Spend must fund continued delivery of Council services that are driven and influenced by the Community Vision, Council Plan 2021-2025 and the Financial Plan 2021/22–2030/31.

While delivering the required services and initiatives outlined in these key documents, any spending must also achieve against our three key pillars and principles:

Pillars - what we want to achieve

1. A healthy, connected and inclusive community
2. An environment for people and nature
3. A resilient and growing local economy

Principles - how we will work

• We are engaging genuinely with the community
• We are always improving
• We are delivering together

The largest source of income for Council are rates and government grants, and all money must be accounted for.

The implications of scaling up or scaling down key service delivery areas should be considered.

Below we outline how many dollars went to each key area for every one hundred dollars spent in the 2022-2023 budget of $41.48 million.