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2017/2018 ANNUAL REPORT

Table of ContentsAgenda for 69th Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Minutes of the 68th Annual General Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . 4President’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Strategic Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Membership Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Financial Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Agenda for the 69th Annual General Meeting

1) Opening Remarks

Beth Davidson-Park, President.

2) Attendance Record

2.1) Present

2.2) Apologies

3) Confirmation of Minutes

Recommendation: That the minutes of the 68th Annual General Meeting held on 1 December

2017 be received and confirmed as a true and correct record of proceedings.

4) President’s Report

The President’s Report is contained in the Annual Report.

Recommendation: That the report be received.

5) 2017-2018 Annual Report

The report was circulated electronically prior to the meeting.


6) Audited Financial Statements

The statements are contained in the Annual Report.

Recommendation: That the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2018

be received.

7) Appointment of Auditor

Recommendation: That Galpins Accountants Auditors and Business Consultants be appointed

as the auditor for the year 2018/19.

8) Membership Report

The Membership Report is contained in the Annual Report.


9) Overview of the Strategic Plan

An overview of the Association’s Strategic Plan and Business Plan will be presented.

10) Returning Officer’s Report

The Returning Officer’s Report will be presented.


11) Announcement of President

Nigel Morris, as President-Elect now becomes President in accordance with Clause 10 of

the Constitution.

12) Any Other Business?

13) Close

Minutes of the 68th Annual General Meeting

Held at Hackney Hotel, 95 Hackney Road Hackney South SA 5069

at 9:45am on Friday 1 December 2017

1) Opening Remarks

Mark Dowd, President opened the

meeting and welcomed everyone.

2) Attendance Record

2.1) Present

Mark Dowd (Chair), Robert Adam,

Andrew Aitken, Pam Andritsakis,

John Banks, David Carroll, Beth

Davidson-Park, Kylie Fergusen,

Warren Gearey, Wayne Hart, Kate

Jessep, Andrew Johnson, James

Lang, Kevin Lowe, Victoria

MacKirdy, Nathaniel Mason, Nigel

Morris, Julia Overton, Matthew

Pears, Bobbi Pertini, Anne Pett,

Sarah Philpott, Terra Lea Ranson,

Glenn Rappensberg, Philomena

Taylor, Bronwyn Webster, Bruce

Williams, Mark Withers, Mark

Goldstone, Taryn Sexton, Linda

Wride, Kate Staples, Rhiannon

Grebenshikoff, Stacey Evreniadis,

Tahlia Willey.

2.2) Apologies

Trevor Smart, Cate Hart, Adrian Skull,

Michelle English, Colin Davies, Deb

Richardson, Andrew Meddle, Rob

Gregory, Trevor Smith, Peter Arnold,

Joel Taggart, Deb Larwood, David

Carroll, Andrew Cameron, Henry

Inat, Rebecca Muller, Ella Winnall.

3) Confirmation of Minutes

Wayne Hart moved

That the minutes of the 2016 Annual

General Meeting held on 20 October

2016 be received and confirmed as a

true and correct record of proceedings.

Seconded: Kate Jessep CARRIED

4) President’s Report

The President provided highlights of his

report and acknowledged the support

of the sponsors, CEO Taryn Sexton and

the team at LG Professionals, SA for their

contribution to the sector.

Mark Withers moved

That the report be received.

Seconded: Victoria MacKirdy

CARRIED

5) 2016-2017 Annual Report

Robert Adam moved


Seconded: Sarah Philpott CARRIED

6) Audited Financial Statements

Wayne Hart moved

That the audited financial statements for

the year ended 30 June 2017 be

received.

Seconded: Mark Withers CARRIED

7) Appointment of Auditor

Kate Jessep moved

That Creative Auditing be appointed as

the auditor for the year 2017/18.

Seconded: Beth Davidson-Park CARRIED

8) Membership Report

Robert Adam moved


Seconded: Mark Withers CARRIED

9) Overview of the Strategic Plan

The President provided an overview of

the Association’s Strategic Plan and

Business Plan, including future directions.

