Message from the General Manager Ensuring an effective plan is in place to manage our people, assets and finances is integral to ensuring Council can best support attainment of the aspirations set out in Maitland +10, our community strategic plan.
David Evans PSM General Manager Maitland City Council
We heard and understand what our community wants, with strong community views on planning and managing our urban growth, easing of traffic congestion and ensuring all required services and infrastructure keep pace with our growing population. We also know our community cares about our environment and being prepared for the impacts of a changing climate, that we can connect socially and have a sense of wellbeing, and that we have the homes, education and jobs we need. The work of Council is fundamental to the attainment of these goals. As such, this Resourcing Strategy has been put in place with the three inter-related elements of our Workforce Management Plan, Long Term Financial Plan and Asset Management Strategy, to ensure we can meet our Delivery Program commitments and in turn, help attain the community’s longer term goals. However, the strategy clearly illustrates the challenges we will face in ensuring the right infrastructure is in place at the right time for our growing community, and that the maintenance and renewal of these infrastructure assets is affordable over time. While there may be a community perception that Council significantly benefits from additional rate revenue as new homes are built, in practice this is not the case. Our Delivery Program forecasts that for every dollar spent on Council services, rates will contribute approximately $0.55 with remaining required funds coming from grants, developer contributions and other revenues such as user fees. These growing pains are not uncommon in fast growing, regional communities like Maitland. Our city’s growth is
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