Where Do We Want to Be?

To have a strong future Council needs to demonstrate to its community that it is financially sound, operating efficiently and in a strong position to grow and deliver quality services into the future. This requires Council to be:

• Sustainable • Efficient • Effectively managing infrastructure and delivering services for communities • Has the scale and capacity to engage effectively across community, industry, and government CVC undertook a service review in 2014, which ensured linkages of service provision to assets and which resulted in rationalisation of some assets. An Asset Management Improvement Plan was developed from this and past asset management strategies, to guide Council from its then current situation through to the desired situation of sustainability and best practice asset management. The Asset Management Improvement Plan is a living document, meaning it will get updated and changed throughout time. Refer to Appendix 2. The continual development and enhancement of Council’s Asset Management System is an essential part of achieving a sustainable and responsible organisation. As Council’s Asset Management System develops so, will the accuracy and reliability of the data, enabling improved confidence in associated strategic decisionmaking. An effective and beneficial asset management system is a continual improvement process, which is a ‘work in progress’ requiring assessment and development for the betterment of the organisation and the community (SOAP – Strategic Organisational Action Plan), Reporting & Monitoring. Performance reporting will be undertaken by Council’s Asset Management Steering Group, which will strategically guide and oversee asset lifecycle management for Council ensuring strategic, financial, and operational goals around Council’s asset management are achieved. This will include review of the initial findings from the asset management planning process, and monitoring and reporting on the achievement of the outcomes in the individual Asset Management Plans. The Asset Management Steering Group currently includes: Manager Civil Services Manager Open Spaces & Facilities Manager Water Cycle Manager Information and Corporate Systems Manager Finance & Supply Financial Accountant

Finance & Asset Strategy Planner Infrastructure Asset Planning Supervisor The members of the group will change over time in line with organisational structure changes and requirements as Council moves from Core to Advanced Asset management. It is critical that the Review Group ensures that the Strategic Asset Management Plans reflect the operational activities of Council.