Andrew Aitken moved

That the overview is noted.

Seconded: Beth Davidson-Park CARRIED

Minutes of the 68th Annual General Meeting cont’d

10) Returning Officer’s Report

The Returning Officer’s Report was

presented.

The following were declared elected.

Unopposed, to the position of President

Elect for a term of office of three years,

the first as President Elect, the second as

President and the third as Immediate Past

President:

Nigel Morris

To the position of Divisional Board

Member for a two-year term:

Victoria MacKirdy

Andrew Cameron

Kate Jessep

Henry Inat

Mark Dowd acknowledged John Devine

and thanked him for his contribution to

the board.

Mark Withers moved


Seconded: Sarah Philpott

CARRIED

11) Announcement of President

Beth Davidson-Park was announced as

President.

Beth Davidson-Park acknowledged Mark

Dowd and thanked him for his

contribution as President.

12) Other Business

Adoption of New Constitution:

The proposed constitution and summary

of changes was circulated to members

and made available on the website.

Special Resolution*

Mark Dowd moved

That it is resolved that the

proposed constitution is adopted by the

members thus replacing the current

constitution in its entirety, effective

immediately.

Seconded: Victoria MacKirdy

CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Any other business?

Nil

13) Close The meeting closed at 9.59am.

President’s Report

2017/18 has seen the continuation of a strong

phase of growth for Local Government

Professionals Australia, SA.

We have significantly expanded our learning

and development opportunities, and this year

we launched the Executive Leaders Program

(XLP). This program is for local government

executives seeking to expand their minds to

news ways of thinking, delivering and

managing, as well as amplifying their

leadership impact. With a complex and

continuously evolving sector, it is now more

than ever essential that local government is

prepared for the future. New services, new

skills, local and global impacts and the

ever-changing digital landscape have

fundamentally changed expectations of both

the nature and delivery of services.

In addition, we now offer a full suite of

professional development programs including

coaching, in house training, and a range of

short programs. These new offerings join our

flagship Emerging Leaders Program, now in its

13th year, and our Strategic Management

Program (SMP), formerly the Professional

Leaders Program (PLP).

Attendance at our Leadership Excellence Gala

Awards Dinner was a record 550 and the

Annual State Conference: ‘Fast Forward:

Navigating the Future’ was also a record,

attracting 350 delegates. Our Networks

continue to be active in supporting one

another and include the CEO Network,

General Managers Network, Community

Managers Network, Women’s Network, Human

Resources Network, and Continuous

Improvement Network.

2017/18 has also seen the growth of the

Australasian LG Performance Excellence

Program, a system of performance

measurement that is now used by 24 SA

councils covering 62% of the state’s

population and more than 160 councils in

NSW, WA and New Zealand. It is a

contemporary data management tool used

to aid decision making and provide insights

into corporate leadership, workforce

management, finance management,

operations management, risk management,

asset management and service delivery.

Our current priorities are outlined in the

attached Strategic Plan.

Highlights from this year are the significant

growth of our learning and development

opportunities, as well as our engagement with

97% of SA councils.

Special 2017-18 congratulations to:

- the 2018 Regional Winner of the

Australasian Management Challenge: The

Rural City of Murray Bridge

- the 2018 Winner of the South Australian

Rural Management Challenge: Port Pirie

Regional Council

- the 2017 Winner of the South Australian

Rural Management Challenge: Wattle

Range Council

- my fellow Board Members for their

contribution in assisting Taryn and the other

fabulous staff of Local Government

Professionals Australia, SA

- our staff for their dedication, creativity and

passion for the sector.

And finally, I thank our Corporate Partners who

have provided fabulous support without which

we couldn’t deliver all of these services to our

members, as well as the various agencies and

businesses that we have partnered with

throughout the year.

It has been a privilege (and a great deal of

fun) to be President of this great organisation

for the past year and I am delighted to

continue to work alongside Nigel and the team

as a member of the Board.

