Budget

The Mitchell Shire Council budget is our financial plan for the next 12 months.

It includes budget reports, budget analysis, long-term strategies, fees and charges schedule, rating information and our planned capital works program.

All Victorian Councils are required to prepare an Annual Budget and a Strategic Resource Plan.

Following community input through the Your Budget Ideas initiative last year, we've prepared a draft budget for the next year and a draft Strategic Resource Plan for the next four years.

We're now seeking your input. You can provide input through a formal process known as a section 223 submission. We've got some information on our Engaging Mitchell consultation portal.

Submissions close 22 April.

Visit the Engaging Mitchell website for more details or to make a submission online.

As part of the draft 2020-2021 budget we plan on investing in:

• roads: $4.88 million
• footpaths and cycleways: $895,000
• bridges: $570,000
• recreation, leisure and community facilities: $2.92 million
  
• parks, open space and streetscapes: $4.81 million
• waste management: $1.00 million
• library book renewal: $180,000
• buildings: $2.11 million
  
• IT: $981,000

The accompanying Strategic Resource Plan outlines the financial and human resources that are needed to deliver on the Council Plan actions and to provide services and infrastructure for the community. It includes financial objectives, key financial results, key financial indicators, non-financial resources (human resources and infrastructure), key challenges, key assumptions and our projected financial statements.

Review our annual budgets, strategic resource plans and fees and charges from previous years.

Both the budget and the Strategic Resource plan documents relate to the Council Plan and are reported on in the Annual Report.