Hilltops Council general manager Anthony O'Reilly says staff are working towards long term financial sustainability of Hilltops Council.
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Hilltops Council was identified in the top 10 worst performing merged councils in the state in an exclusive article in last Saturday's Sydney Morning Herald.
Data from LSI Consulting revealed Hilltops Council had accumulated losses of $32.1 million, excluding grants, since the merge in 2016.
Amalgamation forced the merger of three technology systems of the former Boorowa, Harden and Young shires.
Mr O'Reilly labelled this a "major challenge".
And having spent a "large portion" of amalgamation funding on community infrastructure, council says it's focus now is operating efficiently.
"Council acknowledges that there is work to do on its financial position and is implementing processes to work toward the long term financial sustainability of Hilltops," he said.
"A large portion of amalgamation funding was spent on community infrastructure and there is now a focus on ensuring the efficiency of operations of council. This revision will involve short, medium and long term actions. One of the major challenges for Hilltops has been the harmonisation of three technology platforms into one. The remediation of this challenge is a priority project rolling out over the medium term. I remain positive that we will achieve our goals as a council."
The Sydney Morning Herald article reported 20 amalgamated councils losing $1.03 billion, excluding grants, between 2016 and 2019.
Bayside Council, formed by a merger of Botany Bay and Rockdale, was at the top of the list.
LSI Consulting showed it had lost the equivalent of $155.7 million in productivity loss over three years.
The remainder of the top 10 includes Inner West, Parramatta, Central Coast, Northern Beaches, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland, Georges River and Armidale Regional.
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