Delivery Program 2025-2029

The 4-Year Delivery Program is where the community’s strategic goals are systematically translated into actions.

It identifies the principal activities to be undertaken by the council to perform all its functions - including implementing the strategies established by the Community Strategic Plan

The Delivery Program is a statement of commitment to the community from each newly elected council. In preparing the Delivery Program, the council is accounting for its stewardship of the community’s long- term goals, outlining what it intends to do towards achieving these goals during its term of office and what its priorities will be.

The Delivery Program is designed as the single point of reference for all principal activities undertaken by the council during its term of office. All plans, projects, activities and funding allocations must be directly linked to this Program. Supporting the Delivery Program are annual Operational Plans.

These spell out the details of the Delivery Program – the individual projects and actions that will be undertaken in that year to achieve the commitments made in the Delivery Program.

Resourcing Strategy

The Resourcing Strategy details how council will allocate resources – money, assets, and people - to deliver the aspirations of the community strategic plan.

The resourcing strategy includes the following documents:

2025-2029 Workforce Management Plan (WFMP)

The Workforce Management Plan provides a structured approach to aligning workforce planning with the goals, priorities, and aspirations set out in our Community Strategic Plan. Our objective is clear: to ensure we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles, at the right time. Achieving this is a complex task given the diverse nature of Council’s operations, services, and workforce needs.

2025-2035 Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP)

The Strategic Asset Management Plan 2025–2034 (SAMP) builds on the foundation established in the previous plan, incorporating key enhancements to improve asset management outcomes. This version strengthens data accuracy, financial sustainability, and strategic alignment while addressing emerging risks such as climate change and asset renewal challenges.

2025-2035 Long Term Financial Plan
The Long-Term Financial Plan (LTFP) is the key component of Council’s strategic planning process and is updated annually as part of the annual budgeting and resourcing strategy requirements. The LTFP shows how Council has analysed and planned its financial resources to manage its assets, infrastructure, and operations over the next 10 years. In particular, it details how Council will manage its finances to implement the strategies outlined in the Community Strategic Plan, Delivery Program and Operational Plan.

Operational Plan 2025/26

The annual operational plan is updated each year of the council term and placed on public exhibition for 28 days before being adopted by Council. The annual operational plan is supported by the resourcing strategy, the revenue policy, rates maps and fees and charges documents.

Appendix 1 provides a detailed breakdown of the Operational Plan for 2025-2026 including the link to the delivery program actions, community strategic plan objectives and outlines key performance measures and responsible departments.

Quarterly reports on the progress of implementing councils annual operational plan are provided to Council in November, February, May and August

“Council must have an Operational Plan that is prepared and adopted annually as a separate document that details the work that will be done in support of the Delivery Program.

It must directly address the activities outlined in the Delivery Program and identify projects, programs or actions that the council will undertake within the financial year towards addressing these.”

Supporting Documents

Supporting Council's 2025/26 Operational Plan are the following documents:

2025-26 Revenue Policy

Kempsey Shire Council’s (KSC) Revenue Policy is developed in response to its legislative reporting requirements under the Local Government Act 1993. The Policy provides the community with an indication of the type and breakdown of revenue sources available to Council to support its Operational Plan

2025-26 Rates Maps
The Rates Maps should be read in conjunction with Council’s Revenue Policy 2024-25 as it provides a visual representation of areas assessed for the stormwater levy and ‘business urban’ rate.

2025-26 Fees and Charges
Council delivers a wide range of fees and chargeable services to the community. In determining the appropriate level of fees to be charged, a range of issues are considered such as what is fair and equitable, and how much the service costs to provide. These factors are detailed in Council’s Revenue Policy 2024-25 and in the attached Schedule of Fees and Charges 2024-25, in accordance with the operational plan requirements.

These documents are also available for feedback during the public exhibition period.

Make a submission

Council has placed the draft documents on public exhibition for 28 days. The community is encouraged to provide feedback.

You can view them through the links on the right, with physical copies available in our libraries and customer service counter.

Submissions can be made on either of the draft documents, completing the online survey (below) including uploading any attachments; by email to ksc@kempsey.nsw.gov.au, handed into our customer service counter or mailed to:

The General Manager

Kempsey Shire Council

PO Box 3078

West Kempsey NSW 2440

Important Note: Submissions may be made publicly available. If no valid contact details are provided, then the submission is treated as anonymous, and no further acknowledgement or project update/s can be provided to the person making the submission.

For more information click here: Integrated planning and reporting - Kempsey Shire Council working with the Macleay Valley community

The exhibition period for these documents is 28 day and closes, close of business, Tuesday 13 May 2025.