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HEADLINE Senior Staff Gail Connolly General Manager David Tuxford Director Community & Culture Jenny Ware General Counsel Laurie O’Connor Director Assets & Infrastructure Meryl Bishop Director Environment & Planning Rita Vella Coordinator Strategic Planning Craig Edmondson Economic Development Officer 2

Georges River Council 12 th May 2016 Proclaimed Population 153,500 Area 38 km2 3

Financial Cash & Investment Balances Debt Hurstville City $74m $2.6m Kogarah City $54m 4

Economic Statistics Gross Regional Product $7.34bn Employment 63,500 Employed 65% Full Time Businesses 15,600 5

Employment Sectors Health Care & Social Assistance 11% Retail 10% Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 9 % Transport, Postal & Warehousing 7 % Financial & Insurance 7 % 6

Merging Organisations Harmonising Services Building Organisation - Openness - Transparency - Equity - Consistency - Consultation & Participation - Integrity 7

Merging Organisations Translated to - IHAP - Delegation - Internal Auditor - Audit Risk & Improvement Committee - Performance Reporting - Planning Policies - Confidential Reports - Governance Policies - Consultation 8

IHAP Legislation passed by Parliament yesterday - Mandated Metropolitan Councils and Wollongong Panels - 3 Independent / Expert Members approved by Minister - 1 Community Member chosen by Council Chair chosen by Minister - - 2 Independent Experts chosen by Council (not Councillors) 9

Roles Council IHAP - Focus on plans, policies - Development from $5m up to $30m - Small proposals - Risky, Council or Sensitive Applications Conflict of Interest - Over 10 objections - - DA with Voluntary Planning Agreement - 10% Departure from Standards 10

Government Assistance with Merger Stronger Communities Fund $10m Implementation Fund $10m 11

Stronger Communities Fund - $1m allocated to 27 Community Organisations o Maximum Grant $50,000 o Generated $3m value 12

Stronger Communities Fund $9m for Council Projects Focus on o Amenities buildings o Environmental Projects – Gannons Park Stormwater Harvesting & Irrigation o Customer Service Centres o Economic Development/ Centres & Place Making o Aquatic Facilities 13

Stronger Communities Fund Centres and Place Making - Upgrade Kogarah Library & Service Centre - Events and Festive Decorations - Wi-Fi in centres - Car Parking Strategy - Master Plan for Beverly Hills - Centre Beatification - Place Making Strategy for all centres 14

Merger Benefits Capacity – 2017/18 Capital Projects $50m - Continuation of Forest Road upgrade Community Grants $147,000to $400,000 - Pensioner Rates Kogarah - - Customer Service – Kogarah & Hurstville Libraries - Graffiti Removal Service - Colocation of Administration & Technical Staff – Hurstville Colocation of Blue Collar Staff underway - Governance Policies - Major facilities back to Council - 15

Working with Business - Agreement with St George Business Chamber - Economic Development Committee - Economic Development Strategy - Easy to do Business - Apprentices 16

Challenges - Development Applications - Service Harmonisation 17

Incoming Council Election 9 th September 2017 15 Councillors 5 Wards 3 Councillors per Ward Mayoral election 25 th September 2017 18