Meeting papers

Annual Operational                                   Risk Management
Plan and Budget
                                                     In the process to develop the new Corporate
Each year Council produces an Operational            Plan a risk analysis was undertaken to identify
Plan and Budget which guides priority setting        potential risks which if realised could disrupt
and the allocation of resources to progress the      or prevent Noosa Council from achieving its
strategies, projects and initiatives identified in   corporate objectives. The risk analysis was
the Corporate Plan as well as key operational        undertaken in accordance with Council’s
activities related to the delivery of a wide range   Risk and Opportunity Management
of ongoing services, facilities and activities.      Framework and Policy.

Monitoring and Reporting                             Seven key potential high or extreme strategic
our Success                                          risks to the corporate plan implementation
                                                     were identified. They relate to: Managing our
Council's performance towards achieving the          workforce and improved workforce planning;
Corporate Plan will be monitored and reported        Providing for the health, wellbeing and safety
through annual reports and quarterly reporting       of our workforce; Business continuity
on the progress of initiatives in the Operational    planning; Disaster management and recovery;
Plan. These regular reviews help to ensure the       Legislative change; Financial sustainability and
Corporate Plan retains its currency and              long-term financial management planning;
relevance and is achieving the intended              Protection of our environment and climate
outcomes for our community.                          change impacts; and Cyber security threats
                                                     and systems improvements.
While performance measures have been
identified for each of the Themes of the             These risks have been identified in Council's
Corporate Plan there are additional measures         Strategic Risk Register and actions to mitigate
used by Council to monitor performance,              them have been incorporated within Council's
including performance measures within current        risk management program and when
strategies and plans as well as operational or       developing the objectives of the themes
service level indicators. An updated corporate       of the Corporate Plan.
performance reporting system including a
review of Council’s performance measurement
framework is identified as a key project in the
Excellence Theme and will ensure Council’s
performance and community outcomes are
tracked and measured, leading to better
outcomes for our community.




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