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Victorian Local Government Indicators

The following table outlines the City of Port Phillip's performance against the Victorian Local Government Indicators (VGLIs). All local governments within Victoria are required to assess their performance against these indicators and report the results in their annual report.

Category	Indicator	Definitions	Our Result 03/04	Our Result 04/05	Our Result 05/06	Our Result 06/07	Our Result 07/08
Overall performance	Community satisfaction rating for overall performance generally of the council	Council result from the Annual Community Satisfaction Survey for Local Governments (Chart One: Summary of Results - Result No. 1), coordinated by the Department for Victorian Communities - Local Government Victoria.	69 %	68 %	69 %	66 %	62 %
Advocacy	Community satisfaction rating for council's advocacy and community representation on key local issues	Council result from the Annual Community Satisfaction Survey for Local Governments (Chart One: Summary of Results - Result No. 4), coordinated by the Department for Victorian Communities - Local Government Victoria.	68 %	64 %	69 %	65 %	51 %
Engagement	Community satisfaction rating for council's engagement in decision making on key local issues	Council result from the Annual Community Satisfaction Survey for Local Governments (Chart One: Summary of Results - Result No. 5) coordinated by the Department for Victorian Communities - Local Government Victoria.	67 %	63 %	64 %	61 %	51 %
All rates	Average rates and charges per assessment	Rates and charges declared as being receivable, in the calculations for the adopted rates, at the beginning of the year, including: general rates and charges declared under ss.160, 161, 161A of the Local Government Act 1989 municipal charges and service rates and charges (i.e. garbage services) levied under ss.159, 162 respectively supplementary rates declared, divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck).	$1,009	$1,037	$1,091	. $1,181	$1,177
Residential rates	Average residential rates and charges per assessment	Rates and charges declared for all residential assessments (including vacant residential assessments) as defined in ¿all rates¿, except for residential assessments only, divided by the number of residential assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck).	$820	$867	$953	$968	$966
Operating costs	Average operating expenditure per assessment	Operating expenditure per the statement of financial performance including asset sales and depreciation, divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck). NB: Where major factors of expenditure such as devaluations or transfers of assets are excluded, councils should provide a note explaining what has been excluded.	$1,796	$1,846	$1,879	$1,817	$1,871
Capital expenditure	Average capital expenditure per assessment	Amount capitalised to the statement of financial position and contributions by a Local Government to major assets not owned by the Local Government, including expenditure on: capital renewal of existing assets which returns the service potential or the life of the asset to that which it had originally capital expansion which extends an existing asset at the same standard as currently enjoyed by residents to a new group of users capital upgrade which upgrades an existing asset to provide a higher level of service or expenditure that will increase the life of the asset beyond that which it had originally, divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck). N.B. Exactly what is included as capital expenditure will vary according to the Local Government's policy in defining the 'asset' and its 'life'.	$391	$267	$301	$527	$549
Infrastructure	Renewal	Ratio of current spending on capital renewal of existing infrastructure assets which returns the service potential or the life of the asset to that which it had originally to the long-term AAAC, divided by useful life, and totalled for each and every infrastructure asset to give one ratio. The Average Annual Asset Consumption (AAAC) is the amount of a Local Government's asset base consumed during a year based on current replacement cost (that is, cost or fair value).	101 %	104 %	75 %	107 %	67 %
Infrastructure	Renewal and maintenance	Ratio of current spending on capital renewal of existing infrastructure assets which returns the service potential or the life of the asset to that which it had originally plus current spending on maintenance to AAAC* plus planned maintenance (that is, the expected level of maintenance which was used in the calculation of the useful life of the asset), divided by useful life, and totalled for each and every infrastructure asset to give one ratio.	103 %	109 %	90 %	107 %	127 %
Debts	Average liabilities per assessment	Total liabilities as per the statement of financial position less items held in trust (reflected in assets also held), divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck). N.B. Items held in trust does not include employee leave entitlements such as long service leave.	$483	$406	$425	$421	$368
Operating result	Operating result per assessment	Bottom line per statement of financial performance, divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck). A note should be provided to this indicator explaining any major factors including their dollar amount, which have contributed to the result. For example, capital grants, developers contributions, revaluations of non current assets and what the result would be excluding these factors. N.B. Surpluses should be shown as positive and losses or deficits as negatives.	$600	$94	$134	$346	$10.27

Category

Indicator

Definitions

Our
Result 03/04

Our Result 04/05

Our Result 05/06

Our Result 06/07

Our Result 07/08

Overall performance

Community satisfaction rating for overall performance generally of the council

Council result from the Annual Community Satisfaction Survey for Local Governments (Chart One: Summary of Results - Result No. 1), coordinated by the Department for Victorian Communities - Local Government Victoria.