Beth Davidson-Park

President

Strategic Plan

Membership Report

The Association’s Membership as at 30 June 2018 was 445.

This includes the following Fellows:

Robert Adam

John Banks

John Comrie (Merit)

Colin Davies

Paul Di Iulio

Tim Jackson

Graeme Maxwell

Ray Pincombe

BOARD December 2017 – November 2018

Name Appointment To Retire Years on Board

Beth Davidson-Park President 2019 as Immediate

Past President 2

Nigel Morris President Elect 2020 as Immediate

Past President 1

Mark Dowd Immediate Past President 2018 as Immediate

Past President 3

Andrew Cameron Board Member 2019 8

Victoria MacKirdy Board Member 2019 8

Henry Inat Board Member 2019 3

Kate Jessep Board Member 2019 4

Mark Withers Board Member 2018 13

Cate Hart Board Member 2018 10.5

Andrew Aitken Board Member 2018 5

Sarah Philpott Board Member 2018 3

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE December 2017 – November 2018

Beth Davidson-Park President

Mark Dowd Immediate Past President

Nigel Morris President – Elect

Kate Jessep Treasurer

Taryn Sexton Chief Executive Officer

PAST DIVISIONAL/STATE AND NATIONAL PRESIDENTS

NAME DIVISIONAL/STATE PRESIDENT NATIONAL PRESIDENT

V S Shepherd OBE 1949 – 1951 1953 – 1954

W C D Veale 1951 – 1953

F V Elliott 1953 – 1955

S Keane 1955 – 1957

F A Lewis OBE 1957 – 1959 1959 – 1960

H G Perry 1959 – 1961

R A Kerr 1961 – 1963

W W Brokate 1963 – 1965 1965 – 1966

R C Tucker 1965 – 1967

M M Paech 1967 – 1969

R L Pash, OAM 1969 – 1971 1971 – 1972

R E Oswald 1971 – 1973

J Borman 1973 – 1975

L K McKay 1975 – 1977 1977 – 1978

J R Langman 1977 – 1979

K H Davis 1979 – 1981

D J Williams 1981 – 1983 1983 – 1984

D K Wormald 1983 – 1985

D O Roberts 1985 – 1987

B R Carr 1987 – 1988

J R Kleem 1988 – 1989 1989 – 1990

R C S Hunter 1989 – 1990

G L Dimond 1990 – 1991

P J Spencer 1991 – 1992

M B Thompson 1992 – 1993

M J Llewellyn-Smith 1993 – 1995 1995 – 1997

M A Boyd 1995 (March to August)

J A C Comrie Oct 1995 – 1997

F Pedler 1997 – 1998

V Little 1998 – 1999

T Starr 1999 – 2000 2002 – 2003

P Vlatko 2000 – 2002

T Jackson 2002 – 2004

R J Green 2004 – 2006

R J Peate 2006 – 2007

J Coombe 2007 – 2008

R Pincombe 2008 – 2009

M Withers 2008 – 2009 2014 – 2015

H Lawler 2009

C Hart 2009 – 2011

J Trotter 2011 – 2012

M Searle 2012 – 2013

V MacKirdy 2013 – 2014

A Aitken 2014 – 2015

A Cameron 2015 – 2016

M Dowd 2016 – 2017

B Davidson-Park 2017 – 2018

Financial StatementsLocal Government Professionals South Australia IncorporatedABN 90176532768For the year ended 30 June 2018

Financial Statements Local Government Professionals South Australia Incorporated Page 2 of 9

Contents3 Statement & Report by Committee

4 Income and Expenditure Statement

5 Assets and Liabilities Statement

6 Notes of the Financial Statements

9 Auditor's Report

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.


