South Australian Current Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1999 - SCHEDULE 4

Schedule 4—Material to be included in annual report of council

1         The following material must be included in the annual report of a council:

            (a)         a copy of the audited financial statements of the council for the relevant financial year;

            (b)         a list of the registers that are required to be kept under this Act or the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 ;

            (c)         a list of the codes of conduct or practice required under this Act or the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 ;

            (d)         a report relating to contraventions of Chapter 5 Part 4 Division 2 by members of the council during the relevant financial year containing the information required by the regulations;

            (f)         information on allowances paid to members of the council or a council committee;

            (g)         information on the number of senior executive officers and information on the kinds of allowances, bonuses and benefits that are made available to those officers as part of a salary package;

            (ga)         a report on the use of sections 90(2) and 91(7) by the council and its council committees containing the information required by the regulations;

            (gb)         a report on the applications made to the council under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 during the relevant financial year containing the information required by the regulations;

            (h)         a statement of—

                  (i)         the council's representation quota; and

                  (ii)         the average representation quota for councils of a similar size and type (taking into account various factors prescribed by the regulations); and

                  (iii)         when the council is next required to conduct a review under Chapter 3 Part 1 Division 2;

            (ha)         the annual report of any subsidiary received by the council under Schedule 2 for the relevant financial year;

                  (i)         other material prescribed by the regulations;

            (j)         other information to be included in the annual report under this or another Act.

2         The following matters must be reported on in the annual report of a council:

            (a)         the council's performance in implementing its strategic management plans during the relevant financial year, and the council's projections and targets under its plans for the next financial year;

            (ab)         the council's performance against its annual business plan for the relevant financial year;

            (b)         the extent to which activities of the council have been subjected to competitive tender or other measures to ensure services are delivered cost-effectively, and the extent (if any) to which the council has pursued policies for purchasing local goods and services;

            (ca)         the training and development activities for members of the council during the relevant financial year;

            (e)         the progress of the council in preparing or finalising any management plans for community land required under the Chapter 11;

            (f)         other matters prescribed by the regulations.

3         In this Schedule—

representation quota for a council is an amount ascertained by dividing the number of electors for the area of the council (as at the last closing date under the Local Government (Elections) Act 1999 ) by the number of members who constitute the council (ignoring any fractions resulting from the division and expressed as a quota).