34Contents of municipal, regional or shire plan

34 Contents of municipal, regional or shire plan (1) A municipal, regional or shire plan: (a) must include: (i) a service delivery plan for the period to which the plan relates; and (ii) the council's budget and any amended budget; and

Local Government Act 2019 27 (b) must include, or incorporate by reference: (i) any long-term, community or strategic plan adopted by the council or a local authority and relevant to the period to which the plan relates; and (ii) the council's long-term financial plan; and (c) for a regional plan – must take into account the projects and priorities for the area identified by a local authority or authorities; and (d) must define indicators for judging the standard of the council's performance. (2) A municipal, regional or shire plan incorporates a plan or assessment by reference if it refers to the plan or assessment and includes a link or reference to a webpage on which the plan or assessment is accessible.