This is the council's Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2009.
Annual Reports are required by government legislation. They report against the objectives, performance measures and budgets set in the Annual Plan for the year.
It also gives details of the council's overall financial performance for the year together with its financial position as at 30 June 2009, along with other financial data and information.
The report was audited before being adopted by the council, and the auditor's formal report is also included.
Below is a four page summary of the 2008/2009 Annual Report:
Message from Audit NZ:
"Matters Relating to the Electronic Presentation of the Audited Financial Statements, Performance Information and the Other Requirements
This audit report relates to the financial statements, performance information and the other requirements of Stratford District Council and group for the year ended 30 June 2009 included on Stratford District Council and group’s website. The Stratford District Council and group’s Council is responsible for the maintenance and integrity of Stratford District Council and group’s website. We have not been engaged to report on the integrity of Stratford District Council and group’s website. We accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the financial statements, performance information and the other requirements since they were initially presented on the website.
The audit report refers only to the financial statements, performance information and the other requirements named above. It does not provide an opinion on any other information which may have been hyperlinked to or from the financial statements, performance information and the other requirements. If readers of this report are concerned with the inherent risks arising from electronic data communication they should refer to the published hard copy of the audited financial statements, performance information and the other requirements as well as the related audit report dated 13 October 2009 to confirm the information included in the audited summary annual presented on this website.
Legislation in New Zealand governing the preparation and dissemination of financial information may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions."
Previous annual reports
Contact us for copies of previous annual reports.