Income and Expenditure StatementLocal Government Professionals South Australia IncorporatedFor the year ended 30 June 2018

2018 2017

IncomeCorporate partnership fees 147,000 60,318

Event sponsorships 87,425 141,091

Grant Income 52,236 -

Interest income 10,804 9,516

Memberships 107,236 96,383

Other revenue 23,624 88,046

Registrations & events 615,136 569,441

Total Income 1,043,460 964,795

Gross Surplus 1,043,460 964,795

ExpenditureAudit 3,500 3,500

Bank Fees 2,406 2,138

Capitation 18,396 17,050

Catering 11,872 3,556

Consulting & accounting 23,995 16,467

Depreciation 5,113 3,753

Events 408,696 391,030

Insurance 4,893 3,909

IT expense 20,447 18,760

Paypal charges 1,769 2,104

Postage/courier 2,940 3,888

Printing & stationery 10,368 14,364

Promotions 8,112 12,984

Provision for employee entitlements 25,572 12,979

Rent 41,338 32,125

Sundry expenses 13,798 12,091

Superannuation 44,404 37,201

Telephone & internet 4,919 5,168

Training & development 4,025 15,539

Travel & accommodation 4,535 6,112

Vehicle/Mileage Allowance 9,000 -

Wages & salaries 467,118 366,125

Workers compensation scheme 1,758 894

Total Expenditure 1,138,974 981,739

Current Year Surplus/ (Deficit) (95,514) (16,944)

The accompanying notes form part of these financial statements.


Assets and Liabilities StatementLocal Government Professionals South Australia IncorporatedAs at 30 June 2018

NOTES 30 JUN 2018 30 JUN 2017

AssetsCurrent Assets

Cash & Cash Equivalents 1 598,618 620,081

Trade and Other Receivables 2 21,394 88,236Total Current Assets 620,012 708,317

Non-Current AssetsPlant and Equipment 3 5,073 8,600Total Non-Current Assets 5,073 8,600

Total Assets 625,085 716,916

LiabilitiesCurrent Liabilities

Trade and Other Payables 4 291,593 310,125

Employee Entitlements 5 75,270 49,697Total Current Liabilities 366,863 359,822

Total Liabilities 366,863 359,822

Net Assets 258,222 357,094

Member's FundsCapital Reserve

Current Year Earnings (95,514) (16,944)

Retained Earnings 353,736 374,038Total Capital Reserve 258,222 357,094

Total Member's Funds 258,222 357,094


Notes of the Financial StatementsLocal Government Professionals South Australia IncorporatedFor the year ended 30 June 2018

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements are special purpose financial statements prepared in order to satisfy the financial reportingrequirements of the Associations Incorporation Act (SA) 1985. The committee has determined that the association is not areporting entity.

The financial statements have been prepared on an accruals basis and are based on historic costs and do not take into accountchanging money values or, except where stated specifically, current valuations of non-current assets.

The following significant accounting policies, which are consistent with the previous period unless stated otherwise, have beenadopted in the preparation of these financial statements.

Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE)

Leasehold improvements and office equipment are carried at cost less, where applicable, any accumulated depreciation.

The depreciable amount of all PPE is depreciated over the useful lives of the assets to the association commencing from thetime the asset is held ready for use.

Leasehold improvements are amortised over the shorter of either the unexpired period of the lease or the estimated useful livesof the improvements.

Impairment of Assets

At the end of each reporting period, the committee reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets todetermine whether there is any indication that those assets have been impaired. If such an indication exists, an impairment testis carried out on the asset by comparing the recoverable amount of the asset, being the higher of the asset’s fair value less coststo sell and value in use, to the asset’s carrying amount. Any excess of the asset’s carrying amount over its recoverable amount isrecognised in the income and expenditure statement.

Employee Provisions

Provision is made for the association’s liability for employee benefits arising from services renderedby employees to the end ofthe reporting period. Employee provisions have been measured at theamounts expected to be paid when the liability is settled.

Cash on Hand

Cash on hand includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks, and other short-term highly liquid investments withoriginal maturities of three months or less.

Accounts Receivable and Other Debtors

Accounts receivable and other debtors include amounts due from members as well as amounts receivable from donors.Receivables expected to be collected within 12 months of the end of the reporting period are classified as current assets. Allother receivables are classified as non-current assets.

