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Your Council
OUR VISION
"A Quality Rural Lifestyle - in a caring and thriving community"
MISSION
- To enhance the quality of life of all Shire residents by the provision of appropriate services and facilities through effective and efficient management of resources.
- To serve the community through equality of opportunity and involvement.
- To build a prosperous environmentally sustainable future.
CHARTER
The Local Government Act 1993 (s8) determines Council's Charter which establishes the principles that are to guide the Council in the carrying out of its functions reflected in this Management Plan. Ie:
- To provide directly or on behalf of other levels of government, after due consultation, adequate, equitable and appropriate services and facilities for the community and to ensure that those services and facilities are managed efficiently and effectively;
- To exercise community leadership;
- To exercise its functions with due regard for the cultural and linguistic diversity of its community;
- To promote and to provide and plan for the needs of children;
- To properly manage, develop, protect, restore, enhance and conserve the environment of the area for which it is responsible;
- To have regard to the long term and cumulative effects of its decisions;
- To bear in mind that it is the custodian and trustee of public assets and to effectively account for and manage the assets for which it is responsible;
- To facilitate the involvement of Councillors, members of the public, users of facilities and services and Council staff in the development, improvement and co-ordination of local government;
- To raise funds for local purposes by the fair imposition of rates, charges and fees, by income earned from investments and, when appropriate, by borrowings and grants;
- To keep the local community and the State Government (and through it, the wider community) informed about its activities;
- To ensure that, in the exercise of its regulatory functions, it acts consistently and without bias, particularly where an activity of Council is affected;
- To be a responsible employer.
CORPORATE VALUES
Council's corporate values are the foundation for the performance of Council's Charter in the achievement of its mission and vision.
These values reflect the attitudes and beliefs of the Councillors and staff and will guide the implementation of this Management Plan. We are and will continue to abide by these corporate values:
- Accessibility and Equity
- Openness and Accountability
- Courtesy, Honest and Integrity
- Competent, Efficient and Effective Service
- Teamwork
- Environmental Responsibility
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