Draft Annual Business Plan 2016-17

Before a council adopts it’s Annual Business Plan it must prepare a Draft Annual Business Plan and undertake a public consultation process.

The purpose of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2016-17 is to impart understanding of:

• The services provided by the City of Unley
• Proposed new initiatives and projects, and
• The Draft budget for 2016-17

In drafting the Draft Annual Business Plan 2016-17, council seeks to achieve a reasonable degree of rate stability over time while ensuring ratepayers are paying for those services and infrastructure maintenance obligations they require.

A Long Term Financial Plan has been developed to assist Council with developing a budget within a prudent, longer-term financial framework. The key objective has been to ensure financial sustainability in the medium to long term, while still achieving Council’s goals as detailed in the Community Plan 2033 and Annual Plan objectives. This Long Term Financial Plan has informed the development of the Draft Annual Business Plan 2016-17.

You are invited to comment on the Draft Annual Business Plan 2016-17. Your feedback will be accepted between Wednesday 4 May and close of business on Friday 27 May, and can be made in the following ways:

• Provide your comments online through this page
• Send an email with "Draft Annual Business Plan" in the subject heading, to pobox1@unley.sa.gov.au
• Send a written submission to "Draft Annual Business Plan", PO Box 1, Unley SA 5061
• Attend a public meeting to be held on Wednesday 25 May, 6.30pm at the Unley Civic Centre, 181 Unley Road, Unley. City of Unley staff will be available to discuss the Draft Plan with you at this time.

Once public consultation has finished the draft 2016-17 Annual Business Plan and Budget will be considered by Council at the Full Council Meeting on Monday 27 June 2016.