Notes of the Financial Statements


Revenue and Other Income

Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable after taking into account any trade discountsand volume rebates allowed. For this purpose, deferred consideration is not discounted to present values when recognisingrevenue.

Interest revenue is recognised using the effective interest method, which for floating rate financial assets is the rate inherent inthe instrument. Dividend revenue is recognised when the right to receive a dividend has been established.

Grant and donation income is recognised when the entity obtains control over the funds, which is generally at the time ofreceipt.

If conditions are attached to the grant that must be satisfied before the association is eligible to receive the contribution,recognition of the grant as revenue will be deferred until those conditions are satisfied.

All revenue is stated net of the amount of goods and services tax.

Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of GST, except where the amount of GST incurred is notrecoverable from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). Receivablesand payables are stated inclusive of the amount of GSTreceivable or payable. The net amount ofGST recoverable from, or payable to, the ATO is included with other receivables orpayables in theassets and liabilities statement.

Accounts Payable and Other Payables

Accounts payable and other payables represent the liability outstanding at the end of the reporting period for goods andservices received by the association during the reporting period that remain unpaid. The balance is recognised as a currentliability with the amounts normally paid within 30 days of recognition of the liability.

2018 2017

1. Cash on Hand & at BankBank cheque account 97,255 129,581

Local Government Finance Authority 499,946 489,330

Paypal 1,140 1,099

Petty Cash 277 71

Total Cash on Hand & at Bank 598,618 620,081

2018 2017

2. Trade and Other ReceivablesAccounts Receivable (12,879) 26,465

Interest accrued 2,209 2,020

Prepayments 32,065 59,750

Total Trade and Other Receivables 21,394 88,236

Notes of the Financial Statements


2018 2017

3. Plant & EquipmentOffice furniture & equipment 36,857 35,271

Less accumulated depreciation on office furniture & equipment (31,784) (26,671)

Total Plant & Equipment 5,073 8,600

2018 2017

4. Trade & Other PayablesAccounts payable 37,187 98,691

GST 2,706 (2,101)

PAYG Withholdings payable 8,184 12,124

Revenue in advance 240,291 195,990

Superannuation payable 3,225 5,420

Total Trade & Other Payables 291,593 310,125

2018 2017

5. Employee EntitlementsAccrued employee entitlements 75,270 49,697

Total Employee Entitlements 75,270 49,697

Ian G McDonald FCA

www.creativeauditing.com.au

Ian 0419 620 906 PO Box 75, Henley Beach SA 5022 Nancy 0408 832 848 [email protected] ABN 13 550 494 869 [email protected]

Local Government Professionals Australia, South Australia Independent Auditor’s Report

We have audited the attached financial statements, being a special purpose financial report, of the Local Government Professionals Australia, South Australia (Association) for the year ended 30 June 2018. Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements of the Association are properly drawn up:

a) to present fairly the financial position of the Association as at the 30 June 2018 and the results of its operations for the period then ended, and;

b) according to applicable Australian Accounting Standards. Basis for Opinion For the audit of the Association we have maintained our independence in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements of APES 110 Section 290. We believe that the audit evidence that we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Other Information – Basis of Accounting and Restriction on Distribution Without modifying our opinion, we draw attention to Note 1 to the financial report, which describes the basis of accounting. The financial report is prepared to assist the association to meet the requirements of Associations Incorporation Act (SA) 1985 and regulations. As a result, the financial report may not be suitable for another purpose. Our report is intended solely for the members. Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Report The Board of Management is responsible for the preparation of the financial report in accordance with Associations Incorporation Act (SA) 1985 and regulations and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of a financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Report Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial report based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards. Those standards require that we comply with relevant ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the schedule is free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial report. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement in the financial report, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the association's preparation of the financial report in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the association's internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial report. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion. Ian G McDonald FCA Registered Company Auditor Dated at Grange this 16th day of October 2018

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