2017-05-09 Services & Organisation Committee Agenda

SERVICES & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                9 MAY 2017



BRANCH ACTIVITIES                    RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS                              CURRENT PRIORITIES                            THE NEXT QUARTER
Coordination of Council’s Business      Progress the development and                   Support Operational BCP Owners              Plan comprehensive formal business
Continuity Framework                      completion of BCP’s.                             (ICT, Customer Service, Buildings,            continuity testing program with
                                                                                           and Payroll) with implementing plans          operational BCP owners.
                                                                                           and developing various testing              Review Master BCP in consultation
                                                                                           exercises.                                    with the Leadership Team.
                                                                                         Finalise with Waste Coordinator
                                                                                           Draft Waste Recovery BCP for
                                                                                           approval by the Leadership Team.

Review of Council’s Administrative      Completed review of other local                Consult with the Executive Manager          Make recommendations to Council
Actions Complaints Policy and             government Administrative                        and Leadership Team regarding                 regarding any proposed changes to
Processes                                 Complaints Policies and Procedures.              proposed amendments.                          the policy.
                                        Identified opportunities for                                                                 Communicate any changes to the
                                          improvement.                                                                                   policy to the relevant service areas.
Local Law Review 2016/17                Liaised with Local Laws regarding              Identify required amendments to             Commence formal amendment
                                          prospective review of Council’s Local            Local Laws and workshop with                  process following Councillor
                                          laws.                                            Council prior to coordinating the             Workshop.
                                        Support the CSD to develop a project             formal amendment process.
                                          plan for review of Council’s current
                                          Local Laws.
Governance Framework                    Progressed the development of                  Finalise proposed changes and               Report to Council expected early
                                          Council’s Governance Framework.                  incorporate PID policy in                     Q4.
                                                                                           consultation with the Executive
                                                                                           Manager and Leadership Team.
Business as Usual activities            Supported Council’s Parks and                  Support Executive Manager and               Finalise review of Council’s
                                          Natural Areas Branch and Civil                   CEO with review of the Corporate              Compliance and Enforcement
                                          Operations with the completion of                Planning Framework for 2017/18.               Policy.
                                          LGM Public Liability Audit (assessing          Finalise Council’s insurance                Further formalise team procedures
                                          footpath, roads and recreational area            renewals for 2017/18.                         (Delegation Annual Review
                                          risk management).
                                                                                         Finalise Right to Information and             Procedure and Insurance Renewal
                                        Support the Leadership Team with the             Information Privacy refresher training        Procedure).
                                          development of risk / value based                for the organisation.
                                          scoring criteria for assessing /
                                          prioritising proposed budget initiatives.
                                        Process 10 insurance claims and 3
                                          Right to Information applications.


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