city of melbourne annual report 2014–15.doc

City of Melbourne Annual Report 2014–15 Contents Annual Report 2014–15 Welcome to the City of Melbourne 5 Our Vision and Goals 6 Year in review message from the Lord Mayor 7 Message from the Chief Executive Officer 8 Message from the Chief Financial Officer 9 Highlights and summary of progress 10 2014–15 Key Projects 14 Sustainability at the City of Melbourne 15 Events calendar 17 Council governance 19 Our councillors 23 Council planning framework 28 Our reporting framework – how to read the following sections 29 Performance against our goals 30 Our organisation 79 Our partnerships and charters 99 Our Procurement and Supply Chain 101 Interacting with customers 102 Inner Melbourne Action Plan 2014–15 104 Our reporting approach 105 Global Reporting Initiative Index 107 Property holdings 115 Victorian Local Government Indicators 117 Governance and management checklist 118 Local Government Performance Reporting Framework Performance Indicators 121 City of Melbourne 2014–15 performance statement 131 Sustainable Capacity Indicators 132 Service Performance Indicators 133 Financial Performance Indicators 136 Other Information 139 Annual Financial Report 2014–2015 Financial Statements 145 Notes to Financial Statements 150 Revenue 165 Expense 171 Assets 173 Liabilities 195 Equity 198 Other disclosures 201 September 2015 Disclaimer This report is provided for information and it does not purport to be complete. While care has been taken to ensure the content in the report is accurate, we cannot guarantee it is without flaw of any kind. There may be errors and omissions or it may not be wholly appropriate for your particular purposes. In addition, the publication is a snapshot in time based on historic information which is liable to change. The City of Melbourne accepts no responsibility and disclaims all liability for any error, loss or other consequence which may arise from you relying on any information contained in this report. To find out how you can participate in the de