The Delivery Program (2022-2026) and Operational Plan (2023-24) is our commitment to our community on how and where funds will be spent, and what services and activities the community can expect to be delivered during the financial year.
This Plan was adopted by Council at the 28 June 2023 Ordinary Meeting. The final documents can be found on the MidCoast Council website.
Thank you to those who provided feedback on the draft plan during the exhibition period.
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Overview
The Delivery Program (2022-2026) and Operational Plan (2023-24) is our commitment to our community on how and where funds will be spent, and what services and activities the community can expect to be delivered during the financial year.
This Plan was adopted by Council at the 28 June 2023 Ordinary Meeting. The final documents can be found on the MidCoast Council website.
Thank you to those who provided feedback on the draft plan during the exhibition period.
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Background
At the Wednesday 28 June 2023 Ordinary Meeting, Council authorised the public exhibition of the draft Delivery Program (2022-2026) & Operational Plan (2023-24) and draft Budget 2023-24 and draft Fees and Charges 2023-24).
The Operational Plan is combined with the four year Delivery Program, and both link to MidCoast 2030: Shared Vision, Shared Responsibility – our community strategic plan.
The Delivery Program and Operational Plan are presented in a single document with the statement of revenue policy, alongside the annual budget and proposed schedule of fees and charges. The Operational Plan outlines a range of specific projects and measurement criteria that will serve as a delivery checklist for the upcoming year.
To view the document in full-screen in the interactive PDF viewer above, select the bracket icon at the bottom-right side of the toolbar to enable full-screen.
If you are having trouble viewing the document in the interactive PDF viewer, you may also download the full draft Delivery Program (2022-2026) & Operational Plan (2023-2024) in the Document library on this page.
Draft delivery program and operational plan
Budget documents
Council authorised the public exhibition of the following draft plans:
- The draft Delivery Program 2022-2026
- The draft Operational Plan 2023-2024 (same document as above)
- The draft Budget 2023-2024
The Delivery Program 2022-2026 is guided by the Community Strategic Plan MidCoast 2032: Shared Vision, Shared Responsibility and turn it into actions.
The plan also shows how we will measure our performance against these commitments.
The Delivery Program outlines how we will approach the key areas of importance: climate change, customer service, development assessment, economic development and local and regional roads. The Program may be modified during its four-year lifespan to adapt to emerging needs and priorities of the community. This year, we have extended the areas of importance to include financial sustainability and culture.
The Operational Plan 2023-2024 spells out the detail of the Delivery Program. It lists what Council intends to do this financial year and how those things will be funded. It also includes our annual budget and our fees and charges.The 2023-2024 budget projects that Council will receive income from continuing operations of $321 million which consists of $174 million in rates and annual charges, $58 million in user charges and fees, $9 million in interest and investment revenues, $6 million in other revenues, $33 million in operating grants and contributions and $41 million received for capital works through grants and contributions.
Its operating expenditure is projected to total $307 million which includes $111 million in employee costs, $9 million in borrowing costs (interest repayments), $86 million in depreciation on community assets and $101 million in materials, contracts and other expenses.
Council will undertake a capital works program of approximately $72 million which includes $60 million on transport infrastructure assets (roads, bridges, drainage, footpaths etc). This amount includes approximately $11 million of works under the $100 million Road Program that Council is undertaking in partnership with the State Government.
Expenditure of $15 million on sewer infrastructure and $30 million on water infrastructure is also proposed for 2023-2024.
Council will borrow approximately $11 million to meet its share of the 2023-2024 expenditure on the $100 million Road Program. At the same time, it will reduce the principal outstanding on existing borrowings by $18 million.
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Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
14 April – 19 May 2023
Draft documents on exhibition for community comment
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Timeline item 2 - complete
May – June 2023
Submissions reviewed and any changes as a result of community comment made
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Timeline item 3 - complete
28 June 2023
Final documents go to Councillors at Council meeting for adoption
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Timeline item 4 - complete
July 2023
Delivery program, operational plan, budget and fees and charges for the 2023-24 year come into effect
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MidCoast Council
Email: council@midcoast.nsw.gov.au
