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Regional Forum on Transformative Shift to Digital Government and Financial Sustainability in Local Government

Join the STEP Program 2016/2017 Regional Forum in May 2017 to learn about amendments to LG Act, rate capping, accountability & transparency, and the shift to digital government. Explore topics such as financial sustainability, service-driven organizations, and management of services in the face of reduced financial resources.

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Regional Forum on Transformative Shift to Digital Government and Financial Sustainability in Local Government

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  1. STEP Program2016/2017Regional Forum – May 2017

  2. 2017/18 - STEP Program

  3. Environment • Amendments to LG Act • Rate capping • Accountability & Transparency • Networked Society • Transformative shift to digital government • Financial Sustainability • Service Driven Customer focused organisations • Management of Services • Impacts of reduced financial resources

  4. Organisational Response • Need for • Integrated Planning • Organisational Agility • Community/Stakeholder Engagement • Customer Centric culture • Regional Collaboration • Confidence in Data & Information Systems • Sound financial management systems – LTFP etc. • Comprehensive knowledge of assets and services • Repositioning of reporting capacity Doing more with less without staff burnout

  5. Financial Sustainability Assessment Services Service Plans Programs & Operational Projects Capital New, Expansion & Upgrade Programs Management Framework LTFP Assets AM Plans Capital Renewal Programs

  6. NAMAF

  7. NAMAF

  8. STEP Program 2017/18

  9. Program Content - All • Regional & State wide Meetings • Benchmarking – Asset Management, Services and Financial Sustainability; • Resources - Access to resources and templates; • Support/help desk – Access to expert advice in the fields of asset management, financial management and service planning;

  10. Program Content - All • Communication and sharing of information • NAMAF - Self-managed NAMAF competency program; • SPAF - Self-managed Service Planning (SPAF) competency program; • VAGO - Review and support to address hot spots; and • Other issues that arise during the year.

  11. Site Visit Content As determined by each Council • Asset Management • Service Planning • Financial Sustainability

  12. Asset Management • Asset Register reviews • Asset Management Policy • Asset Management Strategy and action plan • NAMAF Review and/or Audit • Mapping Assets to Services • NAMAF, skills etc. • Asset Management Plans – Focus on financial aspects • Levels of Service • Alignment between Asset Management and Financial Management • Enhanced Asset Management to support councils moving towards Advanced NAMAF maturity • Asset data levels of confidence • Asset handover – data, financial information and maintenance management information • Financial Management of landfills • Addressing any outstanding audit requirements • Advanced long-term renewal modelling methodologies and systems • Support and guidance on how to prepare a good “State of the Asset” report • Using asset data to add value to strategic decisions

  13. Service Planning • Capturing service information • Range and levels of service – cost and management implications • Linking Services to Assets • Service Planning - including various stages and methodology to incorporate financials of each Service Plan into the Long Term Financial Plan • Service plans and templates • Comparative choice filters • Examples and methodologies used to consolidating the financial plans associated with each service plan into the corporate LTFP • Review of the SPAF scorecard. • Service Planning policies • Service Planning strategies • Integrated Planning – services & assets

  14. Financial Sustainability • Long Term Financial Plans • Preparation of ESC Rate Variation • Rating Strategies • Revenue – Fees and Charges • Developer Contributions • Asset Revaluation policy • Depreciation methodology and assumptions • Alignment between asset management and financial management • Chart of Account structure to enhance reporting and monitoring

  15. Regional Local Road Freight Networks

  16. Project Steps • Identify Strategic Freight Routes/Roads on the Local Road Network within the Region • Determine Strategic Importance – State, Regional, First Klm-Last Klm • Identify any impediments which impede efficient freight movements • Identify projects to reduce impediments • Prioritise improvement projects across Region • Prepare a Regional Local Road Investment Plan

  17. Gippsland Road Network

  18. Road Data

  19. Road Data

  20. Strategic Freight - Local Roads

  21. Strategic Projects

  22. Project Summary

  23. VicRoads Projects

  24. Strategic Projects - Combined List

  25. Road Investment Plan

  26. Work in Progress - Project Prioritisation

  27. Work in Progress - VicRoads

  28. End

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