2020-05-12 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                 12 MAY 2020


EXECUTIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT

BRANCH ACTIVITIES                         RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                              CURRENT PRIORITIES                             THE NEXT QUARTER

Governance

Support the organisation with integrity      Participated in statewide Public Interest      Co-ordination and finalisation of            Preparation of response to QLD
related matters                                Disclosure (PID) Quarterly Meeting hosted        complaint investigations, including            Human Rights Commission’s
                                               by the QLD Ombudsman.                            reporting to QLD State regulators.             audit on implementation of the
                                             Updated Council’s PID Procedures and           Ongoing improvement of complaint               QLD Human Rights Act 2019 in
                                               published online in accordance with              management reporting via systems.              our Council.
                                               legislative requirements.                      Preparation of Velpic training pack for      Targeted training with teams
                                             Prepared and received ELT approval for           all staff on compliance with Human             across Council on compliance
                                               new 2020 PID Management Plan and                 Rights.                                        with Human Rights Act.
                                               published online in accordance with            Council’s policies to be reviewed for        Prepare draft Conflict of Interest
                                               legislative requirements.                        compliance with Human Rights Act               Policy.
                                             Council adoption of new Policy on Human          2019.                                        Prepare Velpic training pack for
                                               Rights.                                                                                         staff on PIDs in alignment with
                                             External training provided by the QLD                                                           the 2020 PID Management
                                               Human Rights Commission to Council’s                                                            Program.
                                               management and ET on compliance with
                                               the QLD Human Rights Act 2019.
                                             Council’s website content prepared and
                                               published in relation to Human rights,
                                               including a new complaint form.
                                             Review of People and Culture’s Anti-
                                               discrimination, bullying and harassment
                                               policy for compliance with legislative
                                               requirements.
Support Council’s Audit and Risk             Coordinated and prepared Governance and        Review and finalisation of Internal          Prepare reports and information
Committee                                      Risk related documents and reports for           Audit Reports for Contract                     for upcoming Audit and Risk
                                               Council’s Audit and Risk Committee               Management and Financial                       Committee Meeting scheduled
                                               Meeting of 21 February 2020.                     Delegations.                                   for 5 June 2020.
                                             Finalised internal audits and actions of
                                               corresponding recommendations via the
                                               Audit and Risk Committee.
                                             Reviewed Audit and Risk Committee
                                               Charter, membership structure and fees in
                                               preparation of post-election meeting.

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