http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:04:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Community Engagement Strategy is underpinned by the following principles which should be heeded throughout engagement processes: Clarity of Purpose Clear definition of why the engagement is occurring and its context, in order to plan and resource an effective process. Commitment Demonstrated commitment to establish and maintain credibility and accountability. Hospitality Friendly, welcoming environment with appropriate ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/principles-checklist/ Goal To work on an ongoing basis with the community to ensure that community ideas, concerns and aspirations are listened to and understood and that community knowledge is harnessed for the benefit of all. Community involvement enables the community to provide ongoing and in-depth input into community planning and into the development ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/strategy-3-involve/ Goal To obtain community input on strategic plans, directions, issues, priorities and projects. Council will ensure that Community consultation takes place around: the 10 year Community Strategic Plan (MOSPLAN) the development of new Council policies, strategies and service plans the review and evaluation of existing Council policies, strategies and service plans the planning and development of ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/strategy-2-consult/ Goal To provide the community with appropriate information on Council itself, on governance and decision making mechanisms, on its services, events, projects and many associated issues. This is the primary form of community engagement. In order to be able to actively engage in the community and in Council's decision making processes, the ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/strategy-1-inform/ Community Engagement by Mosman Council is made up of one or more of three strategies: Inform Consult Involve Each has a specific goal, an accompanying promise to the community and a set of methodologies. An overview follows. Strategy 1: Inform Goal  To provide the community with appropriate information on Council itself, on governance and decision making mechanisms, ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/community-engagement-strategies-overview/ Council has a legislative requirement under the Local Government Act 1993 to ensure that community input is a part of the decision making process. Section 8 of the Act refers to Councils' charter. Ten of the eleven points in the charter require community engagement: to provide directly or on behalf of ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/legislation/ Community Engagement The processes through which the community and other interested parties are informed about and/or invited to contribute, through consultation or involvement, to proposals or policy changes relating to Council services, events, strategic plans, issues, projects and the like. E-Engagement Community Engagement carried out by electronic means. Community People who live, work, visit or ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/terms-used/ There are a number of benefits from having a Community Engagement Strategy, including: commits Council to be open and accountable helps Council plan services better to meet community needs and aspirations helps Council prioritise services and make better use of resources allows broader range of views to be expressed and more information to be ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/benefits/ This Community Engagement Strategy relates to many activities undertaken by Council with the exception of notifications in relation to development applications and other related statutory notifications. Where legislative requirements or other council policies exist which address specific information/consultation processes, they  take precedence, but the implementation of that legislation and those ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/scope/ The purpose of this Community Engagement Strategy is to: establish standard processes for community engagement ensure those processes are implemented by Council staff and where relevant by external consultants employed by Council ensure that relevant decision making takes account of outcomes acquired from such processes along with relevant legislative requirements and other Council ... http://mosmanroundtable.net/community-engagement-strategy-2009/2009/02/purpose/