JURY Pat McCafferty Yarra Valley Water June 2018 YARRA VALLEY - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
JURY Pat McCafferty Yarra Valley Water June 2018 YARRA VALLEY - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
CITIZENS How do we increase customer and community participation in decision making? JURY Pat McCafferty Yarra Valley Water June 2018 YARRA VALLEY WATER PURPOSE 18 MONTH RESEARCH & INSIGHT ROADMAP WHY A CITIZENS JURY?
YARRA VALLEY WATER PURPOSE
18 MONTH RESEARCH & INSIGHT ROADMAP
WHY A CITIZENS’ JURY?
- Empowering customers
- Increasing participation and transparency
- Complex challenges & trade-off decisions
- Seeking a ‘considered view’
- Constraints of shorter deliberative forums
“We need to find a balance between price and service which is fair for everyone. How should we do this?”
CITIZENS’ JURY: THE CHALLENGE
“We need to find a balance between price and service which is fair for everyone. How should we do this?”
THE INFORMATION PACK
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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
- Briefings on Jury process
- Observe the Jury
- Regular updates
- Online engagement portal
- Stakeholder & Jury nominated expert
witnesses
JURY JOURNEY
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SNAPSHOT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CsD2-cz4c0
JURORS’ REFLECTIONS FOR YVW BOARD
Why its important that YVW is committed to putting their customers at the centre of their business…
- “ensuring pricing is fair…
- …promotes a positive and interactive relationship with their customers and the communities they
serve…
- …facilitates progression to a more sustainable future by involving their customers in the decisions
that impact on customers’ lives ”
WHAT CUSTOMERS EXPECT AND VALUE
As a customer, I value… support for customers having difficulty paying their bill saving water now so it’s available in the future looking after the environment modern, flexible service and advice that suits my needs As a customer, I expect… water that is safe to drink water and sewerage services that I can rely on fast response and effective restoration
- f my service when it
is interrupted
Targets for each element backed by $1.5M annual Guarantee
TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL BILL IN REAL TERMS*
YVW REFLECTIONS
- Democracy in action
- Holistic remit
- Independent voices
- Trust the process
- From individual to community
perspectives
- Resource intensive
- The wisdom of crowds