, in the last 12 months, to continue to deliver services to meet community needs during the pandemic. It was a challenging time for many people in our city, including local businesses. Our commitment to deliver services the community relies on and progress important projects remains unwavering.

The City Vision sets our course for 2021-2022 and the more than 271 actions detailed in this new Plan align to this vision, reflecting our comprehensive and transparent approach to planning and reporting. Through this Operational Plan, we continue to invest in the City and improve services.

It remains important for our City’s economy to continue to keep moving and despite the recent challenges experienced through the pandemic, we have seen confidence return and the City move forward on its trajectory of growth.

Our City will continue to change over coming years. Council’s focus is to strengthen our agile position so that we can keep pace with this change and continue to provide the services and facilities that a modern city needs.

I am excited by many of the projects and initiatives that we are aiming to achieve in this plan and believe it strikes a good balance between making amazing things happen for our City while managing our financial resources for the long term.

Morven Cameron Chief Executive Officer