sec.174Preparation and adoption of annual operational plan

### sec.174 Preparation and adoption of annual operational plan A local government must prepare and adopt an annual operational plan for each financial year. The local government may, but need not, adopt the annual operational plan for a financial year at the same time the local government adopts its budget for the financial year. The chief executive officer must present a written assessment of the local government’s progress towards implementing the annual operational plan at meetings of the local government held at regular intervals of not more than 3 months. A local government may, by resolution, amend its annual operational plan at any time before the end of the financial year. A local government must discharge its responsibilities in a way that is consistent with its annual operational plan. s 174 amd 2024 SL No. 14 s 7 (sec.174-ssec.1) A local government must prepare and adopt an annual operational plan for each financial year. (sec.174-ssec.2) The local government may, but need not, adopt the annual operational plan for a financial year at the same time the local government adopts its budget for the financial year. (sec.174-ssec.3) The chief executive officer must present a written assessment of the local government’s progress towards implementing the annual operational plan at meetings of the local government held at regular intervals of not more than 3 months. (sec.174-ssec.4) A local government may, by resolution, amend its annual operational plan at any time before the end of the financial year. (sec.174-ssec.5) A local government must discharge its responsibilities in a way that is consistent with its annual operational plan.