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90 Council Plan
(1) A Council must prepare and adopt a Council Plan for a period of at least the next 4 financial years after a general election in accordance with its deliberative engagement practices.
(2) A Council Plan must include the following—
(a) the strategic direction of the Council;
(b) strategic objectives for achieving the strategic direction;
(c) strategies for achieving the objectives for a period of at least the next 4 financial years;
(d) strategic indicators for monitoring the achievement of the objectives;
(e) a description of the Council's initiatives and priorities for services, infrastructure and amenity;
(3) A Council must develop or review the Council Plan in accordance with its deliberative engagement practices and adopt the Council Plan by 31 October in the year following a general election.
(4) The Council Plan adopted under subsection (3) has effect from 1 July in the year following a general election.