Annual Report 2009-10

The 2009/10 Annual Report describes our activities, achievements and finances for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

It highlights our leadership, services and key performance measures.  It's our way of being accountable to you and looks at the progress we have made against our Ten Year Plan and Annual Plan.

Gisborne District Council is in a strong financial position, ending the financial year with a moderate surplus as well as a decreased debt level.  However, rates affordability continues to be an issue.

During the year:

• we improved our customer service performance
• we increased the amount of community consultation we undertake to ensure improved representation
• an independent survey found that our district's residents are increasingly satisfied with most of our services and facilities
• our largest single infrastructure project - the city's Wastewater Treatment Plant was commenced during the year and is well on the way to completion.

Annual Report 2009/10 documents 

Download the Annual Report, available in various formats:

• Summary of the Annual Report 2009/10 (8 pages 1MB)
• Full document of the Annual Report 2009/10 (133 pages 2.3MB)

The Annual Report by sections

1. Setting the Context - welcome, about this report, our district (7 pages 773kb)

2. Performing for our Communities - our district highlights, financial overview, audit report (20 pages 797kb)

3. Our Council - how it all works, governance and structure (4 pages 352kb)

4. Our Activities in depth - 21 activities (53 pages 600kb)

5. Our Finances (46 pages 374kb)

6. Appendix and Directory (3 pages 117kb)

Note from the auditors

Matters relating to the electronic presentation of the audited financial statements, service provision information and the other requirements

This audit report relates to the financial statements, service provision information and the other requirements of Gisborne District Council and group for the year ended 30 June 2010 included on Gisborne District Council’s website. The Council is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of Gisborne District Council’s website. We have not been engaged to report on the integrity of Gisborne District Council’s website. We accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements, service provision information and the other requirements since they were initially presented on the website.

The audit report refers only to the financial statements, service provision information and the other requirements named above. It does not provide an opinion on any other information which may have been hyperlinked to or from the financial statements, service provision information and the other requirements. If readers of this report are concerned with the inherent risks arising from electronic data communication they should refer to the published hard copy of the audited financial statements, service provision information and the other requirements as well as the related audit report dated 30 September 2010 to confirm the information included in the audited financial statements, service provision information and the other requirements presented on this website.

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