Financial Sustainability Program Review
Council Feedback Form
The LGA is currently undertaking a review of its Financial Sustainability Program to identify
directions for its operation over the next two to three years. This questionnaire provides the
opportunity for you to provide input to this review. In particular your comments are sought
on:
 work done to date within the Program;
 further support that your Council needs to address the recommendations of the
Financial Sustainability Inquiry; and
 directions that the Program might take in the future.
Please provide your comments in the tables below.
Council
Contact
Email
Telephone
PART A:
ADDRESSING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY INQUIRY
The LGA has produced a number of reports, information papers, tools, templates etc. to
assist Councils improve their financial governance practices. These materials have been
made available to Councils via the LGA web site and in most cases have been supported by
training programs. The following table seeks your comments on the usefulness of these
materials.
Tools, Templates, Information
Papers, Reports etc
Model Financial Statements and Notes
Infrastructure & Asset Management
Plan Templates
Long-term Financial Planning Model
Council and CEO Checklist
Review of SA Local Government Joint
Service Delivery Opportunities
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eg relevance, ease of use, adoption by
Council etc.
Implementation Framework for Shared
Services in Local Government Report
Financial Sustainability Council Survey
2006, 2007 and 2008 Reports
Information Paper No 1: Financial
Sustainability
Information Paper No 2: An Overview
of Audit Mechanisms
Information Paper No 3: Audit
Committees
Information Paper No 4: Scope of
External Audit - Audit Specification
Information Paper No 5: Efficiency &
Economy Audits
Information Paper No 6: Infrastructure
and Asset Management (Policy and
Planning)
Information Paper No 7: Service
Delivery Framework Including the Role
of Shared Services
Information Paper No 8: Long-term
Financial Plans
Information Paper No 9: Local
Government Financial Indicators
Information Paper No 10: Debt
Management
Information Paper No 11: Governance
in Local Government
Information Paper No 12: Targets for
Local Government Financial Indicators
Information Paper No 13: Model
Framework for Council Annual
Business Plans
Information Paper No 14: Model Work
Program for Council Audit Committees
Information Paper 15: Treasury
Management
Information Paper 16: Long-term
Financial Plan (A Model Format for
Financial Information)
Information Paper 17: Depreciation and
Related Issues
Information Paper 18: Financial
Policies
Financial Sustainability content within
the LGA’s Education and Training
Program
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There may be other issues raised by your Council for which assistance is still needed.
Please provide comments below.
Issue
PART B:
Comments
SETTING GOALS FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF FINANCIAL
SUSTAINABILITY WORK
The review of the LGA’s Financial Sustainability Program will identify directions for its work
over the next 2 to 3 years. Some examples of issues that might warrant examination are:
regional audit committees, the impact of climate change on Councils’ financial sustainability,
the financial sustainability implications of regional and other shared service delivery models
for specific functions, development of regional Local Government infrastructure strategies
etc.
Please provide your comments on the directions that the Financial Sustainability Program
might take in the following table.
Direction
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PART C:
GENERAL FEEDBACK
If you would like to make any other general comments please do so below.
General Comments:
Please return completed questionnaires to bill.furse@lga.sa.gov.au
by Wednesday 15 October 2008
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