69 %

68 %

69 %

66 %

62 %

Advocacy

Community satisfaction rating for council's advocacy and community representation on key local issues

Council result from the Annual Community Satisfaction Survey for Local Governments (Chart One: Summary of Results - Result No. 4), coordinated by the Department for Victorian Communities - Local Government Victoria.

68 %

64 %

69 %

65 %

51 %

Engagement

Community satisfaction rating for council's engagement in decision making on key local issues

Council result from the Annual Community Satisfaction Survey for Local Governments (Chart One: Summary of Results - Result No. 5) coordinated by the Department for Victorian Communities - Local Government Victoria.

67 %

63 %

64 %

61 %

51 %

All rates

Average rates and charges per assessment

Rates and charges declared as being receivable, in the calculations for the adopted rates, at the beginning
of the year, including:

general rates and charges declared under ss.160, 161, 161A of the Local Government Act 1989
municipal charges and service rates and charges
(i.e. garbage services) levied under ss.159, 162 respectively
supplementary rates declared,

divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck).

$1,009

$1,037

$1,091

$1,181

$1,177

Residential rates

Average residential rates and charges per assessment

Rates and charges declared for all residential assessments (including vacant residential assessments) as defined in ¿all rates¿, except for residential assessments only, divided by the number of residential assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck).

$820

$867

$953

$968

$966

Operating costs

Average operating expenditure per assessment

Operating expenditure per the statement of financial performance including asset sales and depreciation, divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck).

NB: Where major factors of expenditure such as devaluations or transfers of assets are excluded, councils should provide a note explaining what has
been excluded.

$1,796

$1,846

$1,879

$1,817

$1,871

Capital expenditure

Average capital expenditure per assessment

Amount capitalised to the statement of financial position and contributions by a Local Government to major assets not owned by the Local Government, including expenditure on:

capital renewal of existing assets which returns the service potential or the life of the asset to that which it had originally
capital expansion which extends an existing asset at the same standard as currently enjoyed by residents to a new group of users
capital upgrade which upgrades an existing asset to provide a higher level of service or expenditure that will increase the life of the asset beyond that which it had originally,

divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate was struck).

N.B. Exactly what is included as capital expenditure will vary according to the Local Government's policy in defining the 'asset' and its 'life'.

$391

$267

$301

$527

$549

Infrastructure

Renewal

Ratio of current spending on capital renewal of existing infrastructure assets which returns the service potential or the life of the asset to that which it had originally to the long-term AAAC*, divided by useful life, and totalled for each and every infrastructure asset to give one ratio.

* The Average Annual Asset Consumption (AAAC) is the amount of a Local Government's asset base consumed during a year based on current replacement cost (that is, cost or fair value).

101 %

104 %

75 %

107 %

67 %

Infrastructure

Renewal and maintenance

Ratio of current spending on capital renewal of existing infrastructure assets which returns the service potential or the life of the asset to that which it had originally plus current spending on maintenance to AAAC* plus planned maintenance (that is, the expected level of maintenance which was used in the calculation of the useful life of the asset), divided by useful life, and totalled for each and every infrastructure asset to give one ratio.

103 %

109 %

90 %

107 %

127 %

Debts

Average liabilities per assessment

Total liabilities as per the statement of financial position less items held in trust (reflected in assets also held), divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate
was struck).

N.B. Items held in trust does not include employee leave entitlements such as long service leave.

$483

$406

$425

$421

$368

Operating result

Operating result per assessment

Bottom line per statement of financial performance, divided by the number of assessments used in the calculation of the adopted rate (that is, when the rate
was struck).

A note should be provided to this indicator explaining any major factors including their dollar amount, which have contributed to the result.

For example, capital grants, developers contributions, revaluations of non current assets and what the result would be excluding these factors.

N.B. Surpluses should be shown as positive and losses or deficits as negatives.

$600

$94

$134

$346

$10.27

More Information

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