2021-12-13 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   13 DECEMBER 2021




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                           13 DECEMBER 2021

                                  Tewantin QLD 4565
                    Email:        [email protected]

             ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

             Mayor and Councillors
             The Queensland Local Government Act 2009 provides the Mayor and Councillors with clear roles
             and responsibilities. Council has adopted the Councillors Acceptable Requests Guidelines as well
             as a Councillor Code of Conduct. As such the Mayor and Councillors will lead by example in a
             manner consistent with the values and principles outlined in the Councillor Code of Conduct and
             associated legislation. The Mayor and Councillors will report suspected corrupt conduct to the CEO
             and / or the Governance Branch.

             Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Team
             The CEO and Executive Team, comprising of Directors, will lead by example in a manner consistent
             with the values and principles detailed in Council’s Employee Code of Conduct. The CEO is required
             to notify the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission if they reasonably suspect corrupt
             conduct has occurred as defined by the Queensland Crime and Corruption Act 2001.
             The Executive Team, with the support of the broader Leadership Group, will assume responsibility for
             fraud and corruption prevention to ensure that the fraud and corruption control strategies are
             implemented effectively across all work areas. Consideration of fraud and corruption issues will form
             part of both annual and longer term operational and business planning processes.
             Leadership Group
             All managers and supervisors must recognise that fraud and corruption may occur in their area of
             responsibility. Managers are to critically examine their areas of responsibility and business
             processes to identify and evaluate potential fraud and corruption risk situations. They are to develop
             and maintain fraud and corruption resistant work practices.
             As a guide, the following matters should be examined:
              e  The enforcement of existing financial management standards, policies and practices
                 governing contracts and the supply of goods and services
              e  The collection, storage, dealing, handling and dissemination of information
              e  Segregation of functions especially in regulatory, financial accounting, procurement and
                 cash handling areas
              e  Employment screening and due diligence
              e  Accuracy of timesheets submitted by employees within Manager’s responsibility
              e  Work activities having limited supervision or open to collusion or manipulation
              e  Work practices associated with compliance and enforcement activities
              e  Formal or structured reviews of accounting and administrative controls
              e  The effectiveness of measures for reporting suspected fraud and corruption
              e  The public interest disclosure protective measures
              e  Workplace grievance practices
              e  The promotion of positive values and the benefits of ethical business practices, and
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