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NPDC transformation delivers $7 million in savings to date

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PUBLISHED: 5 AUG 2024
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NPDC’s organisation transformation is nearing completion with the $10m annual savings target on track to be delivered for ratepayers.

Chief Executive Gareth Green says the process, which started in August last year, had so far reduced the number of positions from 750 to 677 and cut $7m from the operating budget, with more cost savings in the pipeline coming from operational efficiencies.  These include income diversification and capitalising project costs, such as reducing licencing and contractor costs.

“The savings from this transformation helped us reduce the average rates rise this year from over 17 per cent to 11.5 per cent. As well as reducing our costs, at the heart of this review is delivering better outcomes for our residents and ratepayers – making sure our organisation is fit for purpose and that we had the right resources, people and skills to do that.

“I am confident we are now better aligned to deliver on our strategy and work programmes.”

Green also acknowledged the professionalism of staff during what has been a long and tough process on both them and their families.

“During this time, we were developing our Long-term Plan, a $4.5b work programme over the next decade, which is a massive piece of work involving almost the whole organisation – and the way people pulled together and delivered this has been amazing.”

In the recently adopted Long-term Plan 2024-2034, the Council committed to $100m operational savings over the next 10 years.

By the numbers at the end of July:

  • Total positions = 677 down from 750 in August 2023
  • 209 permanent positions were disestablished during the process.
  • 66 staff made redundant with severance costs amounting to around $1.89m spread over two financial years.

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Page last updated: 11:05am Mon 05 August 2024

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