2020-11-10 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                            10 NOVEMBER 2020


BRANCH ACTIVITIES              RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                          CURRENT PRIORITIES                          THE NEXT QUARTER
Fleet
Business as Usual activities    GPS quotation issued and under             Continue to provide ongoing support       Implement GPS system in vehicles
                                  evaluation.                                  across Council during COVID-19.             and plant.
                                Monthly Fleet Advisory group meetings      Finalise GPS system procurement.          Ongoing maintenance and repairs for
                                  continue to discuss and manage all         Finalise new Fleet Coordinator              fleet and small plant.
                                  fleet matters.                               recruitment and onboarding.               Schedule remainder of fleet capital
                                Continue to purchase and supply            Schedule remainder of fleet capital         replacement program for delivery in
                                  COVID PPE products.                          replacement program for delivery in         2020/21.
                                Commenced recruitment process for            2020/21.
                                  new Fleet Coordinator.                     Branch and risk plan updates and staff
                                                                               performance appraisals.
Property
Business as Usual activities    Work Health and Safety Hazard              Continue to work with holiday park        North Shore Campground – finalisation
                                  Inspections completed for Lifeguard          managers to manage COVID-19                 of tender documents for new
                                  towers and holiday parks.                    pandemic impacts.                           management services agreement.
                                Various high use permit and temporary      Developing application guidelines to      Noosa River Holiday Park –
                                  event applications decided.                  assist event organisers to lodge event      preparation of procurement
                                Issued Commercial Low Use and                applications.                               documentation for installation of site
                                  Street Performance Permit Renewals.        Continue to work with lessees to            powerheads and metering software
                                Implementation of rent abatement             quantify COVID-19 pandemic impacts        Progress capital works projects and
                                  package for eligible commercial              and respond as required.                    operational maintenance on
                                  lessees.                                   Branch and risk plan updates and staff      community properties for 2020/21.
                                Executed community tenure                    performance appraisals.                   Ongoing assessment of applications
                                  agreements:                                                                              and permits for use of Council owned
                                  o Peregian Beach Community House                                                         or managed land.
                                  o Cooroora Woodworkers
                                  o Cooroy Gymnastics.
Revenue Services
Business as Usual activities    Issue of July 2020 rate levy.              Recommence recovery action for            Undertake pre-levy pensioner
                                Issue of reminder notices at conclusion      those properties with large pre-COVID       verification.
                                  of levy period                               rate arrears                              Perform test rate run for January 2021
                                Completed Sept quarter returns for         Processing of agency payments and           levy.
                                  State Emergency Management Levy &            direct debit payments.                    Complete State and Rural Fire Returns
                                  State pensioner concession scheme.         Processing of property transfers and        as at end of December.
                                Responded to customer queries re July        new plans.                                Continued maintenance of property
                                  levy & reminder notices in required                                                      database, incl payments & searches.
                                  time frames.

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