Draft Ten Year Plan 2009-2019

This was our Draft Ten Year Plan 2009-2019.  Submissions to the draft plan closed on Friday 1 May 2009. 

• This is the Summary Document of our Draft Ten Year Plan 
• These are the submissions received with staff recommendations

On 25 June 2009 council adopted our Ten Year Plan 2009-2019. 

How To Have Your Say
Includes details on how to have your say, the consultation programme.

Mayor and Chief Executive's Foreword
Includes an introduction to the document and a message from the Mayor and Chief Executive.

Our District
Includes information on the Gisborne district including facts and general information.

Our Council
Includes information on Gisborne District Council including your elected members, organisational structure, committee structures, and mission, vision and values.

Significant Assumptions
Includes the assumptions the Council has made that underpin the projected financial and non-financial information

Finances At A Glance
Includes the financial summary and some general userful information

Major Issues
Key issues facing the district over the next 10 years that may affect what services Council provide or the way in which the service is provided.

Links To Strategies and Plans
The strategic framework that sets the parameters in which the Ten Year Plan is developed.

Community Outcomes
Includes the community outcomes that the people of our district developed through the Tairāwhiti by Choice process.

Major Projects
Includes information on the major projects for the Gisborne district over the next 10 years.

Groups of Activities
Includes all of Council's activities and for each activity outlines the future direction and actions, contribution to community outcomes, performance measures and financial and asset management information.

Community Planning and Development
Libraries
Building Services
Conservation
Civil Defence, Emergency Management and Rural Fires
Environmental Health
Environmental Planning
Animal Control
Governance
Land Transport and Parking
Reserves and Open Spaces
Aquatic and Recreation Facility (Olympic Pool)
Solid Waste Management
Wastewater
Stormwater
Water Supply
Community Housing
Flood Control
Enterprise Operations
Support Services
Arts and Culture

The Finances
Council's Audit Report, Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity, Statement of Cashflows, Statement Concerning Balanced Budget and Significant Accounting Policies.

Rates 
Funding Impact Statement and Rates Examples for Year 1 (2010) and narrative on variations between areas and rates.

Policies
A brief description of Council's funding and financial policies as well as Council's Significance Policy

Fees and Charges
Significant changes to fees and charges

Water and Sanitary Services Assessment Summary
A summary of Council's water and sanitary services assessment.

What's not in the Plan
Includes projects that for various reasons were not included in the Draft Ten Year Plan.

Art Competition
The winning artwork from an art competition in schools held in 2008 with the theme "Gisborne Growing Up : What will Gisborne be like in 10 years time".

Volume 2
Council Policies
Includes a complete set of Council's funding and financial policies as well as Council's Significance Policy.

Volume 3
Fees and Charges
Includes a complete schedule of all Council's fees and charges for relevant Council activities.