Comparative Information on New South Wales Local Government Councils 1999/2000

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The material contained in this publication is based upon information drawn from a variety of sources. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication, the Division of Local Government expressly disclaims any liability to any person in respect of anything done or not done as a result of the contents of the publication or the data provided.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

		Page
FOREWORD		2
1. SUMMARY OF RESULTS
	Significant Aspects	4
	Summary of NSW Results for 1999/00	10
2. INTRODUCTION		13
	Accountability to the Community	14
	Data Collection	14
	Suggestions	14
	Electronic Version of this Publication	14
3. ASSESSMENT OF PERFORMANCE		15
	Profile of Councils	16
	Classification of Councils	16
	Amalgamated Councils	16
	Making Comparisons	17
	Charts and Tables	17
	Explanations	17
4. KEY PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - 1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/00		18
	Rating	19
	Financial	26
	Corporate	38
	Library Services	40
	Domestic Waste Management and Recycling Services	44
	Sewerage Services	50
	Water Supply Services	54
	Planning and Development Services	58
	Environmental Management and Health Services	66
	Recreation and Leisure Services	68
	Community Services	58

Appendices

		Page
1. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS - TABLES FOR 1997/98, 1998/99 and 1999/00		72
	RATING
	Average Rate per Residential Assessment	74
	Average Rate per Farmland Assessment	79
	Average Rate per Business Assessment	84
	Outstanding Rates, Charges and Fees	89
	Percentage Movement in Rates & Annual Charges Revenue from Previous Year	94
	Percentage Movement in User Charges & Fees Revenue from Previous Year	99
	FINANCIAL
	Sources of Total Revenue	104
	Total Operating Revenue per Capita	114
	Dissection of Total Operating Expense	120
	Total Operating Expense per Capita	130
	Current Ratio	135
	Debt Service Ratio	140
	Capital Expenditure Ratio	145
	CORPORATE
	Number of Equivalent Full Time Staff	150
	Annual Report Received by Department	155
	State of Environment Report Received by Department	159
	Financial Report Received by Department	163
	LIBRARY SERVICES
	Operating Expenses per Capita	167
	Circulation per Capita	172
	DOMESTIC WASTE & RECYCLING SERVICES
	Average Charge for Domestic Waste Management Services per Residential Property	177
	Costs per Service for Domestic Waste Collection	182
	Recyclables - Kilograms per Capita per Annum (KCA)	187
	Domestic Waste - Kilograms per Capita per Annum (KCA)	192
	SEWERAGE SERVICES
	Average Sewerage Rates & Charges ($ per connection)	197
	Sewerage Operating Costs ($ per connection)	202
	WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
	Average Water Rates & Charges ($ per connection)	207
	Water Operating Costs ($ per connection)	212
	PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
	Number of Development Applications (DAs) Determined	217
	Mean Time in Calendar Days for DAs	222
	Median Time in Calendar Days for DAs	227
	Legal Expenses to Total Planning & Development Costs	232
	ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT & HEALTH SERVICES
	Environmental Management & Health Expenses per Capita	237
	RECREATION & LEISURE SERVICES
	Net Recreation & Leisure Expenses per Capita	242
	COMMUNITY SERVICES
	Community Services Expenses per Capita	247
2. List of New South Wales Local Government Councils		252
3. Profile of Councils	256
4. Australian Local Government Classification System		262
5. Groupings of Councils for 1999/00 Comparative Performance		263

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The source data used to compile the Key Performance Indicators for the 1999/00 publication and preceding two years is available. For example, the Average Rate per Residential Assessment for each council is calculated by dividing the Total Ordinary Residential Rates Revenue for that council by the Number of Rateable Residential Properties in that council area. This source data is available for each Key Performance Indicator. The data is in an Excel workbook and is presented in 6 sheets including the 3 years prior to the current publication. The sheets are labelled "1994-95 DATA", "1995-96 DATA", "1996-97 DATA", "1997-98 DATA", "1998-99 DATA" and "1999-00 DATA". Within each sheet, data is arranged in columns for each performance indicator (ie including the numerators and denominators used to calculate the indicator where applicable). The data is sorted in alphabetical order by council name and includes the Australian Classification of Local Government category details in order to reproduce the tables in the publication.

CAUTION: questions and definitions of some questions do change from time to time. While changes are noted at the top of the appropriate tables it is recommended that the data be analysed in conjunction with the publication. Councils can and do make alterations to their data that appear in the previous years. A number of councils have amalgamated recently. Please refer to page 16 of the Comparative Information on NSW Local Government Councils - 1999/00 for further details and treatment of data.

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The material contained in this publication is based upon information drawn from a variety of sources. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication, the Department of Local Government expressly disclaims any liability to any person in respect of anything done or not done as a result of the contents of the publication or the data provided.